Category: News

Pope Francis speaks at the Children’s Rights Summit on Feb. 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis received a long round of applause at a Vatican summit on Monday after announcing he intends to make children the theme of a new papal…

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., “paused prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormone therapy” for transgender-identifying youth there in response to a Trump directive. / Credit: Daquella manera|Wikipedia|CC BY 2.0 CNA Staff, Feb 3, 2025 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Several hospitals have suspended child transgender programs after the Trump administration moved to restrict what the…

Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA). After a U.S abuse watchdog slammed the Philippines’ bishops for not taking action against clergy accused of sexual…

Queen Rania Al Abdullah speaks along with other world leaders at the Children’s Rights Summit on Feb. 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 09:13 am (CNA). Pope Francis and leaders from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to discuss the rights of…