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Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 2, 2025 / 17:14 pm (CNA).On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to remain faithful to the successor of St. Peter, the pope."In the past, Eastern Catholics have agreed to adhere to full communion with the successor of the Apostle Peter, whose body rests in this basilica. And it was in the name of this union that they bore witness, often in blood or persecution, to their faith," Gugerotti said at a Mass on May 2 in St. Peter's Basilica.Eastern Catholics, "in part now reduced, in numbers and in strength but not in faith, from wars and intolerance," he continued, "remain firmly clinging to a sense of...
Cardinals gather for the the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 17:32 pm (CNA).The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
null / Credit: Bill Chizek/ShutterstockCNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 17:44 pm (CNA).The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) announced today a new memorandum of understanding with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, which the organizations say solidifies their "long-standing commitment to the holistic development and spiritual growth of young people.""This agreement reaffirms [our] shared values and outlines collaborative efforts to provide enriching and character-building opportunities for Catholic youth through Scouting," the organizations said in a May 1 joint announcement. The text of the memorandum was not immediately made available. The NCCS, founded in the early 20th century, is an advisory committee that utilizes all the programs and activities of the Boy Scouts of America but works with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to ensure alignment of Catholic Scouting programs with Catholic teaching, the organization says. The organiz...
null / Credit: angellodeco/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 18:23 pm (CNA).The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a report Thursday that outlines concerns about the use of life-altering drugs and surgeries on minors who struggle with gender dysphoria.The HHS report notes that this model, sometimes called "gender-affirming care," includes irreversible medical interventions on children who do not have any physical health conditions. The treatments are designed to feminize boys and masculinize girls, and the surgeries make the child's body appear more similar to that of the opposite sex."Systematic reviews of the evidence have revealed deep uncertainty about the purported benefits of these interventions," the foreword of the executive summary of the 400-page report notes.President Donald Trump signed an executive order during his second week in office that directed HHS, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to produce a report on t...
A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint along a street in Srinagar on May 1, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the military "operational freedom" to respond to a deadly attack in Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on arch-rival Pakistan, a senior government said on April 29. / Credit: BASIT ZARGAR/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 15:14 pm (CNA).Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week:Catholic who refused to deny his faith shot by Islamic terrorists in India A 57-year-old Catholic man, Sushil Nathaniel, was among 26 people killed during a terrorist attack in Kashmir (also called Pahalgam), India, last week, according to an Asia News report. Nathaniel's wife, who escaped with their two children, told AsiaNews that her husband was shot in the head by terrorists after refusing to recite the Islamic declaration of faith. While celebrating his funeral, Bishop Th...
Vatican firefighters install the iconic chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof on May 2, 2025, which will signal the outcome of voting during the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNACNA Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 04:22 am (CNA).The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
Tens of thousands of young pilgrims, who took part in Jubilee of Teenagers festivities from April 25-27, 2025, were also present at the Divine Mercy Mass dedicated to the late pontiff. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/Vatican MediaWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).The Archdiocese of Baltimore is launching a new initiative this summer to address the crisis of disaffiliation among young people in the Church through a proactive missionary "lab" program. "The impetus behind it is really giving tools to young people who notice things and have great ideas about how to respond to needs or opportunities in their community, and giving it a structure that allows them to practice listening, practice prayerful discernment, and implement whatever project they're working on," the archdiocese's coordinator of missionary discipleship, Rena Black, told CNA. "When a young person is the driving force behind something, that lights a fire under people in a way that nothing el...
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández elevates the chalice during the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 1, 2025 / 17:23 pm (CNA).Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, finding joy and rest in work itself, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said at the sixth Novendiales Mass."What I want to show, however, is to what extent [Pope Francis] understood that his work was his mission, his everyday work was his response to God's love, it was an expression of his concern for the good of others," Fernández said in St. Peter's Basilica on May 1."For these reasons," the cardinal continued, "work itself was his joy, his nourishment, his rest. He experienced what the first reading we heard says: 'None of us lives for himself.'"Cardinals celebrate the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Pe...
Cardinals celebrate the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 17:46 pm (CNA).The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández delivers the homily during the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 1, 2025 / 17:53 pm (CNA).Editor's Note: On May 1, 2025, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope Francis, delivered the following homily during the sixth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis. The text below is a CNA working translation of the Italian original published by the Vatican.On this Easter Christ tells us: "All that the Father gives me will come to me... His will is that I lose nothing of what he has given me." What immense sweetness these words have.Pope Francis is Christ's, he belongs to him, and now that he has left this earth he is fully Christ's. The Lord has taken Jorge Bergoglio with him since his baptism and throughout his entire existence. He is Christ's, who has promised for him the fullness of ...
