In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. / Credit: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Vatican City, Apr 2, 2… […]
Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared on CWR on April 1, 2015, and is reposted here, in slightly different form, to mark the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005. […]
Twenty years ago, on April 2, 2005, St. John Paul II died, ending his 26-year pontificate. Throughout his long pontificate, he boldly taught the importance of building a culture of life. In Evangelium Vitae (given […]
Livia Tossici-Bolt is awaiting a verdict in her case in which she was charged with violating a “buffer zone” that restricts pro-life speech near abortion clinics. / Credit: Photo courtesy of ADF International
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 1, 2… […]
“Today we run the risk that our organizations, so dependent on the welfare state … could be easily confused with a very bureaucratic NGO [nongovernmental organization],” said Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conferen… […]
U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves to the crowd at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. / Credit: EWTN News/Screenshot
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 1, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA).
U.S. Vice President JD Vance intends to visit Rome during Ea… […]
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks to attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. / Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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An EF2 tornado in the early hours of March 31, 2025, in Grand Prairie, Louisiana, tore off the roof of the St. Peter Parish catechism building. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Debbie LaFleur
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 1, 2025 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
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The “Caravaggio 2025” exhibition revives the legend of the baroque genius in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News
Vatican City, Apr 1, 2025 / 13:12 pm (CNA).
The adventures of Michelangelo Merisi (1571–1610), known as Caravaggio, were linke… […]
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Apr 1, 2025 / 12:12 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April is for… […]
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