Pope Leo XIV greets members of the Vatican Secretariat of State on June 5, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 5, 2025 / 14:51 pm (CNA). In his audience with members of the Vatican Secretariat of State on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV thanked them for their support in the first…

Al Pacino as Father Theophilus Riesinger in “The Ritual.” / Credit: XYZ Films CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2025 / 15:21 pm (CNA). In 1928, Father Joseph Steiger, a priest at St. Joseph’s in Earling, Iowa, was approached with an urgent concern. A 46-year-old woman named Emma Schmidt was experiencing blackouts, aversions to holy objects, and…

Fairbanks, Alaska, Bishop Steven Maekawa, OP, said he plans to offer a special Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Fairbanks for Father Alphonsus Afina, who was captured by Boko Haram on June 1, 2025. / Credit: RadioKAOS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2025 / 16:09 pm (CNA). A Nigerian-born priest…

The Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on Thursday, June 5, 2025, saying Wisconsin violated the First Amendment protections of Catholic Charities. / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously held that the state of Wisconsin had violated the First Amendment when it…

The Archdiocese of New York superintendent of schools announced the launch of a school renewal plan and the final results of a school viability study on June 4, 2025. /  Credit: alexkich/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2025 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Archdiocese of New York Superintendent of Schools Sister Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, announced…