A victims’ advocacy group is pressuring New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to force insurers to pay abuse claims. / Credit: lev radin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). A victim advocacy group launched an ad campaign urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to force insurance companies to pay millions of dollars in…

Food and Drug Administration sign at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). A top official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Monday that the organization will conduct a review of the abortion drug mifepristone following several recent studies challenging the…

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 31, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 11:59 am (CNA). In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of…

Bern, Switzerland. / Credit: SCStock/Shutterstock CNA Deutsch, Jun 3, 2025 / 10:16 am (CNA). In a landmark decision, the Swiss Catholic Women’s Federation (SKF) — the largest denominational women’s organization in the country with 100,000 members — has voted to remove the word “Catholic” from its name. The group will now operate as the Women’s…

Professor Robert P. George speaks at the Heritage Foundation event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on May 30, 2025. / Credit: Ronald Walters Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 3, 2025 / 11:01 am (CNA). June 1 marked the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters, the landmark Supreme Court case…