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null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government will not be permitted to conduct unrestricted arrests of suspected unauthorized immigrants at some religious sites while a lawsuit over the policy plays out in federal court.  In an injunction on…

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III exits the Aedicule of the Holy Sepulcher on May 4, 2024, in Jerusalem, showing the faithful the two candles just lit from the oil lamp that is believed to have been miraculously ignited inside Jesus’ tomb. / Credit: Studio Sami Jerusalem CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 15:05 pm…

The Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Rome Newsroom, Feb 24, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Feb. 24 marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a major escalation of a war that began in 2014, and it was marked with a day of prayer announced and organized by…

U.S. Supreme Court. / Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Feb 24, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging what are known as abortion “buffer zone” or “bubble zone” laws, which numerous municipalities have enacted to restrict pro-life ministries outside abortion clinics.  Coalition Life, a…

The faithful pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ recovery at Major Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Lujan on Feb. 23, 2025 in Lujan, Argentina. / Credit: Tobias Skarlovnik/Getty Images CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Catholics around the world continue to pray fervently for Pope Francis as the Holy Father battles a series of…

A statue of St. John Paul II is seen in front of the entrance to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025, where Pope Francis continues to receive treatment for respiratory issues. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 24, 2025 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ condition remains serious but has shown “slight improvement”…