Catholic News – General
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Pope Francis calls for global commitment to eradicate child labor and exploitation
Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025,…
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Pope Francis’ autobiography ‘Hope’ is out this week
Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday jubilee audience in the Vatican’s audience hall on Jan. 11,…
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Historic Italian naval ship chosen to be a jubilee church in 2025
The Amerigo Vespucci Italian naval ship. / Credit: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jan 13, 2025…
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Black Nazarene procession attracts millions in the Philippines
Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual procession on Jan. 9, 2025, in…
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Appeal for ‘fervent prayers’ issued for religious sisters kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria
An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha…
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Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided Christian bloc
Lebanon’s Parliament has elected Gen. Joseph Aoun to be president of the Republic of Lebanon. / Credits: Carlos Braga-Pinterest and…
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Pope Francis: Christians have a duty to prevent, condemn child exploitation
Pope Francis greets young people gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at…
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Biden attends prayer service for New Orleans terror attack victims hosted by archdiocese
President Joe Biden speaks during an interfaith prayer service at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in New…
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Catholic priest sentenced to 11 years in prison by Belarusian regime
The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus. / Credit: nastya_krii/Shutterstock ACI…
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PHOTOS: Cardinal Pizzaballa opens 2025 Jubilee Year in Holy Land
The entry of the cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29, 2024, marks the opening…
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