The childhood home of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois. / Credit: Michael Howie, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jun 20, 2025 / 14:41 pm (CNA). The auction for the childhood home of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been extended by a month and will now close on…

The Catholic bishops in Nigeria’s Onitsha ecclesiastical province have condemned recent attacks in Benue state that reportedly resulted in the death of some 200 people and called for fasting and prayer in honor of the victims. / Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network ACI Africa, Jun 20, 2025 / 13:41 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops in Nigeria’s…

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chair of the United States’ recently created Religious Liberty Commission, talks with Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over” on June 19, 2025. / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20, 2025 / 14:11 pm (CNA). As the work of the presidential Religious Liberty Commission gets…

Pope Leo XIV delivers his homily during the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity and the Jubilee of Sport on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 20, 2025 / 12:41 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Friday declared 174 new martyrs, including 50 French…

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 20, 2025 / 13:11 pm (CNA). Members of Italy’s local and national governments will be the main participants in events for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of Government Leaders on…