Pope’s recovery progresses as Vatican appoints new librarian, Polish president visits — By: Catholic News Agency

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin (right) meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda on March 28, 2025, at the Vatican.  / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 09:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement as he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, according…

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Catholic population in Germany drops below 20 million for the first time — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. / Credit: Cedric BLN via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). CNA Deutsch, Mar 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For the first time, fewer than 20 million Catholics live in Germany, according to the 2024 Church statistics published by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) on Thursday, March 27. Although the…

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Jonathan Roumie discusses Season 5 of ‘The Chosen’: ‘For me, it was living out liturgy’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as Jesus Christ in “The Chosen,” speaks with CNA during a press junket interview on March 19, 2025, in Dallas at the Season 5 premiere of “The Chosen: Last Supper.” / Credit: EWTN screenshot/Francesca Fenton/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Season 5 of…

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Pope Francis’ pandemic prayer 5 years later: ‘Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis gives an extraordianry urbi et orbi blessing in St. Peter’s Square, March 27, 2020. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 27, 2025 / 19:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ historic “Statio Orbis” blessing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic remains relevant for the Church as it did five years ago. Before an…

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Vatican publishes Holy Week schedule without clarifying whether Pope Francis will preside — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis presides at Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican on March 24, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 27, 2025 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside. The pontiff was discharged…

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Prayer and peaceful protest planned in response to ‘black mass’ in Kansas — By: Catholic News Agency

Kansas Capitol building in Topeka. / Credit: Dave Newman/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 27, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). Amid plans for a blasphemous “black mass” at the Kansas Capitol building set to take place on March 28, Catholics in the state and elsewhere are urging a prayerful, peaceful response, the centerpiece of which will be…

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