German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp — spokesman for the German Bishops’ Conference and a consultant to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication — was in Iraq this past week to present his new book, “The Christian Legacy in Iraq.” / Credit: Syriac Catholic Eparchy in Mosul ACI MENA, Feb 8, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA)….

A poster announces a campaign organized by the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) to end human trafficking. / Credit: PACTPAN ACI Africa, Feb 8, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Over 30 African countries have confirmed their participation in a campaign to end human trafficking organized by the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network…

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2025 / 21:55 pm (CNA). The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference laid off 50 staff members in its migration and refugee services office Friday, citing a delay in reimbursements from the federal government. U.S. Conference…

Kansas City Bishop James Johnston (left) and Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez (right) talk some clerical smack on “EWTN News in Depth” over their purportedly friendly Super Bowl wager.  / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot CNA Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 21:05 pm (CNA). On Super Bowl Sunday, players for the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia…

Attendees kneel and reach for the monstrance as it passes by them during a procession at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. / Credit: Jacob Bentzinger in partnership with the National Eucharistic Congress CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 18:40 pm (CNA). The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in 2029, CNA confirmed today.  “The…