Vice President JD Vance speaks at a film-screening event April 1, 2025, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Erin Granzow/Courtesy of the Heritage Foundation Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 15, 2025 / 18:23 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, both of whom are Catholic, will attend…

Brian Burch’s nomination as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See was blocked by Senate Democrats on May 13, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of CRC Advisors Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 15, 2025 / 18:43 pm (CNA). Senate Democrats this week blocked the confirmation of Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the…

Meetings took place this week between the head of the transitional phase in Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and U.S. President Donald Trump, in the presence of the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. / Credit: Syrian Arab Republic Presidency Facebook page ACI MENA, May 15, 2025 / 17:33 pm (CNA). In a surprising…

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Brothers of the Christian Schools on May 15, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 15, 2025 / 18:03 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday lamented that today’s youth must deal with “relativism,” “emotional instability,” and “superficiality,” although he called for transforming these challenges…