Pope Francis meets with members of Talitha Kum, an international network of consecrated women devoted to helping victims of trafficking, on Feb. 7, 2025, at Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and…

null / Credit: HTGanzo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Maryland Supreme Court this week found that the state Child Victims Act (CVA) of 2023 did not violate the state constitution, allowing victims to file civil lawsuits against alleged abusers — including Catholic officials — regardless of when the abuse occurred. …

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during an exclusive interview with EWTN in February 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA). In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) talks to Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2, 2025. / Credit: MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Seattle, Wash., Feb 7, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA). U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Francis has extended the approval he had granted for the election of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals….

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would have dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri. / Credit: Courtesy of Thomas More Society CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news: Undoing Missouri’s abortion…