U.S. bishops launch ‘Healing and Hope’ initiative to promote, strengthen mental health — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2025 / 14:07 pm (CNA). Ahead of World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced an addition to its ongoing National Catholic Mental Health Campaign to amplify local engagement on mental health.  The title for the initiative, “Healing…

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British royal family holds first Catholic funeral in centuries for Duchess of Kent — By: Catholic News Agency

Pallbearers from The Royal Dragoon Guards carry Katharine, Duchess of Kent’s coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, into Westminster Cathedral for a Vigil for the Deceased with Rite of Reception and Vespers for the Dead ahead of her funeral on Sept. 15, 2025, in London. / Credit: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16,…

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Parents of Annunciation shooting victim say daughter’s progress is a ‘miracle’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Flowers are seen on Sept. 3, 2025, outside the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where a shooter killed two children and injured 21 other people on Aug. 27, 2025. / Credit: Alex Wroblewski/Getty CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2025 / 16:14 pm (CNA). Less than three weeks after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minnesota that…

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UN expert joins detransitioner in urging governments to protect parental rights — By: Catholic News Agency

Reem Alsalem is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. / Credit: ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2025 / 16:44 pm (CNA). The United Nations (U.N.) Expert on Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem was joined by detransitioner and activist Chloe Cole last week in urging governments to…

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