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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. / Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said this week that it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations. Camden Bishop Joseph…

Vestments rest in the Room of Tears at the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). When Pope Leo XIII was elected in 1878, the story goes that he wept. At age 67, he…

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 11:19 am (CNA). Some of the people who are most desperate for hope — including suffering Christians in Ukraine, the Holy Land, and Africa —…

Cardinals process into the Sistine Chapel as the conclave to elect the 266th successor to St. Peter, the 267th pope, begins on May 7, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA). With the proclamation of “extra omnes” (“outside everyone”) on the afternoon of May 7, the thick wooden…