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 …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 04:00 am On July 4, Americans celebrate their country’s independence — as well as the people who formed the United States into the country that it is today. Those include American saints. Here are 11 American saints who dedicated their lives …

By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2025 / 17:17 pm In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, voted to purchase the childhood home of the first U.S.-born pope, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. Newly-elected Dolton Mayor …

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 13:49 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Daniel Garcia of Monterey, California, as the sixth bishop of Austin, Texas. After leading the Diocese of Monterey for more than six years since 2018, Garcia, 64, has returned to his home state of …

By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 30, 2025 / 14:12 pm Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28 audience held at the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican in the context of the June 29 celebration of the solemnity of Sts. …

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 1, 2025 / 13:47 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Mark Rivituso, auxiliary of St. Louis, as metropolitan archbishop of Mobile, Alabama. Rivituso succeeds Archbishop Thomas Rodi, who led the Archdiocese of Mobile beginning in 2008. Rodi submitted his resignation letter to Pope Francis …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2025 / 15:22 pm A Texas law that requires porn sites to verify that its users are at least 18 years old can remain in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 27, that the law does not violate the …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 27, 2025 / 12:26 pm The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a group of Maryland parents who had sued a school district over its refusal to allow families to opt their children out of LGBT-focused lessons. In a 6-3 decision in Mahmoud v. …

By Sanad Sahelia ACI MENA, Jun 26, 2025 / 17:02 pm In a disturbing and increasingly frequent pattern, the Palestinian town of Taybeh, located east of Ramallah and known as the last remaining town in the West Bank inhabited entirely by Christians, faces ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers targeting residents, their …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Jun 25, 2025 / 07:15 am Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday addressed what he called the “fatigue of living” as one of the ailments afflicting modern society, and he urged the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to face reality with the grace of Jesus. “A very widespread …