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Pope Benedict XVI greets the future Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Gardens. / Credit: Courtesy of the Augustinian Midwest Province (USA), Our Mother of Good Counsel ACI Prensa Staff, May 9, 2025 / 15:53 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity to meet three of his predecessors at the helm of the Barque…
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Lima Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA). In some of his first words to the world on May 8, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recalled the land where he…
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…
