Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians - Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 -0500 - President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in August 2025. / Credit: Joey Sussman/ Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 / 18:30 pm (CNA). U ...
Heritage Foundation wades into Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes debate - Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:52:00 -0500 - Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts during a September 2025 interview with CNA. / Credit: Jack Haskins/EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 / 17:52 pm (CNA). The Heritage F ...
Trump administration will partially fund SNAP as Catholic groups try to fill gap - Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:08:00 -0500 - President Donald Trump’s administration says Nov. 3, 2025, that it will partially fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after several states sued to force a court orde ...
Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:37:00 -0500 - null / Credit: ShutterstockProfessional, Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2025 / 11:37 am (CNA). The Catholic Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Frida ...
7 fascinating facts about St. Martin de Porres, the first Black saint of the Americas - Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500 - St. Martin de Porres. / Credit: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Nov. 3, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. ...
Preparing for death with the Sister Servants of Mary - Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500 - The Sister Servants of Mary hold a procession with the statue of Our Lady of the Assumption at Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent Hospital in Newbury Park, California. / Credit: Photo courtesy ...
Detainees denied Communion at Illinois detention facility - Sat, 01 Nov 2025 17:29:00 -0400 - Scene from Nov. 1, 2025, Mass outside the Broadview facility near Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees. / Credit: Kathleen Murphy/CNA Chicag ...
Poll: 7 in 10 voters support requiring doctor’s visit for abortion pills - Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:19:00 -0400 - null / Credit: SibRapid/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2025 / 07:19 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.7 in 10 voters support requiring doctor’s visit fo ...
10,000 pro-lifers join LIFE Runners’ annual relay across the U.S. - Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:55:00 -0400 - Finish line of the A-Cross America Relay, hosted by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. / Credit: Photo courtesy of LIFE Runners. CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2025 / 05:55 am (CNA). A pro-life relay ...
UPDATE: Trump says he will designate Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern’ - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:30:00 -0400 - An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oc ...
White House official: Trump spoke with Xi Jinping about Jimmy Lai’s release - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:10:00 -0400 - President Donald Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about imprisoned pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai in October 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Bradley Foundation Washington ...
Killer, rapist of girl in Catholic church identified more than 60 years later - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:48:00 -0400 - Authorities say the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago, was identified in October 2025 as William Schrader, who died in 2 ...
Illinois Senate passes assisted suicide measure - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:53:00 -0400 - null / Credit: megaflopp/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 14:53 pm (CNA). The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. ...
Cardinal Cupich at Georgetown panel: AI is Pope Leo XIV’s ‘industrial revolution’ - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:17:00 -0400 - Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago describes artificial intelligence (AI) as Pope Leo XIV’s “industrial revolution” at a Georgetown University forum Oct. 30, 2025. / Credit: Madalaine Elha ...
Archbishop Broglio urges faithful to aid victims of Hurricane Melissa - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:31:00 -0400 - Electrical poles are down as a man bikes through the destroyed neighborhood of North Street following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 29, 2025. / Credit: Ricard ...
Sex abuse victims in New Orleans Archdiocese approve $230 million settlement - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:30:00 -0400 - The St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square are seen at sunset near the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans on April 10, 2010. / Credit: Graythen/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 10:30 ...
Volunteering at a maternity home for crisis pregnancies: What to know - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 - A baby girl at Mary’s Comfort maternity home in Springfield, Virginia. / Credit: Courtesy of Mary’s Comfort CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). After a homily inspired a group of pari ...
Catholic actor Michael Iskander says recent conversion is ‘answering a calling from God’ - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400 - Catholic actor Michael Iskander, who portrays King David in Prime Video’s “House of David.” / Credit: Francesca Fenton/EWTN News Screenshot CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Micha ...
Meet the nun who writes Catholic vampire books - Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 - Sister Allison Gliot, a Daughter of St. Paul, is the author of the “In Aeternum” series as well as other nonfiction and children’s books. She also works as an acquisitions editor for Pauli ...
CPAC Summit focuses on ending Christian persecution - Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:31:00 -0400 - Mercedes Schlapp, Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) senior fellow (left), and conservative Catholic political commentator Jack Posobiec (right) discuss Christian persecution at the ...
Youth begin signing up for conversation with Pope Leo XIV - Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:40:00 -0400 - Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome's outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Washington, D.C ...
Catholic Charities USA launches fundraising effort amid government shutdown, loss of SNAP - Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:05:00 -0400 - As government-funded food assistance program such as SNAP and WIC are about to lose funding Nov. 1, 2025, due to the government shutdown, Catholic Charities USA is stepping in to help needy Amer ...
Texas private school bans social media, sees students thrive with parent support - Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 - Faustina Academy, a K–12 private school in Irving, Texas, bans social media use among its students, and parents have been totally supportive. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Faustina Academy CNA ...
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati inspires theme of SEEK conference - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:59:00 -0400 - Speaker Edward Sri gives a talk on Jan. 4, 2025, at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 29, 2025 / 16:59 pm (CNA). The Fellowship of Catholic University Studen ...
Man pleads guilty to killing Catholic priest in Nebraska rectory - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:29:00 -0400 - null / Credit: vmargineanu/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2025 / 15:29 pm (CNA). A man accused of fatally stabbing a Nebraska Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to the murder o ...
A ‘silent majority’ of U.S. Catholics support Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:59:00 -0400 - Former U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli. / Credit: DHSgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2025 / 14:59 pm (CNA). Catholi ...
