Police patrol in Mexico City. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 / 19:22 pm (CNA). The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its “profound consternation” following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexico City government, which occurred Tuesday in the Mexican capital. The victims of the shooting are Ximena Guzmán, private…

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with U.S. President JD Vance in the papal library. The two had a private encounter before they were joined by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2025 / 17:02 pm (CNA). In a sit-down interview with the…

Gold dome of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. / Credit: Rob Hainer/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 17:33 pm (CNA). In response to national outcry over the case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, the Georgia attorney general’s office released a statement clarifying that the state’s heartbeat law, which prohibits…

Catholic Health building in Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 14:01 pm (CNA). A Catholic health care system in New York state has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over allegations that it violated federal Medicare reporting laws.  The U.S. attorney’s office…