Pope Francis administers confirmation during the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, April 4, 2015. / Credit: Martha Calderon/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 14:40 pm (CNA). Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has decided to lower the age [...]

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 5, 2025 / 13:40 pm (CNA). A former Cath... [...] ---   U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / [...]

Ana Redondo, Spain’s minister of equality, is seen at the Spanish Congress of Deputies on Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Alberto Gardin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Madrid, Spain, Mar 5, 2025 / 16:40 pm (CNA). Spain’s minister of equality... [...] ---   Ana Redondo, [...]

Pope Francis' condition is reportedly 'stable,' though his prognosis remains 'reserved' as he plans to use an oxygen mask overnight for the second time in a row. Wednesday, March 5 was his 20th consecutive day in the hospital. --- News Pope Francis' [...]

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis sprinkles ashes during the celebration of Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Basilica of Santa Sabina located on Rome’s Aventine Hill. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 5, 2025 / 14:10 pm [...]

A woman receives ashes on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church in Manila, Philippines, on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins for Catholics around the world on Ash Wednesday. / Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP via [...]

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, SJ, archbishop of Hong Kong, China / Daniel Ibáñez Rome Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA). Cardinal Stephen Chow, the Jesuit bishop of Hong Kong, was moved to tears as he and Bishop Joseph Shen [...]