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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

Pope Leo XIV on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting the “vocation” of every person to care for creation, including a performance by Andrea Bocelli.

Pope Leo XIV inaugurates ecological Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo

Sep 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV on Friday officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting the... Read more

Pope Francis with the king and queen of Belgium during his visit to the country in 2024.

Belgian bishops announce collection to cover outstanding debt from Pope Francis’ visit

The Belgian bishops announced a new collection to raise the remaining 800,000 euros ($940,000) to cover the debts owed for... Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, speaks on Aug. 29, 2025, the International Day Against Nuclear Tests.

Holy See warns of risk of new nuclear weapons, deplores increase in military spending

Sep 5, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N., Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, said the Vatican is concerned about increases in military... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz speaks at the revival session of the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on July 18, 2024.

Father Mike Schmitz to launch new podcast on corporal works of mercy

Sep 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Inspired by Matthew 25:40, the new podcast “Called” will be made up of episodes featuring conversations with individuals who have... Read more

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is backing a coalition of New Jersey pregnancy centers asking the U.S. Supreme Court (pictured) to halt a state investigation into their donor lists. 

U.S. bishops back pregnancy centers in Supreme Court case as state demands donor lists

Sep 5, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is backing a coalition of New Jersey pregnancy centers asking the U.S. Supreme Court... Read more

“Carlo Acutis, God’s Influencer” brings to life the story of the Church’s first millennial saint who used his passion for technology and the internet to spread his love for the Eucharist and his Catholic faith to people around the world.

New animated movie depicts the life of soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

Sep 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Carlo Acutis, God’s Influencer” brings to life the story of the Church’s first millennial saint, who used his passion for... Read more

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Court blocks federal government from enforcing abortion rule against Catholic bishops

Sep 5, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The abortion rule, finalized in April 2024, forces employers to provide accommodations for workers to obtain or recover from abortions. Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets young adults from the Mediterranean Youth Council in the Hall of the Consistory in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sept. 5, 2025.

Peace starts in our hearts, Pope Leo tells Mediterranean Youth Council

Sep 5, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV told members of the Mediterranean Youth Council to combine prayer and action to promote peace in the... Read more

Father Edwin Román (left) with Bishop Silvio Báez.

Priest shares his hopes for the Church in Nicaragua and describes his life in exile

Sep 5, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The priest noted that Aug. 3 marked four years since he left Nicaragua to go into exile for being critical... Read more

Father Rony Salim, chancellor of the Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul, shared with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, that the bishop has called Qaraqosh the “City of Hosanna” due to its uniquely spirited celebration marked by hymns, prayers, and massive crowds of worshippers.

Security breakdown in Syria: Syriac Catholic archpriest attacked

Sep 5, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

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

Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati: Church’s young, ‘ordinary’ holy patrons

Sep 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be a crucial step in a decades-long effort to attract... Read more

A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025.

Holy Family Church leaders in Gaza will ‘stay and serve’ amid evacuation orders in city

Sep 5, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

The Emergency Committee at Holy Family Church in Gaza recently announced that its members will stay put to care for... Read more

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Trump immigration policies spark fear and faith at Spanish Catholic Masses

Sep 5, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Changes to immigration policies by the Trump administration has led what some Catholic dioceses are calling “terror” to take hold... Read more