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Police markers are placed in the street on the corner of 10th and L street at the scene of a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours on April 3, 2022 in Sacramento, California.

Bishop urges 'common task of healing' after Sacramento shooting

Apr 4, 2022

By CNA Staff

Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento encouraged city residents to engage in the work of communal healing and helping after a... Read more

The March for Women and Life in Toledo, Spain, April 2, 2022.

Thousands participate in Spanish pro-life march

Apr 4, 2022

By Diego López Marina

More than 1,000 people made their way through the streets of Toledo, Spain on Saturday to recall and publicly defend... Read more

Pope Francis and Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk.

Major archbishop hopes Pope Francis will visit Kyiv ‘as soon as possible’

Apr 4, 2022

By CNA Staff

The pope has said that a visit is “on the table.” Read more

Pope Francis addresses bishops of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at the Vatican on Oct. 3, 2019.

Pope Francis asks opponents of Syro-Malabar uniform liturgy to take ‘painful step’ of accepting change

Apr 4, 2022

By CNA Staff

Protests against the change have included a hunger strike by priests and the burning of effigies of cardinals. Read more

The aftermath of the Russian occupation of Bucha, Ukraine.

Ukrainian Catholic leader denounces ‘horrific war crimes’ in Bucha

Apr 4, 2022

By CNA Staff

Major Archbishop Shevchuk said: ‘Europe only saw such scenes in the liberation from the Nazis.’ Read more

Cardinal Turkson at the Vatican Press Office.

Pope Francis gives new Vatican role to Cardinal Turkson

Apr 4, 2022

By CNA Staff

The pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December. Read more

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference from Malta, April 3, 2022.

Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Malta

Apr 3, 2022

By Pope Francis

The pope spoke at the end of his two-day visit to the Mediterranean country. Read more

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference from Malta, April 3, 2022.

Will Pope Francis go to Kyiv? Will he call out Putin by name? Here’s what he told the media

Apr 3, 2022

By CNA Staff

The pope was speaking at an in-flight press conference. Read more

Pope Francis embraces Daniel Jude Oukeguale, who detailed his arduous journey of escaping Nigeria in an effort to be smuggled into Europe, during the pope's visit to an immigration reception center in Hal Far, Malta, on April 3, 2022.

Pope Francis reminds migrants in Malta of his ‘closeness’ on last day of visit

Apr 3, 2022

By Joe Bukuras, Courtney Mares

Addressing a crowd on Sunday at the John XIII Peace Lab, an immigration reception center in Hal Far, Malta, Pope... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta, April 3, 2022.

Pope Francis laments ‘sacrilegious war’ in Ukraine as he prays Angelus in Malta

Apr 3, 2022

By CNA Staff

‘May we be tireless in praying and in offering assistance to those who suffer,’ the pope said. Read more

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) meets with Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. Judge Jackson continues to meet with Senate members on Capitol Hill ahead of her confirmation vote.

Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings: 5 takeaways before the Senate vote

Apr 3, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Here's what Catholics need to know before the Senate votes on President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta, April 3, 2022.

Pope Francis in Malta: God’s endless mercy means no one is ‘irredeemable’

Apr 3, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope urged Malta’s Catholics to be ‘tireless witnesses’ of God’s mercy. Read more

Pope Francis visits St. Paul’s Grotto in Rabat, Malta, April 3, 2022.

Pope Francis prays at St. Paul’s Grotto in Malta

Apr 3, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Tradition holds that St. Paul stayed at the site for three months in 60 AD. Read more

Bishop-elect Earl K. Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.

Father Earl Fernandes, son of immigrants from India, named next bishop of Columbus, Ohio

Apr 2, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Bishop-elect Earl K. Fernandes said Saturday that to his knowledge he will become the first Indian-American Roman Catholic bishop in... Read more

Pope Francis waves to children while he waits aboard a catamaran to depart for the Maltese island of Gozo where would lead a prayer service on April 2, 2022.

Pope Francis in Malta: Christ himself appears to you in the faces of migrants

Apr 2, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis told Catholics in Malta on Saturday that when they offer charity to the migrants and refugees who arrive... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal flight to Malta on April 2, 2022.

Pope Francis: Visit to Kyiv is 'on the table'

Apr 2, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis on Saturday said a papal visit to Kyiv is "on the table," raising the possibility of a dramatic... Read more

A lively crowd greeted Pope Francis as he arrived at the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta, Malta, on April 2, 2022.

Pope Francis arrives in Malta calling for peace and the protection of life

Apr 2, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis urged authorities in Malta to protect life and appealed to the international community to work for peace in... Read more

Mass is said at the Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference in Norman, March 12, 2022.

Oklahoma Catholic Men's Conference inspires faith, family devotion

On March 12, more than 800 Catholic men gathered in Norman for the 26th annual “In the Father’s Footsteps” Oklahoma... Read more

Pope Francis releases a dove after praying for the victims of war in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2021. Photo credits: Vatican Media.

'Francis in Iraq': Powerful film focuses on the people the pope came to see

Apr 2, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

"Francis in Iraq," a new documentary about the pope's historic visit to the war-torn country in 2021, hopes to raise... Read more

A red-brick row house (C) is seen where DC Metro Police said they found five fetuses inside where anti-abortion activists were living earlier this week in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on April 01, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nine people, some of whom lived or stayed in the house, were indicted Wednesday on federal civil rights counts, with prosecutors alleging that they violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act when they blockaded an abortion clinic with chain and rope in 2020. Authorities do not know how the fetuses were obtained or how they got into the home where anti-abortion activist Lauren Handy was staying before she was arrested.

After police find aborted fetal remains at home of DC pro-life activist, group pledges full explanation

Apr 1, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Police on Wednesday found the remains of at least five aborted fetuses at the Washington, D.C. home of activist Lauren... Read more