Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (right) waits prior to the start of a consistory during which 20 new cardinals are to be created by the Pope, on Aug. 27, 2022 at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. ( / Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 02:00 am (CNA)….

Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, center, speaks about Pope Francis at a press conference at the Jesuit general curia in Rome on April 24, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican City, Apr 24, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus, reflected on the first…

Catholic Charities USA sign at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. / Credit: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) will launch a national storytelling exhibit in 2026 detailing the organization’s acts of service around the country, the charity group said this week. The exhibit, titled “People of…

Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba. on Feb. 12, 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media Munich, Germany, Apr 24, 2025 / 14:31 pm (CNA). Like all popes since the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis made a point of reaching out to non-Catholics, building bridges and engaging in dialogue. His consistent efforts…

Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai (left) and Bishop Yang Xiaoting (right) at Opening of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). High-ranking heads of state and Catholic bishops in China have remained notably silent following the death of Pope Francis,…