Dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, featuring Christ Pantocrator. / Credit: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 4.0 Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA). Twenty Catholic and evangelical Protestant scholars have issued a joint statement on where both traditions are unified and where they are distinct…

More than 200 Deaf Catholics from across the United States gathered in Maryland for a Eucharistic congress, the first of its kind, on April 4–6, 2025, held at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly CNA Staff, Apr 8, 2025 / 11:31 am (CNA). Deaf Catholics…

Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski speaks to the media after a listening session regarding the archdiocese’s restructuring plan on April 30, 2024. / Credit: Matthew Balan Vatican City, Apr 8, 2025 / 09:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Bruce Lewandowski as the new head of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, the Vatican…

The Vatican on April 8, 2025, announced Pope Francis’ choice of Bishop Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, as the next archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas.  / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas Vatican City, Apr 8, 2025 / 10:10 am (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday announced Pope Francis’ choice…

Pope Francis blesses the faithful at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on April 6, 2025, as his personal nurse, Massimo Strappetti, assists him in the wheelchair. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 8, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis has shown slight health improvements and continues to…

Sister Idília Maria Moreira G. Carneiro has been superior general of the Hospitaller Sisters since May 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Apr 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). For Sister Idília María Moreira G. Carneiro, superior general of the Hospitaller Sisters, illness is not just a diagnosis or a curse to be…