The classic coat of arms of the Order of St. Augustine. / Credit: NicolasGrisales, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). A priest who was accused multiple times of sex abuse, including possession of child pornography, has been dismissed from the Order of St. Augustine reportedly after a lengthy “disagreement” with the order.Father Richard McGrath was […]

Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson. / Credit: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Production and distribution company Lionsgate has been chosen as the studio partnering with director Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions on the upcoming film “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the much-anticipated follow-up to “The Passion of the […]

Photograph of Pope Leo XIV released by the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA). The Holy See press office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download at this link.In the image, the pontiff appears smiling, dressed in the traditional white cassock and the gold pectoral cross he wore during his first greeting from the […]

null / Credit: Thomas Andreas/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news:HHS investigates conscience rights caseThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reviewing a hospital for compliance with federal conscience protections following reports that the hospital had denied ultrasound technicians exemptions […]