Yaron Sideman is Israel’s Ambassador to the Holy See. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2025 / 21:33 pm (CNA). In a June 19 interview with EWTN News, Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See, Yaron Sideman, defended his country’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying Israel is preventing World…

The United States Capitol. / Credit: vgm8383 via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2025 / 18:33 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: House panel investigating Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds The U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) is opening an investigation…

Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 18:53 pm (CNA). In an op-ed criticizing the current U.S. administration’s mass deportation efforts and immigration raids, Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez urged the federal government instead to take a case-by-case approach on how it handles immigrants who are…

Pope Leo XIV listens to the choir during an audience with participants of an event organized by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation on June 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 19, 2025 / 17:03 pm (CNA). At an event sponsored by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV said that polyphony…

Political advocacy and media organization CatholicVote announced on June 19, 2025, that Kelsey Reinhardt will be its new president. / Credit: CatholicVote Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 17:33 pm (CNA). CatholicVote has named Kelsey Reinhardt to serve as its new president effective June 19, following the appointment of the organization’s co-founding leader, Brian…