The Shrine of John the Baptist at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, believed to house the head of the saint. / Creidt: Photo courtesy of ACI MENA ACI MENA, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:36 pm (CNA). Each year on Aug. 29, the Church commemorates the beheading of John the Baptist, as recounted in the…

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. / Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Stampa, Aug 29, 2025 / 16:28 pm (CNA). Cardinal Kurt Koch and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Eastern Orthodox ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, addressed…

Pharrell Williams (left) and Andrea Bocelli. / Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images; Jakub Janecki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA). Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American songwriter Pharrell Williams will direct a concert featuring musicians John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Karol G, BamBam, and Angélique Kidjo…

Over $1 million has been raised through a GoFundMe campaign for victims of the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. / Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2025 / 12:21 pm (CNA). Numerous online fundraising campaigns have raised well over $1 million to help support victims…

Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 29, 2025, appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of San Jose Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese…