Ryan Bethea (left) and Father Carlos Martins (right), co-hosts of “The Exorcist Files” podcast. / Credit: The Exorcist Files CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2025 / 13:09 pm (CNA). The popular podcasting priest Father Carlos Martins is no longer facing criminal charges after an incident at an Illinois parish last year led to misdemeanor allegations.  The…

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (second from left) with Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Alistair Dutton (second from right) and Caritas Youth delegates during the Jubilee of Youth in Rome on July 29, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican City, Jul 30, 2025 / 13:39 pm (CNA). President of Caritas Internationalis Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, praised…

Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jul 30, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Protests are spreading in India over the arrest of two nuns on conversion and human trafficking charges in Chattisgarh state in central India.  The ongoing demonstrations…

Flowers and offerings are placed at the grave of Ukya Chhaing Marma. The seventh-grader died from his wounds after being rescued from a July 21, 2025, plane crash at his Dhaka school. / Credit: Piyas Biswas Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jul 30, 2025 / 14:39 pm (CNA). As parents grieve the loss of their children, the Catholic…

Pope Leo XIV signs a portrait of himself for a pilgrim at his general audience on July 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 30, 2025 / 15:09 pm (CNA). Before a packed St. Peter’s Square filled with young people who had come from all…

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during a surprise ride around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican following the Jubilee of Youth welcome Mass on July 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 30, 2025 / 15:39 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square on…