null / Credit: Tatiana Beschastnova/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2025 / 12:46 pm (CNA). “Everything is connected,” Pope Francis wrote — five times — in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Since its publication in 2015, this text has become a reference for environmental protection and an uncomfortable reminder for many others: The earth is wounded,…

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. / Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia (CC BY_SA 4.0) CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 11:27 am (CNA). Camden, New Jersey, Bishop Joseph Williams this week said he will do right by abuse victims in his diocese amid an ongoing legal dispute over a potential grand jury…

Cardinals celebrate the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 11:59 am (CNA). The upcoming conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis will be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church, with…

Tens of thousands of young pilgrims, who took part in Jubilee of Teenagers festivities from April 25-27, 2025, were also present at the Divine Mercy Mass dedicated to the late pontiff. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore is launching a new initiative…