Archive for March 28, 2025

St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin, Germany.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Deutsch

Catholic population in Germany drops below 20 million for the first time

According to the German Bishops’ Conference, Catholics now make up less than a quarter of Germany’s population and less than... Read more

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as Jesus Christ in “The Chosen,” speaks with CNA during a press junket interview on March 19, 2025, in Dallas at the Season 5 premiere of “The Chosen: Last Supper.”?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Jonathan Roumie discusses Season 5 of ‘The Chosen’: ‘For me, it was living out liturgy’

“The Chosen: Last Supper" has officially been released in theaters across the country, focusing on the events of Holy Week. Read more

Lost at sea for 95 days, fisherman Máximo “Gatón” Napa says Jesus Christ literally came to his rescue.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Fisherman lost at sea for 95 days recounts miraculous rescue

Fisherman Máximo “Gatón” Napa never lost his faith while being stranded at sea for 95 days until he was finally... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin (right) meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda on March 28, 2025, at the Vatican. ?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope’s recovery progresses as Vatican appoints new librarian, Polish president visits

Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement as he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his residence in Casa Santa Marta. Read more

The flag of the European Union flying in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

European bishops’ secretary-general: Secularization is eclipsing Christian values

The bishops of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union held their spring assembly this week, where... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop credits Cardinal Pell’s intercession for miraculous survival of Arizona toddler

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney this week credited the apparently miraculous survival of an Arizona toddler to the intercession of... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Texas Catholic Charities will drop lawsuit against federal government as payments resume

Catholic Charities Fort Worth sued the agency at the beginning of March after the Trump administration froze tens of millions... Read more

Father Augustine Deji Dada, a Missionary of Mercy priest, is seen at the Vatican in Rome, Thursday, March 27, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘This is life-changing’: Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome for Jubilee of Hope

“Being a Missionary of Mercy has given my life so much focus,” said Father Augustine Deji Dada of the Archdiocese... Read more

The Philippines has the highest adult Christian faith retention rate in the world, according to Pew Research.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Pew Research: Most Christians raised in the faith hold onto it in adulthood

Surveys in about three dozen countries compiled by the Pew Research Center found that most Christians who are raised in... Read more

People stand past the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, after a powerful earthquake killed more than 150 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prays for Myanmar, Thailand after deadly earthquake

Pope Francis sent his condolences to Church and civil authorities in Myanmar and Thailand after a powerful earthquake killed more... Read more

Maryland State House.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Maryland bishops say abuse payout bill ‘unfairly targets’ religious organizations

A proposed bill, if passed, would reduce the state damage cap for abuse victims to $400,000 while keeping the cap... Read more

A wildfire blazes next to a stone lantern of family tomb in Andong, South Korea, on March 26, 2025. At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing “unprecedented damage,” the acting president said.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis sends condolences after South Korea wildfires destroy thousands of homes

Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow for the victims of the devastating wildfires in South Korea, which killed 28 people... Read more

“People need genuine compassion and choices, not the false choice of pain or poison,” says Jim Towey, founder and president of Aging with Dignity, the organization behind a new watchdog effort to monitor and oppose the expansion of assisted suicide throughout the United States.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Watchdog effort launches to oppose assisted suicide in U.S.

Aging with Dignity debuted Assisted Suicide Watch to “challenge the well-funded effort to convince people that suicide-affirming care is a... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

New York official blocks Texas order against doctor who mailed abortion pills into state

Taylor Bruck will not file the summary judgment ordered against abortion doctor Margaret Daley Carpenter for allegedly providing abortion pills... Read more

The Kansas Capitol in Topeka.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Leader of ‘black mass’ arrested at Kansas Capitol after punching protester

Catholic leaders in the state while deploring the planned sacriligious “black mass” had called for peaceful and prayerful resistance.  Read more

St. Paul’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Mosul, Iraq.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Cardinal calls on Iraqi Christians to vote for fellow Christians in upcoming elections

Here are some of the major stories about the Church from around the world that you may have missed this... Read more