Father Marco Billeri with Pope Leo XIV. / Diocese of San Miniato. Vatican City, Sep 27, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Bishop Giovanni Paccosi of San Miniato announced Sept. 27 that Pope Leo XIV has named Father Marco Billeri, a priest [...]

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887. / Credit: Babouba, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Sep 28, 2025 / 06:25 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will proclaim St. John [...]

Catholics who say Holy Communion should be received on the tongue have ‘much stronger belief in the Real Presence,’ as do those who appreciate the Latin Mass, a new study found. --- Catholics who say Holy Communion should be received [...]

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, [...]

A high-ranking priest in the Archdiocese of Toledo arrested early Monday on charges of drug possession had previously been denounced in the Vatican for the defamation of a victim of sexual abuse, but no action was taken. --- ROME – A [...]

The horrors of twentieth-century totalitarianism caused many to ask the ancient question of how a loving God could allow His children to suffer. Writer and director Anthony D’Ambrosio’s new film, Triumph of the Heart, depicts [...] --- The horrors of twentieth-century [...]

AI-generated photographs of Pope Leo XIV appearing to fall down a flight of stairs outside St. Peter’s Basilica circulated on the internet in June. / Credit: CNA/Screenshot Vatican City, Sep 25, 2025 / 09:57 am (CNA). Did you hear what Pope [...]

An Indigenous man who lived alone in the Amazon rainforest for over three decades wasn't the last member of his people, according to a study being conducted by the Brazilian Bishops' Conference's Indigenous Missionary Council. --- SÃO PAULO – An Indigenous [...]

Pope Leo XIV Wednesday had a brief greeting with Bethlehem mayor Maher Nicola Canawati Wednesday, during which he was invited to visit Gaza and in which he assured Palestinians of his closeness amid the ongoing war. --- ROME – Pope Leo [...]

Prof. Esolen recalls a speaking engagement he had at Yale with Christian students that was interrupted by “protesting” homosexuals. And that memory occasions thoughts about Charlie Kirk, a young man The post The Catholic Church should be doing what Charlie [...]