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Pope Francis sends condolences after South Korea wildfires destroy thousands of homes — By: Catholic News Agency

A wildfire blazes next to a stone lantern of family tomb in Andong, South Korea, on March 26, 2025. At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing “unprecedented damage,” the acting president said. / Credit: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom,…

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Watchdog effort launches to oppose assisted suicide in U.S. — By: Catholic News Agency

“People need genuine compassion and choices, not the false choice of pain or poison,” says Jim Towey, founder and president of Aging with Dignity, the organization behind a new watchdog effort to monitor and oppose the expansion of assisted suicide throughout the United States. / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/EWTN News screenshot CNA…

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Pope Francis prays for Myanmar, Thailand after deadly earthquake — By: Catholic News Agency

People stand past the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, after a powerful earthquake killed more than 150 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. / Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom,…

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Maryland bishops say abuse payout bill ‘unfairly targets’ religious organizations — By: Catholic News Agency

Maryland State House. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 14:25 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church in Maryland is urging the state Legislature to treat cases of child sexual abuse in state-run facilities equal to those in private institutions following a proposed bill that would “decrease the number of civil causes…

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Pew Research: Most Christians raised in the faith hold onto it in adulthood — By: Catholic News Agency

The Philippines has the highest adult Christian faith retention rate in the world, according to Pew Research. / Credit: icosha/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 12:45 pm (CNA). Surveys in about three dozen countries compiled by the Pew Research Center found that most Christians who are raised in the faith hold onto it…

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Archbishop credits Cardinal Pell’s intercession for miraculous survival of Arizona toddler — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal George Pell. / Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA Rome Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney this week credited the apparently miraculous survival of an Arizona toddler to the intercession of Cardinal George Pell. According to the newspaper The Australian, Fisher said at a book event on March 26 that…

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