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Catholic News Agency

Founded in continued response to Pope John Paul II’s call for a “New Evangelization,” the Catholic News Agency (CNA) has been, since 2004, one of the fastest growing Catholic news providers to the English speaking world.

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 13:14 pm In a new video, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has once again pledged his support for undocumented migrants. “Let me be clear: The Church stands with migrants,” Cupich said in a video message on Oct. 21. Citing family separation …

By CNA Staff Vatican City, Oct 22, 2025 / 04:00 am You probably know that St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate, and he was the first non-Italian pontiff since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1523. But did you know that …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 22, 2025 / 09:07 am Pope Leo XIV will name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education in a document to be published on Oct. 28 for the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education. The Holy …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 06:00 am Catholics across the United States are encouraged to participate in the national Respect Life Novena beginning Oct. 22 in an effort to unite in prayer for the protection of the unborn and all those affected by abortion. The Respect …

Campers pray the rosary July 24 during Mike Sweeney Catholic Baseball Camp at the Russell Road Sports Complex in Kent, Wash. (CNS photo/Stephen Brashear) See BASEBALL-CAMP July 30, 2014.
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2025 / 17:27 pm A poll released by the Pew Research Center found that most Catholics believe religion has a positive influence on life in the United States, and an increasing number of Catholics believe religious influence on everyday life is a growing …

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 15:53 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday condemned usury, a practice that is sometimes an extremely grave sin that speaks to the corruption of the heart of those who see others only as “objects of exploitation.” Usury can be defined …

By Romy Haber ACI MENA, Oct 20, 2025 / 12:51 pm This past week, social media was flooded with images showing a new metro station in Tehran called the “Virgin Mary” station. The photos went viral, sparking widespread debate among those who hail it as a rare gesture of openness, those who dismiss …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 20, 2025 / 09:44 am Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Bishop Mark O’Connell, an auxiliary bishop of Boston, the next bishop of the Diocese of Albany, New York. O’Connell, a canon lawyer, succeeds the 77-year-old Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, who has been bishop of …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 06:00 am As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that comes with competitive sports. Now as a devout Catholic and a professional counselor she has launched a new program for athletes inspired by St. John …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 11:48 am On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, to be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19, with the theme “Missionaries of Hope among all Peoples,” the Vatican news agency Fides presented some statistics that offer a general overview of the …