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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: USCCB video Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA). Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a Lenten reflection on Monday with a…
null / Credit: WoodysPhotos/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). Senate Democrats joined together to block Republican-backed legislation that would have permanently banned biological men from participating in women’s sports at K–12 schools and colleges that receive federal funding. The bill’s Republican backers needed at least seven Democrats to support a…
Pope Francis takes part in the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, in March 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 4, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The pope’s annual Lenten retreat will take place in the Vatican next week in “spiritual communion” with Pope Francis as he continues to receive treatment for…
Father Eduardo Chávez has been immersed in the study and dissemination of the message of the Virgin of Guadalupe for more than 40 years. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, Mar 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, has renewed the mission of Father Eduardo Chávez,…
Tiny Jesus figurines have been popping up all over the U.S. Capitol in recent days. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Washington D.C., Mar 3, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). In recent days, congressional staff working in the U.S. Capitol have reported seeing something unusual in the normally staid grand corridors and offices where Congress conducts its…
A balloon with an image of Pope Francis stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia. Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on March 3, 2025, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia. / Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Mar 3,…
Pilgrims from Chicago are among those who are stopping by Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa Vatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Since Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14, the world has focused its attention on Gemelli Hospital in Rome. As people…
Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. / Credit: Word on Fire Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 3, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Word on Fire Founder Bishop Robert Barron will attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday following an invitation…
null / Credit: Achira22/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 3, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Catholic schools outranked public schools in recently released mathematics and reading test scores for 2024. The Nation’s Report Card by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released national scores for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics and reading. Catholic school students in both grades surpassed…
Canadian sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz poses next to his sculpture on the theme of refugees and migration, “Angels Unawares,” in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday announced the theme for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees:…
