Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, speaks during a presentation of the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act, which protects pregnancy care facilities, at a March 24, 2025, press conference in the U.S. Capitol. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Washington D.C., Mar 25, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). U.S. Reps. Chris Smith,…

Pope Francis joins the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 25, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). In a written message on Tuesday to the Vatican’s commission for the protection of minors from sexual abuse, Pope Francis urged the…

Image of St. John Paul II. / Credit: Adrian Tusar/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 25, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). On March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the International Day of the Unborn Child is celebrated in more than a dozen countries. The event originated in Argentina, and St. John Paul II…

null / Credit: Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Mar 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Church leaders in Zambia have denounced what they have termed “unpalatable remarks” against faith leaders who have reportedly criticized the Zambian government for various misdeeds, including unfair distribution of resources and poor infrastructure. In a March 19 statement, the church leaders,…

null / Credit: Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 25, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). In the context of the Day of the Unborn Child, March 25, the feast of the Annunciation, Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, issued a call to defend human life from conception to natural death and in all situations. The…

A Chase bank building in Wilmington, Delaware. / Credit: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Mar 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Legislators in several states are moving to address the practice of “debanking” as part of an effort to stop what some critics say are anti-conservative measures employed by major…