ROME – After meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday, several European bishops said one primary joint concern was the exclusion of the European Union from key international negotiations by the United States, such as peace… Europe’s bishops hope Pope Leo will move the needle with Trump admin
SÃO PAULO – Thirty-eight years after the brutal killing of Spanish-born Jesuit missionary Vicente Cañas in the Amazonian State of Mato Grosso, the Brazilian judiciary finally issued an arrest warrant against one of the murderers.… Murderer of Jesuit missionary in Brazil convicted 38 years after crime
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Nigerian prelate says faith-based organizations in the Sahel region have become soft targets for extremists. Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Abuja Archdiocese was speaking in an exclusive interview following a… Nigerian Archbishop says faith groups have become ‘soft targets’ for terrorists
Bishop Francisco Javier Acero with the mothers of the disappeared and priests. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop Acero Puebla, Mexico, May 23, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Amid a wave of violence that has… Catholic Church strives to reduce violence in Mexico
“I have never seen anything like this,” said Jerikah McCloud, 23, who looks out the destroyed second floor of her family home in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis on Saturday, May 17, 2025, after… ‘Be the love of Christ for others’: St. Louis begins long road to tornado recovery
Tessa Gervasini/CNAParticipants at a May 22, 2025, afternoon vigil to honor the two lives lost in an attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., the night before hold signs reading “Christians and Jews… Catholics Show Solidarity After Terrorist Attack Kills 2 Israeli Officials in Washington, DC
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Desilú León explains the route for “Paths of Pope Leo XIV,” which will cover four regions in the country: Lambayeque, Piura, La Libertad, and Callao, key locations in… ‘Paths of Pope Leo XIV’ tourism route launches in Peru
ROME – As with any papal transition, when Pope Leo XIV was elected questions arose about what his priorities would be, and whether he would continue to advance the priorities and reforms of his predecessor.… Pope Leo’s first curial appointment signals continuity on women
SÃO PAULO – A festival of Catholic music drew more than 40,000 attendants on May 17 to Santa Bábara d’Oeste, a city with 180,000 inhabitants about 85 miles away from São Paulo, Brazil’s major economic… Catholic music festival gathers 40,000 people in small Brazilian city
ROME – An American rabbi has voiced optimism for Catholic-Jewish relations after the election of Pope Leo XIV, saying his pontificate marks an opportunity for renewal given a spike in tensions during the last months… Rabbi ‘optimistic’ about relations with Catholic Church under Pope Leo