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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 Sabrina Ferrisi New York City, New York, Oct 15, 2025 / 13:26 pm The 6th Annual Eucharistic procession organized by the Napa Institute took place in New York City on Oct. 14, a day after a Nor’easter soaked the tri-state area. Organizers praised God for holding back the rain during …

By Veronica Giacometti ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 14:42 pm A fire this weekend severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery outside of Milan in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns to flee the blaze. The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 as the nuns — part …

By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 04:00 am Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima and the day on which thousands of people bore witness to the miracle of the dancing sun — a miracle that shattered the prevalent belief at the time that God …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2025 / 16:28 pm A man urinated on the Altar of Confession of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday before being taken away by security officers in the famous basilica, according to news reports. The man climbed the altar and “urinated under the stunned gaze …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2025 / 17:07 pm Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved Catholic nun who became known across the country at the age of 98 as the chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team, died Oct. 9 at the age of 106. “In …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2025 / 06:00 am Five years ago, Jonathan Kuplack was speaking with a friend about the need for men to have communities where they can be open with one another, challenge each other, and be inspired to become the men God intended them …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2025 / 17:39 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Pro-life influencer’s assault case dropped; Thomas More Society fights for justice After New York City dropped the case against a woman who assaulted a pro-life influencer, the legal nonprofit Thomas …

By Hannah Brockhaus , Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 12:25 pm Pope Leo XIV addressed immigration policies and respect for vulnerable migrants in a meeting with Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and labor leaders at the Vatican on Thursday. “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 07:10 am When Emily Wilson-Hussem began sharing “matchmaking” posts on Instagram, inviting Catholic singles to share their names and locations to connect with others, she wasn’t expecting that her lighthearted experiment would lead to 12 marriages, 20 engagements, hundreds of dating …

By Sanad Sahelia ACI MENA, Oct 9, 2025 / 11:55 am The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has welcomed the announcement of an agreement to halt attacks in the Gaza Strip and to ensure the immediate release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners — describing it as a first step “that may …