Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 17:14 pm (CNA). On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope…

null / Credit: Bill Chizek/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 17:44 pm (CNA). The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) announced today a new memorandum of understanding with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, which the organizations say solidifies their “long-standing commitment to the holistic development and spiritual growth of…

null / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock Washington D.C., May 2, 2025 / 16:38 pm (CNA). A panel of scholars at The Catholic University of America (CUA) addressed what they believe the cardinals may be looking for when electing the next pope but acknowledged there is no way to know what direction the upcoming conclave — which…

A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint along a street in Srinagar on May 1, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the military “operational freedom” to respond to a deadly attack in Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on arch-rival Pakistan, a senior government said on April 29. / Credit: BASIT ZARGAR/Middle East…

Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 13:49 pm (CNA). The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7. (Here’s a detailed explanation of how the process will…

null / Credit: Tatiana Beschastnova/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2025 / 12:46 pm (CNA). “Everything is connected,” Pope Francis wrote — five times — in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Since its publication in 2015, this text has become a reference for environmental protection and an uncomfortable reminder for many others: The earth is wounded,…