Cardinal Müller praises Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke with Catholic journalist Diane Montagna in Rome this week, praising Pope Leo’s “Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel.” / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). German Cardinal Gerhard Müller praised the “Christ-centered proclamation of…

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Vatican expects 15,000 attendees for Jubilee of Justice   — By: Catholic News Agency

As part of the Jubilee of Justice, an evening event will be held at the Chancellery Palace in Rome featuring a colloquium with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, pictured here delivering the 2024 commencement address at Franciscan University of Steubenville. / Credit: Franciscan University of Steubenville ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 19, 2025 / 06:00…

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Chinese government bans Catholic priests from teaching, evangelizing online — By: Catholic News Agency

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a Chinese flag fluttering below a cross on a Christian church in Pingtan in China’s southeast Fujian province. / Credit: GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). New regulations from the State Administration for Religious Affairs in China have…

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Toledo bishop’s letter on gender ideology ‘timely’ and ‘loving,’ Mary Rice Hasson says — By: Catholic News Agency

Ethics and Public Policy Center scholar Mary Rice Hasson praised the Bishop of Toledo’s recent pastoral letter, titled “The Body Reveals the Person: A Catholic Response to the Challenges of Gender Ideology.” / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Toledo, Ohio, Bishop Daniel Thomas’ recently released pastoral…

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Federal government cancels grants for fetal human tissue research — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Alex_Traksel/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:03 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.  National Institutes of Health refuses to renew fetal tissue grants The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is refusing to renew more than a dozen grants related to human fetal tissue research.  The federal…

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Elderly nuns escape nursing home in Austria and find way back to convent — By: Catholic News Agency

Three Augustinian nuns (pictured on Sept. 16, 2025) fled their nursing home and returned to their convent in Austria. / Credit: Photo courtesy Nonnen_Goldenstein CNA Deutsch, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA). Since early September, three elderly nuns have been making international headlines and gaining followers on Instagram after fleeing their nursing home and…

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Cardinal Müller calls Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr’ for Christ, rebukes ‘satanic celebration’ of death — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller said assassinated Christian activist Charlie Kirk “upheld and lived in defense of the beauty and sanctity of marriage and family” in an interview on Sept. 17, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:57 pm (CNA). German Catholic Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller referred to Charlie Kirk…

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Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger amid rising violence — By: Catholic News Agency

Gunmen on motorbikes reportedly shot dead at least 22 people at a baptism ceremony in an attack on a village in western Niger. The Sept. 15, 2025, attack happened in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group are active. / Credit: Sabrine Amoka/Shutterstock…

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