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Father Gabriel Romanelli leads Eucharistic adoration at Holy Family Parish in Gaza in December 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel RomanelliACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 15:48 pm (CNA)."Everyone here is pleading for mercy: to take pity, for mercy, for compassion, for them to stop this war, for them to stop shooting… for them to stop killing people, for them to stop bombing," the only parish priest in Gaza, Father Gabriel Romanelli, said in a video he posted Sept. 23."There are stories that are terrible, there are stories that are truly terrible. People are deeply distressed and implore God to take pity, to have mercy on everyone, and they also implore taking pity on everyone, so that for the love of God this war may end," the priest continued.In a video that begins with the reaction of the faithful, including a child who seems frightened by a nearby explosion, the priest lamented that in Gaza "the bombing continues, it's very heavy and ongoing, it sounds very l...
From left: Ross Douthat, media fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology; Will Wilson, CEO of AI company Antithesis; Father Michael Baggot, LC, professor of bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome; and Brian J.A. Boyd, director for the Center for Ethics and Economic Justice at Loyola University New Orleans discuss AI and the Church on Sept. 23, 2025, at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNAWashington, D.C., Sep 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).The Catholic University of America (CUA) hosted a panel this week to discuss how Christians should think about the developing technology surrounding artificial intelligence (AI).The Sept. 23 panel was hosted by CUA's Institute for Human Ecology, which works to identify the economic, cultural, and social conditions vital for human flourishing. The group discussed the threats posed by AI, the future of the technology, and the Church's place in the conversation. Ross Douth...
null / Credit: Lisa F. Young/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).The overwhelming majority of bishops and vocation directors expressed satisfaction with formation programs, according to a study analyzing how seminaries and dioceses screen candidates for holy orders. However, the study found gaps in evaluations related to learning disabilities and assessing tendencies toward "activity or inclination towards sexual activity with a minor or other trait that might indicate the person could be a harm to minors."The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University (CARA) conducted the study in collaboration with the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame. It includes responses from 103 U.S. bishops plus roughly 33% of vocation directors, 59% of seminary rectors, 11 formators, and 59 mental health specialists. The June report, "Evaluating the Church's Practices in Assessing the Suitability of Candidates for Holy...
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson (right) speaks during a press conference following a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on an ICE facility in Dallas, officials said. / Credit: ARIC BECKER/AFP via Getty ImagesCNA Staff, Sep 24, 2025 / 17:38 pm (CNA).Politicians and Catholic bishops are calling for prayer and an end to political violence after two ICE detainees were killed and another critically injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas on Wednesday morning.Police sources say the shooter, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, was armed with a rifle on a roof and took his own life just after 6:30 a.m., according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. No ICE officers were injured in the attack.FBI Special Agent Joseph Rothrock said during a press conference this morning that rou...
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois. / Credit: Public domainWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 24, 2025 / 18:08 pm (CNA).Opposition is mounting against Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich's decision to honor U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, with a "lifetime achievement award" for his work surrounding immigration policy despite his long pro-abortion voting record. Following Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois' denunciation of the decision, additional bishops have followed suit in speaking out against the upcoming ceremony honoring Durbin, scheduled to take place in November. Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is among those criticizing Cupich's plan, writing: "The Archdiocese of Chicago's plan to give [Durbin] a Catholic 'Lifetime Achievement Award' is untenable." The Archdiocese of Chicago's plan to give @SenatorDurbin a Catholic "Lifetime Achievement Award" is untenable. Works of justice & protecting life are not mutually exclusive but must...
The exterior of the Tlaxcala cathedral in Mexico, which is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI PrensaPuebla, Mexico, Sep 24, 2025 / 15:57 pm (CNA).The Diocese of Tlaxcala, the oldest in Mexico, is commemorating the quincentennial of its canonical establishment with a 500-hour period of continuous Eucharistic adoration before the Blessed Sacrament as an expression of gratitude and renewal of faith.The initiative began on Sept. 12 and will conclude on Oct. 3, with the hours being distributed among the 93 churches that make up the seven deaneries of the diocese. Each deanery is responsible for 50 hours of adoration.A statement noted that the objective of the activity is to spiritually prepare for the celebration of the jubilee of the 500th anniversary "as a form of thanksgiving and renewal of faith."Parish priests, vicars, and community leaders are also invited to promote the initiative during Sunday Masses and encourage families, parish groups, and ...
Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during his weekly general audience on Sept. 24, 2025. / Credit: Vatican MediaVatican City, Sep 24, 2025 / 07:24 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV renewed the Holy See's support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land and voiced concern over rising tensions in Ukraine, speaking with reporters Tuesday before returning from Castel Gandolfo to the Vatican."The Holy See has supported the two-state solution for many years," the pope recalled, pointing out that the Vatican formally recognized Palestine in 2015 with the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement. "The Holy See recognized the two-state solution some time ago. That is clear: We must seek a path that respects all peoples."Asked whether broader international recognition of Palestine might help, he said: "It could help, but right now there is no real willingness to listen on the part of the other side; dialogue is broken."The pope confirmed that he had spoken by ...
Father José Giner, 94, says Mass twice a day. / Credit: Father José GinerACI Prensa Staff, Sep 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).At age 94 and with seven decades of priesthood behind him, Catalan priest Father José Giner, who has lived in Ecuador for 70 years, said he doesn't feel like a teacher but rather like a "disciple.""At this age, I don't feel like a teacher at all: I'm still a disciple. I don't want to be a 'has-been priest'; that's why I strive to keep up to date; I read a lot, and I ask young people to correct me," he said in an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA's Spanish-language news partner.Giner surprises many with his vitality: He starts the day with a cold shower, does exercises, plays pingpong, watches sports, reads, and spends time woodworking, where he creates religious art. And, most importantly, he said he celebrates Mass twice a day.Father José Giner officiates a wedding. Credit: Father José Giner"I'm a very ordinary man, but with something wonderful: Christ, who is...
Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly General Audience, September 24, 2025. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Sep 24, 2025 / 07:24 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV renewed the Holy See's support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land and voiced concern over rising tensions in Ukraine, speaking with reporters Tuesday before returning from Castel Gandolfo to the Vatican."The Holy See has supported the two-state solution for many years," the pope recalled, pointing out that the Vatican formally recognized Palestine in 2015 with the signing of the Global Agreement. He added, "The Holy See recognized the two-state solution some time ago. That is clear: we must seek a path that respects all peoples."Asked whether broader international recognition of Palestine might help, he said: "It could help, but right now there is no real willingness to listen on the part of the other side; dialogue is broken."The pope confirmed that he had spoken by phone the same day with the...
Archbishop Gallagher speaks at the United Nations in New York on Sept. 23, 2025. / Credit: Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United NationsACI Prensa Staff, Sep 23, 2025 / 15:12 pm (CNA).The Vatican's secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, on Tuesday reaffirmed before the United Nations the Holy See's commitment to promoting the dignity and equality of women but warned that these goals cannot be achieved without respecting dignity "from the unborn to the elderly.""Women's equality cannot be achieved unless the dignity of all people is respected, especially the most fragile and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly," the archbishop, a native of Liverpool, England, said Sept. 23.Gallagher gave his address on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and the text was released by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York.The archbishop emphasized that the protection of the rig...
