Anna Halpine, CEO of FEMM Foundation, at SEEK 2025 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 15:40 pm (CNA). As in vitro fertilization (IVF) rises in popularity, discussion continues surrounding its ethics as well as about how to respond to the plight of couples struggling…

The flag of the European Union. / Credit: U. J. Alexander/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 16:30 pm (CNA). In the context of the growing geopolitical complexity and uncertainty surrounding peace in Ukraine, the presidency of the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) issued a statement on Tuesday, March…

Pope Francis prays during Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 13:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March is for families in crisis. “We all dream about a beautiful,…

null / Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The State Department has canceled two multimillion-dollar refugee resettlement contracts with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), a move that comes as the bishops themselves are suing the Trump administration over a major funding freeze. Two Feb. 26 “notice of…

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, SJ, archbishop of Hong Kong, China / Daniel Ibáñez Rome Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA). Cardinal Stephen Chow, the Jesuit bishop of Hong Kong, was moved to tears as he and Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai led prayers for Pope Francis at the Basilica of Our Lady…