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Vancouver Archbishop J.. Michael Miller, left, watches as Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith places the mitre on Father Gary Franken at his ordination as bishop of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada, in December 2022. Archbishop Smith has been appointed the next archbishop of Vancouver after Pope Francis accepted Archbishop Miller’s retirement. / Credit: Prithi Spoeth Vancouver, Canada,…
Image of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández. / Credit: Venezuela Bishops’ Conference ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Although he remains in critical condition in Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis continues to work. On Monday evening, after the doctors reported a “slight improvement,” the pontiff received at the hospital the Vatican secretary of…
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock. CNA Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law restricting drag performances when children are present. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the petition to hear an appeal on the ruling, which was filed by an LGBTQ+ theater company in…
A faithful holds a rosary while touching an image of Pope Francis during prayers for the pontiff’s recovery at Gemelli hospital on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 25, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis continues to be in a serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th…
Faithful gather to pray during a Holy Hour at St. John Paul II Chapel at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is being treated for several medical conditions. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Feb 25, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). In a quiet chapel within Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, a doctor kneels before the…
U.S. Supreme Court. / Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 14:35 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that condemned Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip be given a new trial amid concerns that he may have been wrongfully convicted of arranging an assassination nearly three decades ago. In a…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance addresses the 2025 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Migi Fabara/EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2025 / 14:05 pm (CNA). Vice President JD Vance will speak at the 20th National Catholic Prayer Breakfast (NCPB) held on Friday, Feb. 28, in Washington, D.C., the organization has announced….
Father Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar on Oct. 7, 1950. / Credit: Public domain Vatican City, Feb 25, 2025 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Renowned Korean War military chaplain and Kansas native Emil Joseph Kapaun was declared “venerable” by Pope Francis on Tuesday. The Holy Father on Monday…
null / Credit: Andy – Rock News/Shutterstock Vatican City, Feb 25, 2025 / 12:45 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has named two secretaries-general to serve under Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, in the Governorate of the Vatican City State, giving the Vatican’s first woman president “the power to dispose and confer… specific competencies or particular tasks” on the appointees. The…
Pope Francis presides over Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome on Feb. 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 25, 2025 / 10:55 am (CNA). In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion, choosing to…
