New poll shows more Americans support prioritizing ‘birth sex’ over ‘gender identity’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Sergey Hramov/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 11, 2025 / 17:12 pm (CNA). Results of a new Gallup poll reveal an increase in the number of Americans who support policies that prioritize sex over gender identity. The polling firm surveyed 1,003 U.S. adults from May 1–18, asking them a number of questions related…

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Los Angeles archbishop calls for day of prayer, Mass for peace and unity amid riots — By: Catholic News Agency

LAPD rally as a curfew takes effect in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025, following days of protests in response to federal immigration operations that saw clashes spread across downtown. / Credit: BENJAMIN HANSON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jun 11, 2025 / 15:16 pm (CNA). Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles has…

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Vatican Bank recorded a net profit of 32.8 million euros in 2024, up 7% from 2023 — By: Catholic News Agency

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank. / Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA Vatican City, Jun 11, 2025 / 15:48 pm (CNA). The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR, by its Italian acronym), popularly known as the Vatican Bank — a small financial institution with just over 100 employees founded…

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School choice boosts Catholic school enrollment in Florida — By: Catholic News Agency

Tommy Schultz, CEO of the American Federation for Children (right), speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Mark Irons on Friday, June 6, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 11, 2025 / 12:16 pm (CNA). Florida has emerged as a national leader in Catholic school enrollment as a product of Gov. Ron DeSantis’…

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Bishop of Graz in Austria ‘stunned and shaken’ after school shooting leaves 10 dead — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl, the bishop of Graz-Seckau in Austria, expressed being “stunned and shaken” following a deadly shooting at a school in Graz on June 10, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot / YouTube / Katholische Kirche Steiermark CNA Deutsch, Jun 11, 2025 / 13:01 pm (CNA). The bishop of Graz-Seckau in Austria, Wilhelm Krautwaschl, expressed being…

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Christian youths embark on a ‘spiritual revolution’ to restore Europe’s soul — By: Catholic News Agency

A group of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: EWTN News Vatican City, Jun 11, 2025 / 11:32 am (CNA). “Rome ’25-the Way of St. James ’27-Jerusalem ’33” is the name of an initiative led by young people who, through pilgrimages, evangelization, and healing, aim to “restore the soul of Europe.” The initiative encourages…

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Fidelity Month kickoff event in Congress promotes renewal of country’s ‘common bonds’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Jay Richards, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, speaks at a Fidelity Month gathering on June 9, 2025, in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2025 / 09:54 am (CNA). Members of the grassroots movement promoting the month…

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