By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 31, 2025 / 10:41 am The Vatican has seen a boom in requests for blessings from the new pope, with at least a 30% increase during Leo XIV’s first month reflecting enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate — and highlighting a traditional practice …

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 31, 2025 / 09:36 am Pope Leo XIV on Thursday approved the decision to declare St. John Henry Newman the 38th doctor of the universal Church. The decision to confer the title upon the 19th-century English saint — a former Anglican priest who converted to …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2025 / 12:43 pm Every summer, the small city of Carthage, Missouri, becomes a booming landmark of religion and culture as tens of thousands of pilgrims gather to celebrate family and faith, honor the Blessed Mother, and share in Vietnamese traditions. The Marian …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:34 pm The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication reiterated its long-standing call for recognition of Palestine statehood amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict after France announced last week it would recognize the region’s statehood. The editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, Andrea …

By Marguerita Kallassy ACI MENA, Jul 29, 2025 / 08:00 am With a smartphone and an Instagram account, twin brothers Charbel and Giovanni Lteif are closing in on 800,000 followers with their “Eastern Christians” pages on social media. The 20-year-old Maronite Lebanese brothers have built their Christian social media platform in just one …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 13:40 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has invited Americans to participate in a daily prayer to St. Joseph, defender of life, to stop federal funding of the abortion industry. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the USCCB, and …

By Solène Tadié CNA Newsroom, Jul 26, 2025 / 11:15 am Antonia Raco, a 67-year-old Italian woman long affected by an incurable neurodegenerative illness, was officially introduced to the press on July 25 in Lourdes, where her healing was recognized as the 72nd miracle attributed to the intercession of the Virgin …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 18:13 pm “Thanks be to God more people weren’t harmed,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli in an exclusive interview with EWTN on July 24 in the wake of the July 17 bombing of his parish, Holy Family Church in Gaza, which left …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 17:53 pm This week the White House released its plan for artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, which aims “to achieve global dominance in AI” and promote “human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people.” The plan comes as …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 14:05 pm Archbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia has expressed “sorrow” for and “prayerful solidarity” with the immigrant community as arrests continue to take place across the United States. “You are not alone,” Perez wrote to U.S. immigrants in a July 23 pastoral …