By Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Mar 30, 2023 / 04:47 am Pope Francis will continue to receive treatment after being hospitalized for a respiratory infection on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesman said Thursday. “His Holiness Pope Francis rested well overnight. The clinical picture is progressively improving and he is continuing his planned …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Mar 30, 2023 / 09:30 am Following news of Pope Francis’ hospitalization on Wednesday, U.S. bishops asked for prayer for the pontiff’s quick recovery. “On behalf of my brother bishops, I invite all the faithful to pause, if possible before the Blessed Sacrament, and pray for …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 29, 2023 / 10:00 am A new movie about St. Padre Pio, starring Catholic convert Shia LaBeouf will be available for public viewing beginning June 2. The movie will be released and distributed in North America by Gravitas Ventures, according to deadline.com. The company did not …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Mar 28, 2023 / 14:50 pm A person who killed six people at a private Presbyterian Christian school in Nashville before being fatally shot by police wrote a manifesto that contained a map of the school and potential entry points, but a motive for the crime …

By Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2023 / 07:20 am Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of a deadly tornado that struck parts of Mississippi and Alabama Friday night. Cutting a swath of ruin across the impoverished Mississippi Delta, the twister killed at least 26 people …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Mar 24, 2023 / 16:12 pm Speaking at a panel discussion at Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice on Thursday, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi criticized the U.S. Catholic bishops over their opposition to abortion and transgender treatments for children. “They [the bishops] …

By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2023 / 16:30 pm A potential legal case against Pope Benedict XVI over his handling of abuse during his time as archbishop of Munich has been dropped. The public prosecutor’s office in Munich said on Tuesday it had “discontinued its investigations” against Cardinals Joseph …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2023 / 14:47 pm A coalition of conservative organizations is taking legal action to obtain documents from the Department of Justice related to the surge in pro-abortion attacks on churches and pro-life pregnancy centers and a lack of prosecution from the agency. Based on …

By Peter Finney Jr. New Orleans, La., Mar 22, 2023 / 16:00 pm Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, OFM, a New Orleans native who had served since 2015 as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, died March 21 at Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans following a lengthy illness. Cheri, …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 21, 2023 / 14:00 pm A new film that takes moviegoers along on a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain is being released in theaters for one day only on March 28. The Camino de Santiago, also known as “The Way of St. …