The College of Cardinals celebrates Mass March 12, 2013, before entering the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA Rome Newsroom, Feb 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The retirement on Jan. 25 of Cardinal Oswald Gracias as archbishop of Bombay and the end of the 30-year “reign” of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn…
Let’s face it, there will always be people of privilege—the so-called Beautiful People—armed with advantages far beyond the reach of everyone else. Beyond even the wildest dreams of everyone else. “You are truly rich,” wrote Henry James, whose stories are filled with such people, “if you can meet the demands of your imagination.” Such people…
On the day of President Trump’s near-assassination, July 13, 2024, I was the priest who met him, spoke with him, and prayed for him. In that private moment, I witnessed firsthand a man who spoke with conviction about the struggle for justice for the long-suffering Ukrainian people, particularly regarding Ukraine’s sovereignty and the need to…
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Get-well cards from schoolchildren to Pope Francis are seen at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 / Credit: ACI Stampa CNA Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 14:40 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday was flooded with get-well cards and hand-drawn greetings from schoolchildren in Rome as the Holy Father continues to battle a series of…
A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Feb. 22, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement issued Sunday evening Rome time. However, it…
North and South Kivu have been embroiled in armed conflict for years. / Credit: MONUSCO/Clara Padovan ACI Africa, Feb 23, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are appealing for prayers after approximately 70 bodies were found inside a church…
Judge Frank Caprio served for decades as chief municipal judge in Providence, Rhode Island. / Credit: StephanieRPereira, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Judge Frank Caprio has become one of the most recognizable faces in the U.S. judicial system for his acts of kindness and…
An aerial view shows over 4,000 deacons gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica for the special jubilee Mass, Feb. 23, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2025 / 08:40 am (CNA). Prayers filled St. Peter’s Basilica Sunday as Archbishop Rino Fisichella delivered Pope Francis’ prepared homily to over 4,000 permanent deacons gathered for…
