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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.

  Canonization Mass on May 15, 2022 | Daniel Ibanez/CNA by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 15, 2022 / 03:00 am Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It was the Church’s first canonization since that of …

by Courtney Mares Fatima, Portugal, May 13, 2022 / 03:00 am While men in the trenches of World War I faced chemical gasses and industrialized weaponry that wrought unprecedented human carnage, an Angel of Peace appeared with a message. “Do not be afraid. I am the Angel of Peace. Pray …

An arrow points to David DePerro in St. Peter’s Square on May 13, 1981. | Magda Gorman/Used by permission. by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 13, 2022 / 03:47 am On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot Pope John Paul II and critically injured him. The pictures of the …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 13, 2022 / 04:15 am The Vatican confirmed on Friday that Pope Francis will visit three cities in Canada during the last week of July. The pope will travel to Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit on July 24-30, the Holy See press office said …

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 11, 2022 / 15:21 pm When Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed that abortion economically helps women — including low-income, Black women — one senator challenged her with his personal story. “I’ll just simply say that, as a guy raised by a Black woman in …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, May 11, 2022 / 11:05 am Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former leader of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, was reportedly released on bail late on Wednesday night. The news came hours after he was detained by the authorities on May 11 over his connection to a fund which …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 12, 2022 / 04:59 am The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in a statement on Thursday that it was “extremely concerned” about “Cardinal Joseph Zen’s incident.” “We have always upheld the rule of law. We trust that in the future we will continue …

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 11, 2022 / 11:00 am The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to move forward with what pro-life leaders describe as “The Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act.” The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 (WHPA), or S.4132, would “enshrine a virtually …

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot leads the city’s Pride Parade as Grand Marshal, June 30, 2019. | Vashon Jordan Jr. via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 10, 2022 / 13:42 pm Catholic and pro-life leaders are condemning the Chicago’s mayor’s “call to arms” in response …

By CNA Staff Hong Kong, China, May 11, 2022 / 10:08 am Cardinal Joseph Zen has been released on bail hours after he was arrested by the authorities in Hong Kong, according to media reports. The reports emerged shortly after the Vatican said that it was concerned to hear of the 90-year-old cardinal’s …