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New U.S. ambassador to the Vatican presents credentials to pope
By CNA Staff Vatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 11:03 am Pope Leo XIV on Saturday morning received Brian Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace for the formal presentation of his letters of credence. According to a U.S. embassy statement, the two men …
Charlie Kirk before death: ‘I want to be remembered for courage for my faith’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2025 / 18:17 pm Just a few months before he was assassinated on Sept. 10, Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk — a conservative campus activist and an outspoken evangelical Christian — said that upon his death, he would want to be remembered for his …
New film on St. Maximilian Kolbe’s final days highlights hope amid darkness
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2025 / 06:00 am A new film called “Triumph of the Heart” depicts St. Maximilian Kolbe’s last days on earth in a starvation bunker in the German death camp of Auschwitz. The film will be released in theaters on Sept. 12. St. Maximilian …
Politicians, faith leaders condemn political violence after Charlie Kirk assassination
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2025 / 13:04 pm Faith leaders and political leaders are uniting their voices to condemn politically motivated violence following the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk. Following the confirmation of Kirk’s death by President Donald Trump, some hours after the TPUSA founder was …
Cardinal Parolin on Charlie Kirk death: ‘We are against all types of violence’
By Hannah Brockhaus , Valentina di Donato Vatican City, Sep 11, 2025 / 12:11 pm In response to the Sept. 10 fatal shooting of Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Vatican’s secretary of state condemned the use of violence against those with whom one disagrees. “The Vatican stand is that we are against …
Vacation’s over: How to get back into the routine with joy and hope
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 10, 2025 / 09:00 am After days of vacation this summer, many people have returned to their usual routines, leaving behind long, peaceful days and that feeling of freedom from schedules or obligations. The return to school, the early-morning rush, and the many responsibilities …
BREAKING: Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at college event in Utah
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 10, 2025 / 15:54 pm Founder and President of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk has died after being shot in an incident that took place at a Utah Valley University event earlier this afternoon. Prayer requests for Kirk flooded across social media platforms after …
Vatican establishes feast days of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Sep 9, 2025 / 07:00 am The Catholic Church will commemorate the liturgical memorial of St. Carlo Acutis on Oct. 12 and of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4. The two young men were canonized Sept. 7 by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square …
Seton Shrine to celebrate 50 years of America’s first native-born saint
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 08:00 am This week the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will welcome hundreds of people to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the canonization of the first American-born saint and to recognize the 87 American Catholics on the path to sainthood now. …
Cardinal Burke to celebrate Traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Sep 9, 2025 / 11:00 am Cardinal Raymond Burke will celebrate a special Traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 25 in a return to a prior custom, suspended since 2022, of an annual pilgrimage of Catholics devoted to the Latin Mass. Burke will …
