Meet the 5 cardinal electors with the most conclave experience — By: Catholic News Agency

Left to right: Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Cardinal Vinko Puljić, Cardinal Josip Bozanić, Cardinal Péter Erdő, and Cardinal Peter Turkson. / Credit: MEDEF, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons/ EWTN News screenshot/ Pelz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons/ Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA). With the start of the conclave…

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Convention of Catholic scientists looks at human origins, Eucharistic miracles, and more — By: Catholic News Agency

The Society of Catholic Scientists convenes in South Bend, Indiana, in 2019. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Barr CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The 2025 Conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) will take place June 6–8 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., with several talks…

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New Jersey bishop says diocese will drop fight against state’s grand jury abuse probe — By: Catholic News Agency

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. / Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said this week that it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations. Camden Bishop Joseph…

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International theologians to gather at Franciscan University to tackle ‘issues of our times’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, chapel and statue. / Credit: Joseph Antoniello, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 10:08 am (CNA). Theologians from around the world will gather at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, this summer for the fifth annual Truth of Love Conference. This year’s emphasis — the relationship of…

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