Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 40 km southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the […]

Pope Leo XIV, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe river in Texas in the United States” after praying the Angelus with […]

A photo shows a view of the National Assembly in Paris on June 10, 2024, a day after the European Parliament elections. / Credit: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Jul 6, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). A French parliamentary report released on July 2 has shed light on disturbing […]

Monsignor Mariano Fazio is auxiliary vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei. / Credit: Opus Dei Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jul 6, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Argentine justice system has added the auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei, the organization’s second in command, Monsignor Mariano Fazio, as a defendant […]

Archbishop Benjamin Phiri of Zambia’s Archdiocese of Ndola. / Credit: Archdiocese of Ndola ACI Africa, Jul 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Archbishop Benjamin Phiri of Zambia’s Archdiocese of Ndola has called on journalists and media in the South African nation to resist sensationalism and […]

Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. / Credit: Eric Vryn/Getty Images San Antonio, Texas, Jul 5, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Catholics […]

A choir poses before an image of Pier Giorgio Frassati during a celebration of the centenary of his death, Turin, Italy, Friday, July 4, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Turin, Italy, Jul 5, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). On the 100th anniversary of Pier Giorgio Frassati’s death this week, crowds […]

Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim in Rome during a meeting with group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Saturday, July 5, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said pilgrimages play an […]

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). Pope Leo […]

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. / Credit: Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:30 am (CNA). Two months into his […]

null / Credit: A and I Kruk/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). As more Catholic parishes and notable Catholic figures become the targets of scammers, a new initiative has been launched to help Catholics spot a scam and avoid becoming victims.Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice […]

The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in the Diocese of Pemba, Mozambique. / Credit: ACN ACI Africa, Jul 5, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Armed robbers attacked a girls’ home in the Diocese of Pemba in northern Mozambique run by the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (HMSS) in […]

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Wukari, Nigeria Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein says displaced families and communities who daily face threats of violence in Nigeria are in great need […]

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. / Credit: Word on Fire CNA Staff, Jul 4, 2025 / 15:29 pm (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to violate the seal […]

Attorney and columnist Andrea Picciotti-Bayer was named the winner of the Religious Freedom Impact Award by the Religious Freedom Institute on July 2, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Andrea Picciotti-Bayer CNA Staff, Jul 4, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is the 2025 recipient of the […]