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A cross atop the seminary in Beit Jala, Palestine. | Aid to the Church in Need.

Vatican Calls for Peace in Holy Land, Offers to Mediate Between Hamas and Israel

Vatican’s secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin said any mediation would have to take into account "the issue of Israeli...

The Christian community in Qaraqosh, in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, was devastated last week after a fire broke out at a Syriac Catholic wedding celebration. | Credit: Rody Sher/ ACI MENA

Pope Francis Sends Telegram to Iraqi Christian Community After Tragic Wedding Fire

An Iraqi Christian community in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, was devastated by a massive fire at a crowded wedding reception that...

Pope Francis speaks during a press conference aboard the papal plane from Marseille, France, to Rome on Sept. 23, 2023, at the conclusion of a two-day visit to the southern French port city to take part in the Mediterranean Encounter, a meeting of young people and bishops. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Denounces "body-shaming," Admits to Bullying Overweight Friend as a Child

Pope Francis said his father made him go to the bullied child’s home to apologize.

Armenian Caritas, with the support of Catholic Relief Services and USAID (United States Agency for International Development), launched the Immediate Assistance to Displaced Families of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict program in the Ararat region. Food and non-food assistance is provided to help vulnerable households displaced from Nagorno-Krabakh to meet their needs while they figure out what next steps to take amid the uncertain situation. | Credit: Armenian Caritas

Thousands of Armenian Christians Flee Homes: "Mass exodus has begun," Expert Says

According to the government of Armenia, 6,650 “forcibly displaced persons” entered Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh since last week, with more pouring...

A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Spanish sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés. | Jl FilpoC via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How St. Ignatius of Loyola Became the Patron Saint of Soldiers

Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual...

Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. | Credit: Farragutful, via Wikimedia Commons

African National Eucharistic Congress "sparking hope" for Revival

The African National Eucharistic Congress (ANEC), which took place this past weekend in Washington, D.C., is already “sparking hope” for...

Residents of Ngbam, Benue state, Nigeria, on April 8, 2023, the day after gunmen killed at least 43 people and injured another 40. | Courtesy of Justice, Development, and Peace Commission

Nigeria among Countries with Religious Freedom Violations Ignored by U.S.: Hearing

Religious liberty advocates in a hearing on Tuesday shared details with members of Congress on the dire state of religious...

Iraq’s President Revokes Recognition of Catholic Leader

Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from his seat in Baghdad...

Saint Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei. Photo courtesy of Opus Dei

St. Josemaría Escrivá’s Call to Sanctify Daily Work is a Modern Spiritual Call to Arms

According to St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, a Catholic’s everyday, ordinary struggles and work are in fact “God’s work.”

On World Refugee Day, Pope Francis Urges Action; Companies Pledge to Hire Refugees

June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day established by the United Nations to promote awareness of the estimated 27.1...

Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe sat down with CNA in June 2023 to discuss the ongoing persecution and killings of Catholics in his country, which has grown so much in recent years that, he said, “it has become a daily occurrence.” | Credit: Photos courtesy of Joop Koopman, Aid to the Church in Need United States

"It has become a daily occurrence": Nigerian Bishop on Persecution, Killings of Catholics

Nigerian bishop Wilfred Anagbe recently sat down with CNA in Washington, D.C., to discuss the ongoing persecution and killings of...

Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, pictured on July 5, 2021, as Pope Francis convalesces after a surgery. | Courtney Mares/CNA.

Pope Francis Stable, Receives Poster from Family of Baby He Baptized in Hospital in March

Pope Francis spent the day after undergoing abdominal surgery resting, Vatican Press Office spokesman Matteo Bruni shared in a statement...

A fragment on the true cross on which Jesus was condemned to death. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Donates Relic of the True Cross for King Charles’ Coronation

Thanks to a gift from Pope Francis to King Charles III, two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus...

"The Pope Answers" airs on Hulu beginning April 5. | Hulu

6 Hot-button Issues Pope Francis and Gen-Z Confront in New Disney Doc

“The true Church is at the peripheries,” Pope Francis says in Disney’s new documentary “The Pope: Answers,” which was released...

Pope Francis washes inmates’ feet at Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison on Holy Thursday, March 29, 2018. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis to Wash Juvenile Prisoners’ Feet this Holy Thursday

Less than a week after being released from Gemelli Hospital, where he was being treated for bronchitis, Pope Francis will...

"The Pope Answers" airs on Hulu on April 5, 2023. | Hulu

Disney Doc Features Pope Francis’ Talk with Gen Z on LGBTQ Issues, Abortion, and More

Disney will release a new documentary April 5 titled “The Pope Answers,” airing an extended conversation between Pope Francis and...

Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing her father and kidnapping her. | Aid to the Church in Need

"My parishioners shot dead in cold blood": Priests, Lay Faithful Describe Attacks in Niger

“Oh, what sorrow to have watched three of my parishioners shot dead in cold blood, right before my eyes —...

Pope Francis greeting congregation at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum on 5 February 2023 just before presiding over Holy Mass. Credit: ACI Africa

Church Growing Quickly in Africa among 10 Things to Know from Latest Catholic Survey

On March 3 the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported the latest statistics about the global Catholic Church.

Father Isaac Achi, a Nigerian Catholic priest, was murdered in Niger State on Jan. 15, 2023. / Diocese of Minna

“After careful review” Nigeria to Remain off Religious Freedom Watch List: U.S. Department

A U.S. State Department official told EWTN that “after careful review” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has decided not to...

Pope Francis meets with the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations on Jan. 25, 2023, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Ukrainian Interfaith Group’s Efforts a "concrete testimony of peace," Pope Francis Says

Meeting with an interfaith group representing Ukrainian churches and religious organizations today in Rome, Pope Francis expressed his support, calling...