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The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). A criminal investigation into the Archdiocese of New Orleans is based on a suspicion that it may be linked to child sex…

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore pack the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen during a concluding listening session on the archdiocese’s major parish restructuring plan on April 30, 2024. / Credit: Matthew Balan Baltimore, Md., May 1, 2024 / 18:10 pm (CNA). Hundreds of Catholic residents of Baltimore packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen…

Pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience Aug. 9, 2023, hold up an image of the Virgin Mary. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 1, 2024 / 16:02 pm (CNA). May will always be a special month, the month that the Church dedicates to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and our mother….

null / Credit: Juthamat8899/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a new report on Wednesday highlighting the countries with the worst religious persecution in the world. From this report, which is released annually, USCIRF makes recommendations to the State Department on how to best advocate for religious freedom. The…

Sandra Miley emcees the Hispanic Eucharistic Convention on April 27, 2024, at the Gaylord of the Rockies Convention Center in Denver. / Credit: Denver Catholic Denver, Colo., May 1, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). In an environment filled with joy and hope, thousands of people met at the Gaylord of the Rockies Convention Center in…

A family of religious Jews walks at the beginning of Armenian Quarter Street, the entry point to the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem in April 2024. Behind them stands the complex of the Tower of David Museum. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, May 1, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA). During the Jewish Passover (Pesach) in late…