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A vandalized statue of Mary, the Mother of God, at St. Leo Parish in Hartford, Arkansas, in July 2024. / Credit: Father Joseph Chan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA). A report published by the Family Research Council (FRC) documented more than 400 cases of “acts of hostility” against Catholic and…
Religious sisters show their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016, in the Zubik v. Burwell case against the HHS mandate. / Credit: CNA CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 16:25 pm (CNA). A federal court has ruled against the Little…
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need reminds us that “women religious are often on the front lines of wars.” / Credit: ACN ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 16:55 pm (CNA). The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joined the International Union of Superiors General in its call…
An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. / Credit: Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of…
Kevin Lara (left) with his father-in-law, Felino, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Kevin Lara Caracas, Venezuela, Aug 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Kevin Lara arrived in the United States in 2010, when he was just 17 years old. Born in Caracas but…
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Aug 13, 2025 / 11:12 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13 said the Gospel does not teach people to deny evil but…
null / Credit: ADragan/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 11:42 am (CNA). A federal appeals court this week ruled that the state of Arkansas is allowed to ban “gender transition” procedures for minors, reversing a lower court’s decision that blocked the law from taking effect. The state has a “compelling interest” in “protecting the…
Young people participate in the Mass for the first World Children’s Day in May 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day should be incorporated within the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and…
Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from Aug. 5–10, 2025. / Credit: Radio Grace Espoir ACI Africa, Aug 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life who gathered in Ivory…
The Catholic University of America. / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 12, 2025 / 17:07 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news: Catholic University Press will exclusively publish Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral dissertation The Catholic University of America has secured exclusive English-language editorial rights to Pope Leo…
