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2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route announced: 3,300 miles from Indy to LA
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 18, 2025 / 14:45 pm Organizers on Tuesday announced the full route for the next iteration of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will see Christ in the Eucharist carried some 3,300 miles from Indianapolis to Los Angeles beginning in May. “We are thrilled to be gearing up for the …
Pro-life advocates decry Trump executive order expanding IVF access
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 18, 2025 / 18:05 pm President Donald Trump frustrated pro-life activists Tuesday afternoon with an executive order that directs the United States Domestic Policy Council to examine ways to lower costs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and expand access to the procedure. “I’ve been …
U.S. bishops sue Trump administration over refugee funding freeze
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 09:05 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is suing the Trump administration over what the bishops say is an unlawful suspension of funding for refugee programs in the United States. Upon taking office last month, President Donald Trump issued sweeping …
Catholics hopeful on abortion, health policy after Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 07:30 am Prominent U.S. Catholics are expressing optimism after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent confirmation as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following an arduous confirmation process that saw him challenged on several issues key to the …
Vance draws attention to lack of religious freedom, free speech in Europe
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 14, 2025 / 17:35 pm U.S. Vice President JD Vance called attention to deteriorating religious freedom and free speech rights in Western liberal democracies throughout Europe during an address to the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany on Friday. “I come here today not just with an observation …
Catholic leaders push for $10 billion federal school choice program
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 14:45 pm Catholic leaders have voiced support for a bill that would establish a federal tax credit to expand school choice in K–12 education. If passed, the Educational Choices for Children Act (ECCA), introduced at the end of January during National School …
Ecumenical initiative calls for unity to celebrate Easter together
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Feb 15, 2025 / 07:00 am The First Ecumenical Council, the meeting of Christian bishops that was held in 325 in Nicaea (today İznik, Turkey), laid the groundwork for reaching consensus within the Church through an assembly representing all of Christendom. This event marked a key …
A new generation of saints? 6 millennials on the road to canonization
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2025 / 06:00 am Six young people who lived with deep faith and committed their lives to the Church that Jesus founded are on their way to being proclaimed saints, with most of them currently on the path to beatification. From Carlo …
Sister Raffaella Petrini appointed president of Vatican governorate
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2025 / 07:15 am Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, the Vatican announced Saturday. According to the Feb. 15 bulletin from the Holy …
Pope Francis hospitalized at Gemelli for bronchitis
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 14, 2025 / 06:05 am Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized in the late morning on Feb. 14, following meetings with a number of people, including …
