St. Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. / Credit: Cedric BLN via Wikimedia (public domain) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 16, 2025 / 11:21 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week: Berlin pharmacist ordered to give up practice after refusing to sell ‘morning-after’ pill Berlin pharmacist Andreas…

null / Credit: Orhan Cam/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled its portion of the reconciliation bill, which included language to defund Planned Parenthood and abortion vendors for the next 10 years in the base text of the House bill. Leading pro-life…

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks to EWTN News in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 17, 2025. / Credit: Fabio Gonella/EWTN News Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has not ruled out the possibility of Pope Leo XIV traveling to Nicaea, located in the present-day Turkish town of…

In 1887, during a pilgrimage to Rome, Thérèse Martin — now known around the world as St. Thérèse of Lisieux — visited the chapel of Mater Admirabilis, tucked inside a convent atop the Spanish Steps. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Millions of tourists flock to Rome’s Spanish…