At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo expresses his closeness to those affected by Hurricane Melissa, a storm of ‘catastrophic power’, and encourages civil authorities to ‘do everything possible’ to support those affected. By Edoardo Giribaldi  Downed power lines, piles of debris, and vehicles submerged in …

Hurricane Melissa has ravaged Jamaica and is now gradually weakening, after making landfall in Cuba. It`s been one of the most powerful Atlantic Storms on record. By James Blears Large swathes of Jamaica are underwater, engulfed by massive flash flooding. Most of the island is still without electricity. Melissa cannoned …

At least 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip from late Tuesday to Wednesday.​ By Nathan Morley At least 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip from late Tuesday into Wednesday, in what officials described as the most intense escalation since the …

Archbishop Timothy Broglio issues a plea to end the government shutdown as it puts the burden “heavily on the poor and vulnerable of our nation, who are the least able to move forward.” By Vatican News As the United States faces the fourth week of a government shutdown, Archbishop Timothy …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2025 / 12:27 pm Catholic charitable groups that provide food to needy families are voicing concern about the expected stoppage of federal food assistance programs as the government shutdown continues. The shutdown reached Day 29 on Oct. 29, and unless lawmakers come to …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2025 / 11:00 am President Donald Trump on Oct. 24 indicated that he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping about the possible release of long-imprisoned Catholic activist Jimmy Lai, suggesting he may bring pressure on the communist country’s leadership to allow Lai to walk …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2025 / 06:00 am Bishops in multiple U.S. states are leading efforts to spare the lives of condemned prisoners facing execution — urging clemency in line with the Catholic Church’s relatively recent but unambiguous declaration that the death penalty is not permissible and should …

By Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register, Oct 24, 2025 / 12:02 pm Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas is finally home after spending 57 days in the hospital with severe injuries sustained from the deadly shooting on Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during the first school Mass of the year that …

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 24, 2025 / 09:44 am Pope Leo XIV on Friday authorized decrees recognizing 11 new martyr saints as well as four new venerables to be honored by the Church. During his Oct. 24 audience with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 23, 2025 / 13:20 pm U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, attended a private Mass celebrated by Franciscan monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Thursday during a three-day diplomatic trip to Israel. Vance, the nation’s second …