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Pope Francis shakes hands with film director Martin Scorsese and his wife Helen Morris. One day after suffering from a fever, Pope Francis resumed his normal activities, including meeting with participants in a conference on “The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination,” organized by Jesuit magazine “La Civiltà Cattolica” and Georgetown University, in the Apostolic Palace on May 27, 2023.

Pope Francis resumes normal schedule one day after fever

May 27, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope had canceled meetings in the morning May 26 due to a fever. Read more

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov's Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene (1835)

Here’s when Easter officially ends

May 27, 2023

By Katie Yoder

Easter lasts for a total of 50 days, from Easter Sunday until the feast of Pentecost. Read more

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CNA freelancer recounts ‘horrifying experience’ of witnessing Nigeria firefight

May 26, 2023

By Douglas Burton

The exchange of gunfire, which lasted about an hour, took place on May 16 in Mangu City in Central Nigeria’s... Read more

The Vatican on April 2, 2022, announced that Pope Francis had appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus Diocese to close 15 churches; bishop calls for stronger Catholic engagement

May 26, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

As part of a parish reorganization and merger plan, Bishop Earl K. Fernandes spoke of new possibilities for growth. Read more

Photos of the man who allegedly set a fire at St. Mary's Cathedral and charged at two staff members on May 19, 2023.

Canadian police ask for public’s help in identifying man who set fire at cathedral 

May 26, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Police in Canada are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly set a fire and assaulted... Read more

A young man touches a religious statue to the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, on May 18, 2023, at the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles monastery in Gower, Missouri.

Morticians mystified by Sister Wilhelmina’s body: ‘Something special going on there’

May 26, 2023

By Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen

The local bishop, who has contacted Rome, says a “thorough investigation” is needed to answer “important questions.” Read more

A statue of St. Junipero Serra, which was defaced and torn down by protesters Oct. 12, 2020, at Mission San Rafael Arcangel in San Rafael, California. Courtesy photo.

Cordileone on Serra statue case: Prosecutor signaled attacks against Catholics go unpunished

May 26, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

“It is clear to me that this course of action would not have been taken with anyone else,” Archbishop Salvatore... Read more

Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo.

Unsolved murder of Cardinal Posadas is ‘an open wound,’ Mexican bishops say

May 26, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

On the 30th anniversary of the murder of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, Mexican bishops’ recalled the “open wound” left... Read more

A tabernacle was desecrated May 24, 2023, at St. Ann Parish in the town of Nindirí in Nicaragua.

Ciborium stolen and Eucharist desecrated in chapel in Nicaragua

May 26, 2023

By David Ramos

During the early hours of May 24, unidentified persons desecrated the chapel of Our Lady of Fatima in the small... Read more

Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva succeeds Cardinal Mario Poli as archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Pope Francis appoints ‘bishop of the peripheries’ as successor in Buenos Aires

May 26, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

As a priest, Bishop García Cuerva was a prison chaplain in the province of Buenos Aires and both the diocesan... Read more

Planned Parenthood hosts a rally for funding abortion for Medicaid recipients on the state capitol's steps in January.

Do your tax dollars pay for abortion? It depends on where you live

May 26, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Rhode Island joins 16 other states funding abortion through Medicaid, despite the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of tax dollars... Read more

Father Frederick Lenczycki (left) admitted to abusing more than 30 children in three states; Bishop Joseph Imesch of the Diocese of Joliet had recommended him for a transfer without disclosing allegations against the priest.

Illinois clergy sex abuse report: How bishops protected accused priests

May 26, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The report showed examples of bishops transferring accused child abusers to other parishes or dioceses while failing to make the... Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 24, 2023.

Pope Francis has a fever, Vatican spokesman confirms

May 26, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope’s appointments were canceled Friday because he has a fever. Read more

St. Philip Neri in levitation, fresco by unknown (1600 ca.) from Vallicella rooms of the saint, Chiesa Nuova, Rome.

St. Philip Neri, the ‘Apostle of Rome,’ is an example of Christian charity and zeal

May 26, 2023

By Matthew Santucci

Deep in the catacombs, St. Philip Neri had his spiritual epiphany on the eve of Pentecost in 1544. Today, May... Read more

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Chilean bishop: Court ruling on sexual orientation training harms independence of Church

May 25, 2023

By Diego Lopez Marina

A Catholic bishop and Alliance Defending Freedom have criticized a 2022 ruling of an international court for proposing nondiscrimination “training.” Read more

The facade of Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in La Paz, Bolivia.

Bishops of Bolivia admit to having caused ‘deep pain’ to victims of sex abuse

May 25, 2023

By Abel Camasca

In a May 24 statement, the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference reported that it had received the visit of Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu,... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Lawsuit alleges Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley failed to prevent abuse at Catholic high school

May 25, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Three former students at a Massachusetts Catholic high school have filed a lawsuit against Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley and other... Read more

An all-Ireland pro-life rally in Dublin.

Nearly 30,000 abortions in Ireland since referendum came into effect, pro-life group says

May 25, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Five years after Irish voters rejected the constitutional amendment that protected “the right to life of the unborn,” more than... Read more

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South Carolina signs six-week ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill into law

May 25, 2023

By CNA Staff

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill Thursday prohibiting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy that goes into effect... Read more

Cardinal Mario Grech, who serves as secretary general of the global Synod on Synodality, speaks to EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser for an exclusive interview that aired on EWTN on May 22, 2023.

‘We don’t have an agenda,’ Synod on Synodality organizer says in new EWTN interview

May 25, 2023

By Andreas Thonhauser

While he believes “a synodal Church is a more spiritual Church,” Cardinal Mario Grech emphasized that the Church “is not... Read more