Alessandro Tamburlani is the president and founder of the gym where Cardinal Robert Prevost worked out before becoming pope. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 16:41 pm (CNA). When he was prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost used to take long walks through the Borgo neighborhood…

St. Thérèse of Lisieux. / Credit: Public domain Paris, France, May 16, 2025 / 17:11 pm (CNA). In 2025, the Church honors a saint whose impact has only grown with time. One hundred years after her canonization, the Jubilee of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face — the saint better known…

Photograph of Pope Leo XIV released by the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA). The Holy See press office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download at this link. In the image, the pontiff appears smiling, dressed in the traditional…

Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson. / Credit: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Production and distribution company Lionsgate has been chosen as the studio partnering with director Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions on the upcoming film “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the…

The classic coat of arms of the Order of St. Augustine. / Credit: NicolasGrisales, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). A priest who was accused multiple times of sex abuse, including possession of child pornography, has been dismissed from the Order of St. Augustine reportedly after…

null / Credit: Thomas Andreas/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: HHS investigates conscience rights case The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reviewing a hospital for compliance with federal conscience protections following reports that the hospital had denied…