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The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo in Italy. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV declared that nature should not be a “bargaining chip” in his message announcing the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of…

null / Credit: Minerva Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2025 / 11:17 am (CNA). The Diocese of Fresno in California filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 1, seeking to address more than 150 abuse claims filed there in what Bishop Joseph Brennan said was part of a “journey of conversion through contrition.” Brennan announced…

Palace of the Senate of the Russian Empire in Moscow. / Credit: Angel Miklashevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 / 09:29 am (CNA). Russia continues to perpetuate “particularly severe” religious liberty violations against minority groups within its own country and the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, according to a…

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Anna and Cole Stevens Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV recently offered marriage advice to a young American couple days after their wedding, sharing how…