St. Michael the Archangel. / Credit: Flickr/thederek412 (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). Amid reports that a Kansas “Satanist” group is planning to hold a so-called “black mass” at the Kansas Capitol later this month, the Catholic bishops of the state are urging prayer and exploring their legal options….

Group photo in front of the Church of the Sacred Family in Gaza during the visit of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, on Dec. 22, 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Here are some of the major stories…

Cathedral of Bogotá, Colombia. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). In a meeting this week between the leadership of the Colombian Catholic Church and President Gustavo Petro, the bishops reiterated their commitment to peace and reconciliation in the country. The meeting, held on March 4 at…

Sudanese refugees who have fled from the war in Sudan get off a truck loaded with families arriving at a transit center for refugees on Feb. 13, 2024. / Credit: LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 18:10 pm (CNA). The State Department has lifted its funding suspension for Jesuit…

null / Credit: tglegend/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). A New Jersey diocese this week faced a significant setback in its ongoing court battle related to a clergy abuse investigation as the state Supreme Court announced it would consider whether decades of abuse allegations can be presented to a grand jury….

The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. / Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). A South Carolina death row inmate is scheduled to die by firing squad on Friday and executions are set to resume in Tennessee with…