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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Lima Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA). In some of his first words to the world on May 8, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recalled the land where he…

null / Credit: Taiga/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 15:23 pm (CNA). Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston who are in the United States on visas have been urged to avoid international travel amid the Trump administration’s immigration policies and deportations.  “As many of you may be aware, recent policy changes by…

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 13:32 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Justice says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic clergy abuse survivors in nearly a dozen bankruptcy lawsuits. …

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as pope on Friday, May 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 13:52 pm (CNA). In his first Mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to “bear witness to our…