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By CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 18:26 pm As the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement actions throughout the country, U.S. bishops are raising their voices in solidarity with unauthorized immigrants who are being arrested “on the basis of immigration status alone” and sending the message that …

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By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 16:31 pm Cardinal Raymond Burke said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to remove measures restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in dioceses. Burke spoke at a London conference organized by The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, …

Pope Leo XIV will spend half of July and a weekend in August at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, celebrating Sunday Mass in local churches and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in the town’s Liberty Square. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Leo XIV will resume the tradition …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2025 / 06:00 am At 8 years old, Minnesota native Joe Masek was exposed to pornography for the first time and went on to struggle with an addiction to it for 23 years. Through a series of actions he finally gained freedom and …

By Pope Leo XIV Vatican City, Jun 14, 2025 / 19:35 pm The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to Catholics during the “Chicago Celebrates Pope Leo XIV” event at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, on Saturday, June 14. My dear friends, It’s …

By Maisy Sullivan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2023 / 02:00 am The solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, also known as Trinity Sunday, is observed on the Sunday following Pentecost. This year’s feast falls on June 15 and draws our attention to the mystery of the Trinity — God the …

Pope Leo XIV decries the military escalation between Iran and Israel and renews his appeal for dialogue and the pursuit of a world free from the nuclear threat. By Linda Bordoni Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appealed to Iranian and Israeli leaders to step back from war and engage in …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 17:39 pm Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, considered the “doctor of the poor,” and María del Carmen Rendiles Martínez, a nun and founder of the Sister Slaves of Jesus. The canonizations were …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2024 / 13:30 pm Every Father’s Day, we recognize and give thanks for the fathers in our lives. It’s a day to honor all men who love and sacrifice for others and to remember the love each of us receives from God the …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 10, 2025 / 16:24 pm Australian priest Father Liam Ryan, also known as “the surfing priest,” is making headlines after rescuing a pair of struggling surfers from a rip current — the second time the priest has saved a person in danger of drowning. …