Pope Francis. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 24, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has established himself as the most trusted public figure in Italy, according to a recent survey conducted by the Demopolis National Research Institute that analyzes trends in Italian society. More than 3,000 Italians participated in the survey…

The U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona. / Credit: Chess Ocampo/Shutterstock Denver, Colo., Jan 24, 2025 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration, Colorado’s Catholic bishops on Friday encouraged the U.S. to balance justice and mercy in its regulation of immigration to the country. Colorado’s bishops called for reform of…

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House. / Credit: The White House CNA Staff, Jan 24, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the federal government to release classified records on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin…

More than 5,000 students, families, and other pro-life Catholics packed into the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a vigil service Jan. 23, 2025, on the evening before the national March for Life. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington D.C., Jan…

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (left) arrives at the Vatican for Synod on Synodality meetings on Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 24, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). A spokesperson for Russia’s foreign ministry has acknowledged the Vatican’s role in mediating the return of more than a dozen Russian soldiers in two recent…