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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York.

Federal court approves settlement between sex abuse survivors and Diocese of Rochester

Sep 8, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

After a six-year legal battle, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York approved a $246 million... Read more

Sister Gisela Rfanyu Shey speaks at the second African Women Theologian Conferece on Sept. 3, 2025, saying that to realize synodality in Africa, the Church should prioritize counseling amid the myriad of scars, including those of colonialism, war, ethnic conflict, poverty, disease, and systemic injustices.

For true synodality, counseling needs to be prioritized in Africa, religious sister says

Sep 8, 2025

By Silas Mwale Isenjia

Sister Gisela Rfanyu Shey spoke about counseling as a path to healing and synodaloty at the second African Women Theologian... Read more

People attend a vigil at Lynnhurst Park to mourn the dead and pray for the wounded after a gunman opened fire on students at Annunciation Catholic School on Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis.

Vatican experts say Minneapolis shooting victims could qualify as ‘new martyrs’

Sep 8, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican experts said the victims of last month’s shooting at a Minneapolis church could one day be included on a... Read more

Tom Vander Woude with two of his grandchildren, Michael and Bobby Vander Woude (from left to right). The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is investigating Tom Vander Woude’s cause for sainthood almost two decades after he died saving his son.

Diocese investigates sainthood cause of Virginia father who saved son

Sep 8, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

A group of Catholics is working with the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, to open the cause for sainthood for Tom... Read more

A painting of St. Joachim, the little Virgin Mary, and St. Anne in the Church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Mary’s birthday: The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sep 8, 2025

By CNA Staff

The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8... Read more

The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo.

Chicago chefs to open eco-friendly restaurant at Vatican’s papal retreat

Sep 7, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Pope Leo XIV announced a partnership between the Vatican and two Chicago restaurateurs, Art Smith and Phil Stefani, to open... Read more

Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the first saints of Pope Leo XIV

Sep 7, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church on Sunday, Sept.... Read more

Pope Leo canonizes Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints

Sep 7, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Italians Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints before a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s... Read more

The Maronite bishops gather for their monthly meeting at the Patriarchal Summer Residence in Dimane, Lebanon, where they issued a statement that Lebanon must seize available regional and international opportunities to restore full sovereignty over its territory and unite around constitutional institutions.

Maronite bishops call for full restoration of Lebanese sovereignty

Sep 7, 2025

By ACI MENA

The Maronite bishops issued a statement about Lebanon’s security and future during their monthly gathering, held in Dimane. Read more

The Church of the Gesù, where a Mass and prayer vigil for LGBT Christians took place on Sept. 6, 2025, in Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.

Italian bishop celebrates Mass for LGBT pilgrimage in Rome’s Church of the Gesù

Sep 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Bishop Francesco Savino celebrated Mass at the Church of the Gesù on Saturday for LGBT pilgrims in Rome for the... Read more

Carlo Acutis.

Bishop’s message to young people ahead of Acutis canonization: ‘Follow his example’

Sep 6, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

“Dear faithful and most beloved young people, let yourselves be guided by Carlo, follow his example, follow in his footsteps,... Read more

Timothée Croux, a young seminarian from the French Diocese of Meaux, has written a book about Pier Giorgio Frassati.

French seminarian, inspired by Frassati, publishes book about the soon-to-be saint

Sep 6, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Timothée Croux said he discovered Frassati, who was from Turin, Italy, and who died in 1925, through scouting and shares... Read more

Jason Adkins, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, speaks to “EWTN News In Depth” anchor Catherine Hadro on the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. “Almost everyone ... in our Catholic community has a connection to Annunciation,” he said.

Minnesota Catholic leader: ‘All of the above’ needed for school safety in wake of shooting

Sep 6, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Jason Adkins, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, said “nonpublic school students” should have access to the same... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses a crowd during a jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV at jubilee audience: The cross of Christ is ‘greatest discovery’ of life

Sep 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Holy Father greeted hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from his popemobile, blessing several babies and accepting various... Read more

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla during his presentation on evangelization in the Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia.

What is the difference between evangelizing and proselytizing?

Sep 6, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

There are five indicators to keep in mind to know whether you’re evangelizing or falling into proselytism, Spanish Bishop José... Read more

The Duke and Duchess of Kent stand on a balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013, in London.

Duchess of Kent, first senior royal to become Catholic in 300 years, dies at 92

Sep 6, 2025

By Edward Pentin

The Duchess of Kent’s 1994 reception into the Church by Cardinal Basil Hume marked the first public conversion of a... Read more

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

12 amazing facts about the life of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

Sep 6, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pier Giorgio Frassati, the young Italian who will be canonized on Sept. 7, became a popular role model soon after... Read more

A view of damaged houses in the Annalee Street area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland. A spokesman for the Diocese of Down and Connor strongly condemned intimidation and attacks on Catholic families there that have led all families but one to flee their homes. The families were living in a housing development bordering a predominantly loyalist district in the north of the city.

Catholic families forced from homes in renewed sectarian attacks in Belfast

Sep 6, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

Sectarian attacks by loyalist paramilitary groups on women and children in Belfast, Northern Ireland, have led to several Catholic families... Read more

From left to right: Actor Marcin Kwaśny as Maximilian Kolbe and Christopher Sherwood as Karl Fritzsch in “Triumph of the Heart.”

‘Triumph of the Heart’ tells powerful story of St. Maximilian Kolbe

Sep 6, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Triumph of the Heart,” a film about the final days of St. Maximilian Kolbe, will be released in theaters on... Read more

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Church’s voice ‘vital’ in guiding AI’s future, symposium experts say

Sep 5, 2025

By Madeleine Teahan

Entrepreneurs, academics, and clergy came together in Scotland’s capital to tackle the ethics of emerging AI technologies in the context... Read more