By David Ramos Puebla, Mexico, Feb 11, 2025 / 07:00 am Being invited to the wedding of a family member or friend is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can precipitate a deep internal conflict. How can one reconcile loyalty to family …

By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 09:30 am A prominent Vatican cardinal said on Monday that people are being “terrorized” by the U.S. government’s “crackdown” on immigration and freeze of Catholic-run aid programs. Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, told the …

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 18:20 pm A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. After …

By Matt McDonald CNA Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 21:05 pm On Super Bowl Sunday, players for the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are vying for a championship, a ring, money ($178,000 for winners versus $103,000 for losers), and a lifetime achievement. The Catholic bishops of their respective dioceses have …

By Zelda Caldwell Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2025 / 21:55 pm The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference laid off 50 staff members in its migration and refugee services office Friday, citing a delay in reimbursements from the federal government. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spokesperson Chieko Noguchi, in a statement shared with CNA, said …

By Andrés Henríquez Caracas, Venezuela, Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 am The bishops of the United States and Venezuela are both opposed to the Trump administration’s looming elimination of temporary protected status (TPS) for recent Venezuelan immigrants. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed this week that it will eliminate the …

WASHINGTON – “Human trafficking is not only a serious crime—it is a rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being. It is, as Pope Francis has said, an open wound on the Body of Christ and on the body of all humanity, demanding an ongoing, united response,” said Bishop …

By Tessa Gervasini , Ken Oliver-Méndez Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 6, 2025 / 16:50 pm The Roman Catholic bishops of Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, have issued a joint statement about immigration policy and enforcement in the United States, describing the issue as “both complicated and emotional.” In their statement, Bishop Michael T. Martin, OFM …

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 …

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 …