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null / Credit: Taiga/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 15:23 pm (CNA). Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston who are in the United States on visas have been urged to avoid international travel amid the Trump administration’s immigration policies and deportations. “As many of you may be aware, recent policy changes by…
U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 13:32 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Justice says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic clergy abuse survivors in nearly a dozen bankruptcy lawsuits. …
Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as pope on Friday, May 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 13:52 pm (CNA). In his first Mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to “bear witness to our…
From left, Cardinals Robert McElroy, Wilton Gregory, Blase Cupich, Joseph Tobin, and Timothy Dolan give a press conference on Pope Leo XIV in the hall of the Pontifical North American College in Rome on May 9, 2025. Cardinals Christophe Pierre and Daniel DiNardo (not pictured) also participated. / Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News Vatican City, May…
Singaporean theology student Dominic Nalpon managed to arrive at the center of St. Peter’s Square in time to hear the awaited “Habemus papam!” (“We have a pope!”) announcement and see the new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Dominic Nalpon Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 12:26…
An explosive device detonates at St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 12:56 pm (CNA). Police in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man they claim detonated an explosive on the altar of…
At a leper colony in the Kon Tum area in Vietnam in April 2025, Pontifical Missions Society USA President Monsignor Roger Landry celebrated Mass, brought Communion to people, and distributed food and sandals. / Credit: The Pontifical Mission Societies/Margaret Murray Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 11:47 am (CNA). The American arm of the…
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia. / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 10:12 am (CNA). Pro-life activists in Australia this week protested against a bill that would force health care workers with conscientious objections to refer patients for abortions. The Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Health Care Access) Bill 2025 comes…
The cross of the German “Synodal Way.” / Credit: Maximilian von Lachner/Synodaler Weg Magdeburg, Germany, May 9, 2025 / 10:42 am (CNA). The German Synodal Committee will meet this weekend to prepare for a council to consolidate the German Synodal Way. Four German bishops are not participating in the body due to the Vatican’s warning…
Actor Kelsey Grammer speaks during a memorial for actor James Earl Jones at The James Earl Jones Theater on April 7, 2025, in New York City. / Credit: Bruce Glikas/Getty Images CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 09:42 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Frasier actor says aborting son…
