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  • [ April 1, 2026 ] Pope Leo’s personal secretary: ‘He hasn’t changed; he’s still the same’ since his time in Peru News Briefs
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Pope Francis to open Holy Door in Roman prison on feast of St. Stephen for 2025 Jubilee

October 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door in L’Aquila, Italy. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 28, 2024 / 13:25 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis will open a Holy Door in Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Dec. 26, the feast day of St. Stephen. It will be the seco… […]

Meet ‘Luce’: The Vatican’s cartoon mascot for Jubilee 2025

October 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 14

The official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is named “Luce,” which is Italian for “light.” / Credit: Simone Legno/tokidoki/Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 28, 2024 / 12:55 pm (CNA).
Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Vatican has… […]

Archbishop praises Welsh Parliament’s rejection of motion to legalize assisted suicide

October 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Archbishop Mark O’Toole of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. / Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

London, England, Oct 28, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA).
A leading archbishop from Wales said he is “pleased” that the Welsh assembly has rejected a motio… […]

Privacy in the confessional: Is your smartphone listening to your sins?

October 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Anyone who uses a smartphone has likely experienced the same unsettling phenomenon — a pointedly placed advertisement that seems to show up right after you’ve disc… […]

Pope Francis in Angelus address mourns Catholic priest murdered in Mexico

October 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus message from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 27, 2024 / 11:40 am (CNA).
In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope … […]

In synod closing Mass, Pope Francis calls for ‘a Church that hears the cry of the world’

October 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis addresses bishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 27, 2024 / 08:55 am (CNA).
Pope Francis closed the global Synod … […]

An ancient vocation is on the rise: consecrated virginity

October 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Holly Garnett is consecrated in the Military Ordinariate of Canada as a consecrated virgin. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Holly Garnett

CNA Staff, Oct 27, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
On her consecration day, a woman will usually wear a white dress as … […]

Victims feel ‘betrayed’ as Vatican investigation of Rupnik hits one year with no answers

October 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Lawyer Laura Sgro, left, sits with Gloria Branciani, center, and Marjiam Kovač during a press conference in Rome on Feb. 21, 2024. Branciani and Kovač allege that they were subjected to spiritual, psychological, and sexual abuse by famous mosaic… […]

The Synod on Synodality’s final document: What you need to know

October 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

Participants of the Synod on Synodality pose for a group photo, Oct. 26, 2024. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Oct 26, 2024 / 16:48 pm (CNA).
In a significant departure from previous synods, Pope Francis adopted the final document of the Synod o… […]

‘We walk together’: U.S. bishops reflect on last global session of Synod on Synodality

October 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis meets with other delegates of the Synod on Synodality at a roundtable discussion in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Oct. 17, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 26, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA).
As the second session of the Syn… […]

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