At a leper colony in the Kon Tum area in Vietnam, Pontifical Missions Society USA President Monsignor Roger Landry celebrated Mass, brought Communion to people, and distributed food and sandals. / Credit: The Pontifical Mission Societies/Margaret Murray CNA Staff, Apr 11, 2025 / 09:08 am (CNA). In the Vietnamese highlands lives a colony of people…

Pope Francis appears at St. Peter’s Basilica absent his usual papal attire on Thursday, April 10, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News/screenshot Vatican City, Apr 11, 2025 / 09:38 am (CNA). A day after Pope Francis surprised pilgrims by appearing inside St. Peter’s Basilica in a wheelchair, draped in a blanket and wearing a white undershirt…

“I have heard some great sermons throughout my life on truth and on goodness, [but] not enough on beauty yet,” says the celebrated Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan, shown here conducting The Catholic University of America Chorale on April 9, 2025. / Credit: Jem Sullivan/The Catholic University of America Washington D.C., Apr 11, 2025 /…

Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. / Credit: Dan Breckwoldt/Shutterstock Hobart, Australia, Apr 11, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). When Australians head to the polls on May 3 for the nation’s federal election, they will face a distinctive choice in the nation’s political history: two major party leaders who both identify as Catholic, though with notably different…

Santiago de Catalunya Complex in Venice. / Credit: Courtesy of the Dicastery for Education and Culture Vatican City, Apr 11, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For the third consecutive year, the Holy See will have its own pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy, one of the most emblematic and representative contemporary art events…