Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot Vatican City, Mar 26, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the transformative power of God’s merciful love for those who encounter him at the…

Maltese priest Fabio Attard was elected rector major of the Salesians for the next six years. / Credit: Courtesy of Salesian Family ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 26, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA). Maltese priest Fabio Attard was elected as the new rector major of the Salesian congregation during its general chapter in Turin, Italy, becoming…

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. / Credit: Edlane De Mattos/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago this week filed a lawsuit alleging a “racketeering enterprise” among a group of individuals who reportedly filed false abuse claims against a former priest to receive compensation from the Church there.  The…

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA. / Credit: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Public Hearing/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). The…