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Pope Francis to take meetings at home while sick with bronchitis, Vatican says

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 6, 2025 / 12:30 pm Pope Francis will hold the next few days of meetings in rooms at his Vatican residence while sick with bronchitis, the Vatican said Thursday. “Due to bronchitis, from which he is suffering at this time, and in order to continue …
What is the ‘ordo amoris’? JD Vance’s comments on Christian love spark debate

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2025 / 06:00 am During a recent interview, Vice President JD Vance invoked the Catholic concept of “ordo amoris” — “rightly ordered love” — in the context of the ongoing societal debate over immigration policy, sparking a variety of reactions on social media. Speaking to …
CNA explains: How the Catholic Church partners with the U.S. government to serve migrants

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 18:10 pm The Catholic Church’s service to migrants and refugees has come under scrutiny after Vice President JD Vance criticized the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a televised interview as the administration continues to crack down on illegal …
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur select new director of mission integration

[Cincinnati OH] – Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Reading, Ohio, have selected Donna Groene to serve as director of mission integration for the congregation’s Ohio Province. Groene previously worked for 35 years at Mount Notre Dame High School, which is owned by the Sisters. Her most recent role …
U.S. bishops urge Catholics to petition Congress to halt foreign funding freeze

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 16:25 pm The U.S. bishops have asked Catholics to reach out to their members of Congress and request the resumption of foreign aid programs following the Trump-Vance administration’s decision to temporarily pause funding for many programs pending review. The USCCB and Catholic …
Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:25 pm Since last week, Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded to President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration, with many calling for a more comprehensive and humane approach to immigration policy that respects the dignity of migrants and refugees. Immigration …
Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 05:00 am After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, a local priest made his way to the scene “to be present” with the grieving families. Father Frederick Edlefsen, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Arlington, Virginia, shared …
The little-known story of when the Masons tried to kill Don Bosco

By ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 04:00 am History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians — whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on Jan. 31 — but less known are their attempts to kill him. The two assassination attempts …
UPDATE: Washington, Baltimore archbishops offer prayers after deadly DC plane crash

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 13:30 pm The archbishops of Washington and Baltimore offered prayers on Thursday after a deadly plane crash near downtown Washington, D.C., claimed dozens of lives on Wednesday night. Up to 67 people were feared dead on Thursday after the overnight crash in …
Cardinal Dolan: Vance’s remarks on bishops and immigration ‘scurrilous,’ ‘very nasty’

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 15:20 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York strongly criticized comments Vice President JD Vance made on Sunday questioning the motives of U.S. Catholic bishops in their efforts to serve migrants and resettle refugees, in which Vance suggested financial incentives were their driving force …