Mother Miriam sounds the alarm on fake AI-generated papal messages falsely attributed to “Pope Leo XIV,” urging Catholics not to be deceived by spiritual counterfeits online. In this powerful episode, she exposes the growing confusion in the digital age [...]

Two people are dead after a mass shooting in Philadelphia‘s Fairmount Park on Monday. Nine others were injured in the Memorial Day shooting, among them three teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin [...]

The new president of the academy is on record as having defended the use of contraception in certain cases in a marriage. --- The new president of the academy is on record as having defended the use of contraception in certain [...]

Pope Francis had been due to make the trip this month, to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, but his ill health forced it to be put on hold. --- Pope Francis had been due to make the [...]

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, May 21, 2025 / 10:46 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will hold a meeting of cardinals on June [...]

Students pose after being called to “Petra House” at JSerra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, April 28, 2025. / Credit: JSerra Catholic High School CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 10:05 am (CNA). A Catholic school in Southern California [...]

A stable family life benefits any child. Pope Leo XIV, who calls his siblings at least weekly, is one good example. Then-Bishop Robert Prevost would call his older brother, John, daily from his post at the Vatican as Prefect [...]

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seated in places of honor usually reserved for heads of state, meet with Pope Leo XIV in the papal library on May 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican [...]

A 25-year-old man identified as the suspect in a deadly bombing at a Southern California fertility clinic was driven by an extreme anti-natalist ideology that opposed human reproduction, authorities said, highlighting a chilling motive that targeted the sanctity of [...]

The nomination is the first major appointment made by Pope Leo XIV in the various offices of the Roman Curia, and is being welcomed by pro-life advocates. --- The nomination is the first major appointment made by Pope Leo XIV in [...]