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null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 12:10 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to pay out billions in frozen foreign aid, siding with a lower court that had directed the White House to disburse the money to nonprofit organizations. In its divided 5-4 ruling, the court upheld U.S. District…
null / Credit: maxuser/Shutterstock Vatican City, Mar 5, 2025 / 13:10 pm (CNA). A high-level gathering of judges, legal scholars, and artificial intelligence (AI) experts convened in Vatican City this week to explore the impact of AI on justice, democracy, and human dignity. The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by…
A woman receives ashes on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church in Manila, Philippines, on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins for Catholics around the world on Ash Wednesday. / Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Mar 5, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis asked Christians on…
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025, as Vice Preseident JD Vance (back left) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (back right) look on. / Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 5,…
Members and guests on the floor of the House during a joint session of Congress. / Credit: mark reinstein/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 17:45 pm (CNA). A woman athlete and a parental rights advocate are among the guests invited by the White House for President Donald Trump’s speech in front of a joint session…
Anna Halpine, CEO of FEMM Foundation, at SEEK 2025 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 15:40 pm (CNA). As in vitro fertilization (IVF) rises in popularity, discussion continues surrounding its ethics as well as about how to respond to the plight of couples struggling…
The flag of the European Union. / Credit: U. J. Alexander/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 16:30 pm (CNA). In the context of the growing geopolitical complexity and uncertainty surrounding peace in Ukraine, the presidency of the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) issued a statement on Tuesday, March…
Pope Francis prays during Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 13:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March is for families in crisis. “We all dream about a beautiful,…
null / Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The State Department has canceled two multimillion-dollar refugee resettlement contracts with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), a move that comes as the bishops themselves are suing the Trump administration over a major funding freeze. Two Feb. 26 “notice of…
Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, SJ, archbishop of Hong Kong, China / Daniel Ibáñez Rome Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA). Cardinal Stephen Chow, the Jesuit bishop of Hong Kong, was moved to tears as he and Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai led prayers for Pope Francis at the Basilica of Our Lady…
