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Mary. Artist Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Museu da Casa Brasileira. / Credit: Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Mundelein, Ill., Aug 22, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church annually celebrates the feast of the Queenship of Mary on Aug. 22. Most people, upon hearing of this celebration, would think of it as something…
Marta Petrosillo, editor-in-chief of the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Religious Freedom Report. / Credit: Gael Kerbaol/Secours Catholique CNA Staff, Aug 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Aug. 22 marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, an annual day of awareness to draw attention…
“The Knight” — which airs at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, on EWTN — highlights three historical events that had a decisive impact on the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe. / Credit: EWTN Birmingham, Ala., Aug 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Most people think of St. Maximilian Kolbe as the heroic…
Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2022. / Credit: Katie Yoder/CNA CNA Staff, Aug 22, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Late-term abortionist in DC faces complaint for ‘medical malpractice’ A pro-life group filed a formal complaint against late-term abortionist…
The Sydney Opera House in Australia. / Credit: Michele M via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) CNA Newsroom, Aug 22, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Amid rising tensions, Australia’s bishops have renewed their call for the compassionate welcome of migrants, marking the 75th anniversary of a landmark pastoral letter that helped shape the nation’s migration response….
Bernhard Scholz is president of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, also known as the Rimini meeting, which offers an extensive program of activities (political, economic, cultural, etc.) that brings thousands of people from various religions and walks of life each year during the last week of August to the town of Rimini on Italy’s…
Syrian Minister of Culture Mohammed Saleh with Islamic chanter Al-Mu’tasim Billah Al-Assali inside St. Ananias Orthodix Church in Damascus, Syria. Billah Al-Assali performed an Islamic hymn with lyrics that directly contradict Christian beliefs. / Credit: Screenshot from Muhammad Moaz Zakaria’s Facebook page CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2025 / 17:56 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup…
The Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington D.C. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 21, 2025 / 18:18 pm (CNA). Catholic churches that serve Spanish-speaking communities in the Archdiocese of Washington have reported anxiety as encounters with immigration enforcement continue to function as a major aspect of the Trump administration’s crackdown on…
null / Credit: Amy Lutz/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2025 / 19:07 pm (CNA). Villanova University confirmed Thursday that reports of an active shooter on campus that interrupted an opening Mass for new students and their families was a “cruel hoax.” Local police began investigating reports of an active shooter on campus late Thursday afternoon….
James Dobson during an event marking the National Day of Prayer in the East Room of the White House on May 1, 2008, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA). James Dobson, the evangelical Christian psychologist, author, and founder of Focus on the Family, an…
