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“With reference to gender, the Holy See understands the term to be grounded in the biological sexual identity that is male or female,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said. / Credit: Pasquale Senatore/Shutterstock

Vatican Secretary of State Calls Out United Nations for Promoting Abortion, Gender Ideology

In an address to the U.N. “Summit of the Future” in New York, Cardinal Pietro Parolin voiced the Vatican’s disapproval...

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, France. / Credit: Elise Harris/CNA

French Government Warns of "very high" Terrorist Threat on Catholic Solemnity

According to BFMTV, the French minister of the interior instructed local officials to advise Christian leaders on preventative security measures. 

A map of Nigeria. / Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock

U.S. Government Criticized for Omitting Nigeria from Religious Persecution Watchlist

Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, told CNA that the report demonstrates a...

Father David Waller will become the first bishop ordinary of the Walsingham Ordinariate. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Former Anglican Priest Ordained a Catholic Bishop for Newly Created Ordinariate in Great Britain

Bishop David Waller received his episcopal ordination in Westminster Cathedral in London on June 22, the feast of English saints...

Hundreds of faithful filled the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, site of Mother Angelica's tomb, beyond capacity as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage St. Juan Diego Route passed through on June 20, 2024. / Credit: EWTN

Mother Angelica’s Shrine Fills to Capacity as National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Passes Through

The foundress of EWTN and member of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Mother Angelica made no secret of her...

On his second day in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, Feb. 1, 2023, Pope Francis listened to the stories of victims of violence from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region. / Credit: Vatican Media

14 Catholics Killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after Refusing to Convert to Islam

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported that the 14 Catholics were killed in North Kivu by members of an ISIS-affiliated...

Lost Masterpiece of Christ Now on Display: "One of the greatest discoveries in the history of art"

The lost painting by Caravaggio was recently rediscovered and is now on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid,...

Small white vans dubbed "monstrance mobiles" are being used for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. They are just big enough for some of the "perpetual pilgrims" and a pedestal upon which Christ in the monstrance can be placed. / Credit: Jonathan Liedl/CNA

What Would a Road Trip with Jesus and Mary Be Like? These Young Catholics are Finding Out

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be one of the apostles and journey, eat, joke, and...

Martin Earle, a sacred artist who specializes in works for churches and the liturgy, told CNA that one should not mistake an artistic revival for a simple re-creation of the past. | Credit: Courtesy of Martin Earle

"The religion of the Incarnation": Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty

Despite the artistic lack in recent decades, there appears now to be a growing resurgence in the Catholic artistic world.

Thousands of Christians peacefully and prayerfully march to a rally in front of the Nigerian Plateau state governor's office building in protest of the 2023 Christmas massacre that left over 200 Christian Nigerians dead, Jan. 8, 2024. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Rev. Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam, photo by Plateau State Government Media Team

U.S. House Advances Bill to Increase Sanctions on Nigeria Over Persecution of Christians

Sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, the resolution would call on the Biden administration to designate Nigeria a “country of particular...

Church in Sri Lanka to begin canonization process for hundreds killed in 2019 Easter attack

The Archdiocese of Colombo has plans to submit a petition to the Vatican to declare those killed in the Easter...

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the Nigerian Diocese of Makurdi in Benue state at a breakfast at Capitol Hill organized by Aid to the Church in Need on Jan. 30, 2024. | Credit: Peter Pinedo/CNA

Is the Persecution in Nigeria a Christian Genocide? This Bishop Says "yes"

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Nigeria warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population could disappear...

Pope Francis leads an ecumenical second vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Christian Unity Must Be Rooted in Prayer, Pope Says at Ecumenical Vespers

Marking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis hosted an ecumenical vespers at Rome’s Basilica...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd of 1.5 million people who attended the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal on Aug. 6, 2023. | Vatican Media.

What countries did Pope Francis visit in 2023 and what did he say?

Despite advanced age and health challenges, the pope visited six countries on three continents in 2023.

French priest and Holocaust expert counters attempts to exploit Jesus for anti-Israel agenda

Father Patrick Desbois said in an interview this week that “if he had been born today, Jesus would be a...

Nearly 200 Killed in Christmas Weekend Attacks on Nigerian Christians, Leaders Urge Action

Catholic leaders and others demand government action as victims are buried in mass graves. 

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, and Bishop Robert Barron. | Credit: Alan Koppschall/EWTN; ACI Africa; Courtesy of DeChant-Hughes Public Relations

More Bishops Voice Criticism, Support for Vatican Document on Blessing Same-sex Couples

Some bishops, including Cardinal Gerhard Müller and several bishops in Africa, have firmly denounced the Vatican’s document.

In an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol, National Catholics Bioethics Center President Dr. Joseph Meaney discusses the first-ever therapy approved by the FDA using CRISPR, a genome editing technology. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”

"Groundbreaking" Gene-editing Therapy Receives Thumbs up from Catholic Bioethicist

A new gene-editing therapy designed to help treat patients suffering from sickle cell disease has been endorsed by the National...

A road in Enugu State, Nigeria. | Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety)

Christianity Growing Despite World’s Worst Persecutions, New Report Says

A new report from a Christian advocacy group says that Christianity continues to thrive and grow despite brutal repression.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, on Oct. 20, 2023. | Credit: Gianfranco Pinto Ostuni

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Mourns 18 Dead in Gaza Christian Church Bombing

“War and bombs have never solved problems; on the contrary, they always create new ones,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said.