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Father Mike Depcik, one of the few Deaf priests in the world, signs a Catholic Mass in American Sign Language. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Mike Depcik CNA Staff, Mar 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland is hosting the first-ever Eucharistic Congress for the…
The 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) being held Sept 25-28 outside of Toronto. / Credit: CCCB/CECC Toronto, Canada, Mar 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Canada’s Finance Department has avoided providing a clear answer to a written appeal from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) urging the federal…
State capitol in Dover, Delaware. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Officials in the state of Delaware have agreed to temporarily halt enforcement of a law that would require pro-life pregnancy centers to display notices that their facilities do not have licensed medical professionals on staff —…
A general view of the Louisiana State Capitol on April 17, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 16:25 pm (CNA). Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Tuesday evening, using nitrogen gas for the first time amid Catholic criticism of both…
A St. Joseph’s procession winds through the streets of Rome and the surrounding neighborhood of the Parish of San Giuseppe al Trionfale in Rome on March 19, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Hundreds of people in Rome joined celebrations organized by the Parish Basilica of St….
Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks to EWTN News in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 17, 2025. / Credit: Fabio Gonella/EWTN News Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin denied that during his three recent visits to Pope Francis — who has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since…
The Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Pope Francis. / Credit: Courtesy of Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires/Screenshot Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 19, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has gifted the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by former U.S. President Joe Biden to the metropolitan cathedral of Buenos Aires. The medal…
Students try out the new Minecraft Education experience “Peter Is Here: AI for Cultural Heritage” during a press conference unveiling the project on March 18, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched…
Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced on Saturday its latest plans for the Synod on Synodality’s ongoing implementation — a multiyear “accompaniment and evaluation…
null / Credit: Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA). Ahead of the fifth anniversary of its program supporting mothers in need in the United States, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a call for parishes across the country to magnify efforts to “put the gospel of…
