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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…
Pope Leo XIV gives the homily at Mass with the cardinale electors in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 08:57 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, the morning after…
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 CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor…
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 04:57 am (CNA). Just hours after being elected the Catholic Church’s 277th pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has three appointments on his agenda Read More
Michael Warsaw, CEO of EWTN. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2025 / 17:26 pm (CNA). “It is with great joy that I welcome the election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV,” Michael Warsaw said in a statement. Read More
