Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández delivers the homily during the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 1, 2025 / 17:53 pm (CNA). Editor’s Note: On May 1, 2025, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery of the…

CatholicVote president Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be ambassador to the Holy See on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. / Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 18:23 pm (CNA). In a party-line vote on Wednesday,…

Bishop Robert Barron speaks alongside President Donald Trump (right) during a National Day of Prayer event on May 1, 2025, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. / Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 16:53 pm (CNA). Two members of the Catholic hierarchy in…

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández elevates the chalice during the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 1, 2025 / 17:23 pm (CNA). Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who…

null / Credit: Postmodern Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 1, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Sen. Hawley urges FDA to reinstate abortion drug safety regulations Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley issued a letter on Monday urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reinstate safety regulations…

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on May 1, 2020, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 1, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis, who died last month, was well known for his devotion to St. Joseph, the foster father of…