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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” / Credit: Public domain Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 17:09 pm (CNA). The Vatican has recognized two miracles attributed to Blessed Pier…
Mother Carmen Rendiles and Dr. José Gregorio Hernández are scheduled to be proclaimed Venezuela’s first saints on Oct. 19, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Mother Carmen of Venezuela/public domain Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 17:39 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros,…
Volunteers and staff with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley assist Latin American and Haitian migrants at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas. / Credit: Peter Pinedo/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 18:09 pm (CNA). The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability have announced the…
Pope Leo XIV presides over the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of his pontificate on June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 16:39 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV stated that “the gravest poverty is not to know God” and that having…
Blessed Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 15:09 pm (CNA). It’s official! Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7 together with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati as the first new saints of his pontificate. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist, Carlo Acutis…
null / Credit: Pormezz/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2025 / 14:39 pm (CNA). When Ken Williams was 17 years old, he struggled with suicidal ideation because he was torn — he was a Christian, but he also had same-sex attraction. “My faith convictions were that God wanted me to live a life not including those…
Cardinal Timothy Dolan stands at the altar during Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on May 26, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 15:39 pm (CNA). The number of adults in the U.S. who believe religion is experiencing a resurgence in America has gone up significantly,…
Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates march through the streets of Washington, D.C., during the 52nd annual March for Life on Jan. 24, 2025. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2025 / 13:48 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Gallup poll shows increase in pro-life values Pro-life…
St. Anthony of Padua, by El Greco (c. 1580). / Credit: Public domain Padua, Italy, Jun 13, 2025 / 12:32 pm (CNA). The widespread popularity of St. Anthony of Padua, whose feast is celebrated in the Catholic Church on June 13, can be traced to his efforts of reaching out as a neighbor to all…
null / Credit: Oleksandr Lysenko/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 10:56 am (CNA). Women in America and the United Kingdom are taking legal action against Pfizer and other birth control producers after a study indicated that injectable contraceptives were found to cause brain tumors. A case management conference regarding the multi-district litigation was…
