ROME – Pope Leo XIV Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in both Ukraine and Gaza, asking for dialogue, the cessation of violence, the freedom of Israeli hostages and for humanitarian law to be…
Pope Leo XIV speaks in front of the famous icon at the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 28,…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Nigerian priest has warned that if the military fails to stem the continued killing of Christians, an armed response might become imperative. At least 50 people were murdered in Aondona,…
Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament. / Credit: Comunidade Javé Nissi via Pexels Manila, Philippines, May 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As the National Eucharistic Revival comes to an end in the United States…
ROME – As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small insight into what is first and foremost on their minds in…
ROME – Pope Leo XIV Sunday paid visits to the papal basilicas of St. John Lateran, where he was formally installed as Bishop of Rome, and St. Mary Major, assuring Romans of his closeness as…
Casamari Abbey in Italy. / Credit: D. Ermacora Rome, Italy, May 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers…
American flag flies over the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. COMMENTARY: The sounds of bells, the sight of flags, the silence of prayer — all bear witness to lives laid down.
Mark ReinsteinA burial detail lowers the flag-draped casket of Specialist Alejandro L. Manrique, a U.S. Army soldier killed during the U.S. invasion of Panama, to his final resting place with full military honors on Dec.…
Mildred, the Peruvian goddaughter of Pope Leo XIV, with then-Father Robert Prevost. / Credit: Courtesy of Mildred Camacho ACI Prensa Staff, May 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). “Godfather, we love you! Long live the…