St. Cyril of Jerusalem. / Credit: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On March 18, the Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church whose writings are still regarded as masterful expressions of the Christian faith. St. Cyril…

Daiana Guspero and Massimiliano Varrese dance tango in the plaza outside Gemelli Hospital on March 16, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Daiana Guspero Vatican City, Mar 17, 2025 / 21:00 pm (CNA). A group of tango enthusiasts, the emblematic dance of Pope Francis’ homeland, gathered in the plaza in front of Gemelli Hospital on Sunday…

Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons Lima Newsroom, Mar 17, 2025 / 15:25 pm (CNA). The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his “co-president” and wife, Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua continues to persecute the Catholic Church and other Christian communities. The regime is now keeping Catholic priests under surveillance, checking their cellphones, and demanding…

null / Credit: Gil C/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 17, 2025 / 16:10 pm (CNA). Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of heavily vandalizing and defacing the interior of a Catholic parish in Wichita, Kansas, over the weekend.  According to the Wichita Police Department, officers responded to a reported burglary at St. Patrick Parish on…

While Church leaders are yet to comment, ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, has confirmed media reports that tensions have increased between Ethiopia and Eritrea of late, resulting in rumors of war. / Credit: Ethiopia Catholic Secretariat ACI Africa, Mar 17, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Tension is brewing in Ethiopia’s northernmost territory, the…