Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas. / Credit: Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Local Catholic Charities agencies across the country are being forced to lay off staff and weigh shutting down programs in the wake of the Trump administration’s 90-day federal funding […]

Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win. / Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of Mandalay ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA). Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a 44-year-old diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay in Myanmar, was killed Feb. 14 in the midst of the civil war that has plunged the Asian country into a serious humanitarian and human rights crisis.According to the Vatican […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Department of Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA). Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated that he plans to investigate safety concerns […]

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ health condition has remained stable as he continues a stay in the hospital, though recent bloodwork showed a “slight improvement,” the Vatican said on Wednesday afternoon.According to the […]