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Pope Francis addresses bishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has approved a special Ecclesial Assembly for October 2028 to evaluate how…

U.S. Supreme Court. / Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is backing an Oklahoma Catholic school’s bid before the U.S. Supreme Court to become the first religious charter school in the country.  St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School has been battling…

Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge: “The Way.” / Credit: Hallow CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). This Lent, sales of “The Way” by St. Josemaría Escrivá have skyrocketed thanks to Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge, with listeners diving deeper into the writings of the Spanish-born saint in his most well-known book. “The Way” reached…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about a toll highway relief program during a press conference held at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency on April 1, 2024, in Miami. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Catholic bishops of Florida are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to commute the…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople during an audience at the Patriarchal headquarters in Istanbul with the German Association of the Holy Land, Mar. 12, 2025. / Martin Rothweiler / EWTN Germany CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople on Wednesday offered a hopeful historical assessment of…

Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge: “The Way.” / Credit: Hallow Denver Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). This Lent, sales of “The Way” by Saint Josemaría Escrivá have skyrocketed thanks to Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge, with listeners diving deeper into the writings of the Spanish-born saint in his most well-known book. “The Way” reached…

Carolyn Woo, the former president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, speaks with “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, March 14, 2025 / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth” Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Former president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Carolyn Woo is speaking out in defense of the aid…

Bishop Evelio Menjivar speaks with “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, March 14, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth” Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Evelio Menjivar came to the United States as an undocumented immigrant in 1990. Today he serves as an auxiliary bishop of Washington, D.C., and is the first Salvadoran…