Catholic bishops plead with lawmakers to end shutdown, protect SNAP - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:21:00 -0400 - U.S. Catholic bishops urged lawmakers on Oct. 28, 2025, to find a solution to end the government shutdown. / Credit: usarmyband, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct ...
‘People shouldn’t go hungry’: SNAP halt sparks concern among Catholic charitable groups - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:27:00 -0400 - About 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will lose those benefits Nov. 1. 2025, without enactment of a spending bill. / Cre ...
Catholic social scientists reframe perspective on retirement - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:08:00 -0400 - As Father Emmanuel Nanabanyin Conduah (right) looks on, PennWest University Professor Miguel Olivas-Luján (left) delivers his paper “Retiring for Eternity: Planning Based on Social Science an ...
Texas voters to decide on parental rights amendment in November - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 - Texas state capitol. / Credit: Inspired By Maps/Shutterstock Houston, Texas, Oct 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Texas voters will head to the polls next week to consider Proposition 15, the Parenta ...
Boston exhibit features in-depth look at ancestry of Pope Leo XIV - Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 - Jari Honora and Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the opening of the exhibit at American Ancestors headquarters in Boston. / Credit: Claire Vail, VP of Communications & Digital Strategy for American ...
Runners carry torch from Mexico to New York praying for immigrants, honoring Our Lady - Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:45:00 -0400 - Scene from the 2023 Guadalupan Torch Run, arriving in South Carolina. / Credit: Courtesy of Guadalupan Torch Run Houston, Texas, Oct 28, 2025 / 18:45 pm (CNA). The Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana ...
Conference recalls papal declaration on Catholic-Jewish relations - Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:21:00 -0400 - Rabbi Joshua Stanton attends “Called to Friendship: Nostra Aetate at 60,” an event organized by the Philos Project and the National Shrine of Pope John Paul II on Oct. 28, 2025. / Credit: Ja ...
Protestant congregation in Michigan fights township over fines, limits on religious activity - Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:45:00 -0400 - A Protestant congregation in Michigan is facing $4,500 in fines and ongoing restrictions on their religious activity imposed by Windsor Township, according to their lawyers. / Credit: Roman Zaie ...
Christian investors’ meeting focuses on aligning stewardship with values - Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:25:00 -0400 - Archbishop Timothy Broglio told investors at the Christian Institutional Investors Conference at The Catholic University of America on Oct. 27, 2025, that investing should be “wise, prudent, a ...
New docudrama explains ‘what a real exorcism is’ - Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 - “Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists” will be in theaters for one day only on Oct. 30, 2025, and aims to answer questions regarding the truth about exorcisms. / Credit: Goya Produccio ...
St. Paul Center to kick off ‘largest Bible study in America’ - Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:53:00 -0400 - The St. Paul Center in Steubenville, Ohio, is a nonprofit research and educational institute that promotes life-transforming Scripture study from the heart of the Church. The center serves clerg ...
Meet 10 patron saints of Catholic education, students, and teachers - Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400 - A portrait of a young St. John Henry Newman hangs in Cathedral High School, part of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, in Houston. / Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 27, 2025 / ...
Napa report: 75% of states flunk religious freedom index - Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Leigh Prather/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 27, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). About three-fourths of states scored less than 50% on Napa Legal Institute’s religious free ...
New York, California pour money into Planned Parenthood after federal defunding - Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400 - New York and California are pouring taxpayer dollars into Planned Parenthood, joining several other states in counteracting the federal defunding of the abortion giant. / Credit: Jonathan Wei ...
How the ‘baseball priest’ uses the sport to spread the Gospel - Sat, 25 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 - Father Burke Masters speaks to Veronica Dudo on "EWTN News Nightly" on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Father Burke ...
‘Every execution should be stopped’: How U.S. bishops work to save prisoners on death row - Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: txking/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Bishops in multiple U.S. states are leading efforts to spare the lives of condemned prisoners facing execution — u ...
Federal judge strikes down Biden-era health care rule - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:31:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 17:31 pm (CNA). A federal judge struck down a regulation imposed by President Joe Biden’s administration, ...
Torture intersects with religious freedom violations worldwide, commission says - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:37:00 -0400 - Torture intersects with religious freedom violations worldwide, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says in an October 2025 report. / Credit: Sahana M S/Shutterstock Washingt ...
Advocates call on Trump, Congress to permanently defund Planned Parenthood - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:22:00 -0400 - The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2025 / 14:22 pm (CNA). Life-affirming organizations are calling on the Trump administration and Con ...
Prayers answered: Annunciation shooting survivor Sophia Forchas finally comes home - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:02:00 -0400 - Annunciation School shooting survivor Sophia Forchas in a photo before the incident and then posing with neurosurgeon Dr. Walt Galicich at Gillette Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis on a very ...
Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas after Supreme Court denies request for firing squad - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:32:00 -0400 - The state of Alabama on Oct. 23, 2025, executed convicted murderer Anthony Boyd by nitrogen gas just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider requiring the state to execute him by ...
Author of religious freedom report weighs in on Cardinal Parolin’s Nigeria comments - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:14:00 -0400 - Marta Petrosillo, editor-in-chief of the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Religious Freedom Report. / Credit: Gael Kerbaol/Secours Catholique Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 09:14 am ( ...
Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession - Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: AS photo studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed:Bill ...
In Virginia, a Founding Father’s Catholic daughter is laid to rest after 185 years - Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:04:00 -0400 - A color guard stands at attention as Eliza Monroe Hay’s remains are carried for reinterment at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Payne/CNA ...
