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Cardinals gather in St. Peter’s Basilica for the ‘Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice’ Mass on May 7, the day the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor commences. / Courtney Mares / CNA Rome Newsroom, May 7, 2025 / 05:27 am (CNA). At the Mass for the election of a new pope, the dean of the College…
The Book of the Gospels is displayed at the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). As the cardinals gather in conclave beginning today, May 7, the Church and all people of goodwill are invited…
null / Credit: pim pic/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 6, 2025 / 18:11 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday urged a federal judge in Texas to dismiss an ongoing lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its removal of safety restrictions on abortion drugs. In its filing on Monday, the Department…
Lt. Matt Owens of the Arlington County Police Department plays the bugle in honor of fallen service members, at the annual Blue Mass on Tuesday May 6, 2025, at St. Patrick Cathlolic Church in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington D.C., May 6, 2025 / 18:41 pm (CNA). On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of first…
Thousands participate in the March for Life on May 3, 2025, in Mexico City. / Credit: Courtesy of Steps for Life Puebla, Mexico, May 6, 2025 / 17:11 pm (CNA). Thousands of people participated in the March for Life on May 3 in Mexico City to mark 18 years since abortion was decriminalized in Mexico’s…
White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013, signaling that the College of Cardinals has elected a new pope. / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, May 6, 2025 / 17:41 pm (CNA). When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that…
New York state capitol in Albany. / Credit: Nina Alizada/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week called New York legislation aiming to legalize medical assisted suicide “a disaster waiting to happen” after the state Assembly advanced the measure last week. In a statement released on Tuesday,…
Washington state’s governor signed a law on May 1, 2025, that threatens priests with up to one year in jail if they fail to report child abuse they learn about during the sacrament of confession. / Credit: Romana Klee via Flickr Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump’s Department…
Cardinals gather for the the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 16:41 pm (CNA). In the days leading up to the conclave to elect the next pope, the College of Cardinals gathered for 12…
Cap Arcona — once a luxurious transatlantic liner — became a place of execution in the spring of 1945 when it was bombed by British aircraft on May 3. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Piotr Wiśniowski Dublin, Ireland, May 6, 2025 / 14:37 pm (CNA). Eighty years ago, on May 3, 1945, as Europe…
