During a private audience, Pope Leo XIV and Isaac Herzog discuss the need for an urgent ceasefire and unimpeded aid access for Gaza, as well as the liberation of all remaining hostages and a two-state solution as the only path to peace. Vatican News Pope Leo XIV on Thursday received …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2025 / 17:46 pm The shooter who killed two children and injured 21 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis blamed “gender and weed” for his mental health issues and discussed how his struggles with gender dysphoria contributed to his desire to commit the attack. …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 3, 2025 / 08:55 am Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda said this week that Catholics and others in the Twin Cities are revealing “signs of God’s great love” in the week following the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. “I get the idea …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 31, 2025 / 07:10 am Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and deplored a worldwide “pandemic of arms” that has left many children dead or injured. “Our prayers for the victims of the …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 18:52 pm News this week of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement sparked positive commentary from a wide cross-section of Catholics on social media, who anticipate a positive cultural shift from the marriage between the beloved pop star and Kansas City …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 08:00 am The shooter who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27 voiced some regret over his ‘gender transition’ efforts when he was a minor, according to handwritten notes he displayed in a YouTube …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2025 / 12:21 pm Numerous online fundraising campaigns have raised well over $1 million to help support victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that claimed the lives of two children and injured approximately 20 people. Verified GoFundMe fundraisers showed over $1.2 million raised …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 11:51 am Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American songwriter Pharrell Williams will direct a concert featuring musicians John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Karol G, BamBam, and Angélique Kidjo in St. Peter’s Square next month. The Sept. 13 concert, which is free …

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:06 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The bishop-elect is currently parish priest of St. Elizabeth of Portugal and vicar general of the San Jose Diocese. Prior to …

The church in the United States expresses its grief and condolences following Wednesday’s tragedy in Minneapolis, where a young man opened fire during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School. The attack resulted in the deaths of two children and around seventeen injured before the shooter took his own life. Vatican News …