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UPDATE: Oklahoma Catholic charter school loses Supreme Court bid for state approval
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to issue a ruling in a contentious case involving what was proposed to... Read more
Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims
The Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there,... Read more
Pope Leo XIV appoints Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego
Bishop-elect Michael Pham was appointed the San Diego Diocese’s temporary administrator after Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed as bishop of... Read more
Town where Pope Leo XIV grew up seeks to acquire his childhood home
Steve Budzik, the home’s listing broker, told CNA he and the home’s current owner, Pawel Radzik, are eager to work... Read more
‘Send a message to the Holy Father’ initiative elicits supportive video messages for new pope
Tech company eCatholic is collecting video messages of prayer, encouragement, and support from Catholics across the globe. Read more
Synod undersecretary: Leo XIV ‘doesn’t govern from his office, he goes out to meet people’
The Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín is among those who have collaborated most closely with Pope Leo... Read more
Canada’s lack of disabilities minister criticized by pro-life advocates
Pro-life and disability advocates have criticized the abolishment of the cabinet position that directly provided support for disabled Canadian citizens. Read more
2 Mexican officials assassinated: The Church expresses ‘profound consternation’
The victims of the shooting are Ximena Guzmán, private secretary to Clara Brugada, Mexico City’s mayor, and José Muñoz, adviser... Read more
Georgia attorney general: LIFE Act doesn’t require keeping pregnant brain-dead woman alive
The Georgia attorney general’s office released a statement clarifying that the state’s heartbeat law does not require a brain-dead pregnant... Read more
In new interview, JD Vance explains how his Catholic faith informs his political views
In an interview with New York Times’ Ross Douthat, Vice President JD Vance opened up about how his Catholic faith... Read more
Pontifical Academy for Life signs elderly care declaration with Muslim council, AARP
The organizations launched the initiative in order to help safeguard the elderly from abuse and to protect their human dignity,... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Salvation does not come about by magic but by grace and faith’
At St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Pope Leo XIV entrusted the beginning of his pontificate to the intercession of... Read more
UPDATE: New York Catholic health system to pay $3.3 million over alleged Medicare claim violations
A Catholic health care system in New York state has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over allegations that it... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations
Pope Francis had called for the consistory in late February, when he was in the hospital, but the date was... Read more
California Catholic school launches ‘house system’ to build community, foster leadership
JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano is preparing to launch a “house system” to help students connect with... Read more
Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience
Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza... Read more
Church in Korea keeps up quest for reconciliation between the peninsula’s two nations
Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the few... Read more
UPDATE: President Trump extols Pope Leo XIV, meets brother Louis Prevost
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance met Pope Leo XIV's oldest brother, Louis Prevost, at the White House... Read more
EWTN to release biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope
A new biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, will be available May 21 from... Read more
Denver ‘Called by Name’ vocations campaign looks to plant seeds for new seminarians
The “Called By Name” campaign invites parishioners across the Archdiocese of Denver to nominate young men who they think may... Read more
