The flag of Slovakia, pictured in the country’s capital, Bratislava. / Credit: RossHelen/Shutterstock Rome, Italy, Sep 30, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Slovakia’s recently-amended constitution, which aims to protect family, marriage, and parenthood, has been well-received by the Conference of Bishops of Slovakia (KBS). “Slovakia sent a signal that it wishes to strengthen a society…

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Parish Church of St. Anne in the Vatican on Sept. 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Sep 30, 2025 / 12:26 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day morning, Dec. 25 — a custom dating to the pontificate…

A student workshop at the College of St. Joseph the Worker in Ohio, which will now receive a $5 million grant to expand to West Virginia. / Credit: College of St. Joseph the Worker CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 12:56 pm (CNA). A West Virginia circuit court judge has tossed out a lawsuit aiming…

Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sept. 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV responded with a father’s heart to a 21-year-old Roman medical student who asked him “What does the future hold for us?” and “What can young people do to…