Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town of Qaraqosh, Iraq. / Credit: Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul, Iraq ACI MENA, Jun 18, 2025 / [...]

This Corpus Christi, may we defend our sacred right to adore Christ reverently in the Blessed Sacrament and call for a revival that touches the souls who need it most. --- This Corpus Christi, may we defend our sacred right to [...]

null / Credit: HoneySkies/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Nearly 50% of adults in the U.S. have some connection to the Catholic faith, according to new data from Pew Research. “Catholicism’s roots in ... [...] --- null / Credit: [...]

The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo is located on the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills, overlooking the blue waters of a small volcanic crater lake. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 06:47 am (CNA). The town [...]

The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo is located on the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills, overlooking the blue waters of a small volcanic crater lake. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 06:47 am (CNA). The town [...]

Up to 200 Christians were massacred by Islamic extremists in Nigeria's troubled Benue state last Friday evening, according to a Catholic charity reporting that it's the “single worst atrocity” in a region that has become known for communal attacks.  [...]

American Cdl. Raymond Burke said he personally appealed to Pope Leo XIV to reverse Francis-era restrictions and restore Summorum Pontificum's freedoms. --- American Cdl. Raymond Burke said he personally appealed to Pope Leo XIV to reverse Francis-era restrictions and restore Summorum [...]

In 1965, at the close of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI gave Jacques Maritain a message directed to “men of thought and science.” / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Museums [...]

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass for the Jubilee of Sport on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jun [...]

A Brooklyn Park police officer looks on while guarding the entrance to a neighborhood on June 14, 2025 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. / Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jun 14, 2025 / 15:16 pm (CNA). Catholic leaders in Minnesota r... [...]