The Texas State Capitol in Austin. / Credit: Gang Liu/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 9, 2025 / 16:06 pm (CNA). A federal judge has overturned the long-standing “Texas Dream Act” in a move the state’s Catholic bishops say undermines “just” immigration reform efforts.  After the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Texas over the…

Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm at the consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 28, 2017. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 9, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV was first and foremost a unifying experience, despite the frantic pace and intrigue, said Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius. “The…

Mass in a Catholic church in Cotia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2020. / Credit: wtondossantos/Shuttestock Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jun 9, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The percentage of Brazilians who identify as Catholic fell to 56.75% in 2022, a reduction of 8.4% compared with 2010, according to data from the 2022 demographic census…

Over 10,000 pilgrims joined together at the national Marian shrine in Knock, Ireland, to mark the 40th anniversary of the All Ireland Rosary Rally on June 8, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of All Ireland Rosary Rally Dublin, Ireland, Jun 9, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). This past weekend, over 10,000 pilgrims joined together at…

Three teen brothers from Ireland have turned their admiration for Blessed Carlo Acutis into a movie called “Lego Movie — The Incredible Life of Carlo Acutis.” / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Flynn family Dublin, Ireland, Jun 9, 2025 / 12:22 pm (CNA). Three teen brothers from Ireland have turned their admiration for Blessed Carlo…