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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. / Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2025 / 18:22 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war…

Cardinal Robert McElroy gives his first homily as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on March 11, 2025. / Credit: Patrick Ruddy/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2025 / 18:42 pm (CNA). Cardinal Robert McElroy delivered a homily on Sunday urging Catholics…

The flag of Slovakia, pictured in the country’s capital, Bratislava. / Credit: RossHelen/Shutterstock Rome, Italy, Sep 30, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Slovakia’s recently-amended constitution, which aims to protect family, marriage, and parenthood, has been well-received by the Conference of Bishops of Slovakia (KBS). “Slovakia sent a signal that it wishes to strengthen a society…

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Parish Church of St. Anne in the Vatican on Sept. 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Sep 30, 2025 / 12:26 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day morning, Dec. 25 — a custom dating to the pontificate…

A student workshop at the College of St. Joseph the Worker in Ohio, which will now receive a $5 million grant to expand to West Virginia. / Credit: College of St. Joseph the Worker CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 12:56 pm (CNA). A West Virginia circuit court judge has tossed out a lawsuit aiming…

Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sept. 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV responded with a father’s heart to a 21-year-old Roman medical student who asked him “What does the future hold for us?” and “What can young people do to…