Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday, March 1, marking his departure from these crucial…

Ascension’s “Set Free” Lenten program with Father Josh Johnson promises to guide listeners this Lent through daily reflections on overcoming the seven deadly sins in our lives. / Credit: Ascension CNA Staff, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). As Lent begins on March 5, we are reminded of the opportunity to grow in faith…

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis expressed heartfelt gratitude on Sunday for the prayers and support he has received during his hospitalization while offering his own prayers for those…

Hot cross buns. / Credit: zi3000/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Though many Catholics may associate the liturgical season of Lent more with the practice of fasting and abstaining from food, many families around the world use the 40-day season to prepare specific homemade delicacies to remind them of the life…