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Pope meets with Ukrainian President

Pope Leo XIV and President Volodymyr Zelensky discuss the war in Ukraine, the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, and the Holy See’s continued support for dialogue and peace. By Francesca Merlo On Tuesday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a private audience at the papal …
Pope Leo XIV appoints Iowa priest to lead mission diocese of Baker, Oregon

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 12:30 pm Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker, a mission diocese in eastern Oregon. The bishop-elect, who celebrates 21 years as a priest on July …
San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico

By David Ramos Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, will hold a celebration in Spanish and English on Sunday, July 13, commemorating the 137th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Anacleto González Flores, a martyr of the religious persecution Mexico experienced in the 1920s and …
San Bernardino diocese grants Sunday Mass dispensation to those fearing deportation

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 17:55 pm Bishop Alberto Rojas of the diocese of San Bernardino, California has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for those within the diocese who fear deportation. The bishop said all of the faithful within the diocese …
How a teenage boy became a ‘ninja fighting hunger’

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 8, 2025 / 06:00 am At just 19 years old, Austin Baron is taking college classes, competing on sports reality television, making handmade dog toys, and raising tens of thousands of dollars to feed the hungry. How does he do it all? According to …
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body to be in Rome for Jubilee of Youth

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 7, 2025 / 14:15 pm The coffin holding the incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth July 26 through Aug. 4. According to the Vatican’s jubilee office, the coffin will be transferred from the …
Catholics mobilize aid after historic flash floods devastate Texas Hill Country

By Amira Abuzeid San Antonio, Texas, Jul 5, 2025 / 14:00 pm Catholics are responding with prayers and aid after record-breaking flash floods in central Texas devastated communities along the area’s rivers and killed at least 27 people. The flash flooding began in the early hours of July 4. Heavy rainfall …
Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:30 am Two months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV will leave Rome to spend two weeks on a pontifical estate in the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south of the city, and sometimes known as the “second Vatican City.” …
Pope Leo XIV: Pilgrimages are ‘vital’ for a Christian’s life of faith

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 11:30 am Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said pilgrimages play an essential role in the life of faith as they help a Christian to be better united to Jesus Christ and discern God’s purpose for us in life. The Holy Father invited …
Bishop Barron urges court to strike down Washington law that targets seal of confession

By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 15:29 pm Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession, telling the court that the law is “manifestly” disrespectful of the ancient and …