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“Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope,” written by Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director at EWTN News, is the first authoritative biographical portrait of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected the new Holy Father on May 8, 2025. / Credit: EWTN Publishing CNA Staff, May 20, 2025 / 17:58 pm (CNA). A…
With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2025 / 18:28 pm (CNA). While speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill…
Credit: Gregory Dean/Shutterstock Denver, Colo., May 20, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Denver launched a vocations campaign this weekend to connect young men who may be interested in pursuing the priesthood with the archdiocese. The “Called By Name” campaign invites parishioners across the archdiocese to nominate young men ages 15 to 35…
null / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 20, 2025 / 16:28 pm (CNA). The Catholic University of America (CUA) announced Monday that it has eliminated 7% of its workforce in its final step to address the university’s structural deficit. According to CUA — one of two pontifical universities in the U.S. and the only…
Monsignor Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). Monsignor Humberto González is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where he served…
The city of Baltimore. / Credit: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2025 / 15:20 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been accused of defying a Vatican order after allegedly refusing to reopen a Maryland parish despite a letter from the Holy See halting its closure. In the spring of 2024 Archbishop William…
Planned Parenthood gets millions of dollars in federal support each year. / Credit: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA). Two American Catholic bishops are hailing a Republican-led legislative effort to end certain taxpayer funds for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood as well as an attempt to block funding…
Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City Missouri. / Credit: eurobanks/Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., May 20, 2025 / 12:32 pm (CNA). Republican lawmakers in Missouri approved a new referendum last week that, if passed by voters, could reinstate many of the state’s pro-life laws, largely undoing a previous statewide referendum that expanded abortion rights a few…
Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 10:43 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV, in one of his first personnel appointments, on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the…
Cardinal William Goh speaks to EWTN News Vice President Matthew Bunson in Rome on Monday, April 19, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). Singapore’s Cardinal William Goh believes Pope Leo XIV will build a greater unity within the Church, particularly for Catholic faithful often divided on matters…
