Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as head of the 1.4 billion members of the universal Catholic Church with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican… A papacy begins: Pope Leo XIV calls for united Church at inaugural Mass
“The Martyrs of Compiègne,” St. Teresa Convent, Palma, Spain They ascended the scaffold out of love for Christ. Within days of their sacrifice, the Reign of Terror came crashing down.
Melanie McClanahan, a Rosary Team volunteer, with a resident. / Credit: Mike Jensen CNA Staff, May 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Teresa Rodriguez was working as a hospice nurse, seeing patients at a memory… ‘My first Hail Mary in 45 years’: Rosary Team brings prayer to memory care residents
Screenshot/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV celebrates his Inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025 to thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square. ‘Brothers and sisters, I would like that our first great desire be for a united… Full Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Homily From Inauguration Mass: ‘This is the Hour For Love’
Participants in the St. Junípero Serra Walking Pilgrimage arrive at Mission San Buenaventura Aug. 11, 2024. This mission is one of the stops on the new summer ‘California Camino’ route. The closing Mass will be… Following Serra’s Footsteps: Eucharistic Pilgrimage on the Camino de California
Pope Leo XIV speaks to cardinals in Rome on May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI MENA, May 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Eastern Christian communities erupted in celebration at the election of… An Augustinian pope: Upholding Africa’s legacy and embracing Eastern Christianity
Pope Leo XIV smiles as a jubilant crowd joins in prayer on Sunday, May 11, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 17, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Mass for the inauguration of… The meaning of Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass and taking possession of St. John Lateran
The 2010 Chevy Camaro SS and 1967 Chevy Camaro SS being raffled in the Diocese of Gallup’s annual V8’s for Vocations car raffle. / Credit: Photo courtesy of V8’s for Vocations CNA Staff, May 17,… New Mexico diocese uses classic cars to drive vocations and evangelization
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic leaders in South Africa have blasted the Trump administration over claims of an ongoing genocide against white South Africans. U.S. President Donald Trump recently claimed that “genocide” was taking place in… South African Catholic leaders refute U.S. claims of white genocide
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at the San Francisco walk for life on Jan. 21, 2023. / Credit: Dennis Callahan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 16, 2025 / 18:03 pm (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump has tapped San… Trump names Archbishop Cordileone to Religious Liberty Commission advisory board