Beverly Jacobson and her daughter Verity. / Credit: Courtesy of Beverly Jacobson Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 14:10 pm (CNA). When Beverly Jacobson first learned that her unborn daughter Verity would be born with the rare genetic condition trisomy 18, she “was filled with fear and anxiety” — but just three weeks ago…

null / Credit: Vinokurov Kirill/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Though Congress extended the visa program used by religious sisters ahead of its deadline last Friday evening, they and other “non-minister religious workers” still face unprecedented challenges in immigrating or remaining in the U.S. to serve their communities. Concern for…

Bishop-elect Joseph A. Williams. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 11:35 am (CNA). Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Dennis Sullivan from the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, appointing Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Williams as his successor.  Apostolic Nuncio Cardinal Christophe…

Volunteers at a Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center help Central American refugees prepare to take a bus to go stay with U.S. family on Aug. 17, 2017, in McAllen, Texas. / Credit: Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). The Trump administration has paid out $47 million in grants to a…

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, during an interview at the Vatican on Dec. 11, 2024. / Credit: EWTN News Vatican City, Mar 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The prefect of the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, asked bishops to avoid promoting fundraising…