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CatholicVote president Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be ambassador to the Holy See on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. / Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 18:23 pm (CNA).In a party-line vote on Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations advanced Brian Burch's nomination for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See to the full Senate for final confirmation. All 12 Republicans on the Senate committee, chaired by Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, voted in favor of Burch, while all 10 of the committee's Democrat members voted against him. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, now has to bring the nomination to the full Senate floor for a final vote. The action comes more than three weeks after Burch's hearing before the committee, during which he fielded questions on foreign aid, the Vatican-China deal, and the Holy See's role in...
Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 07:30 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:
Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) pledged to uphold the "theological and pastoral legacy" of the late Pope Francis, in a statement issued during their 39th annual conference and 40th anniversary commemoration. / Credit: CATHANACI Africa, May 1, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) have pledged to uphold the "theological and pastoral legacy" of the late Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on April 26.In a communiqué issued after their 39th annual conference, which also coincided with the association's 40th anniversary, CATHAN members mourn the late 266th pontiff, giving thanks to God for the gift of his 12-year pontificate and his "courageous witness to the Gospel in our time.""We pledge to carry forward the theological and pastoral legacy of the late Holy Father with renewed zeal and fidelity," CATHAN members say in the April 25 communiqué following their conference at the Bishop Kelly Pastora...
Archivists show a handwritten book of the Rule of St. Augustine found in the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine's archives, an example of the materials that will be preserved in WRAC's future heritage center. / Credit: Courtesy of the Women Religious Archives CollaborativeCNA Staff, May 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).A group of religious sisters in Cleveland is launching a multimillion-dollar archive center that will help collect, preserve, and share the stories of women religious in the United States. Sister Susan Durkin, OSU, told CNA that the Women Religious Archives Collaborative will ensure the preservation of the "tremendous stories of how sisters in the United States overcame insurmountable obstacles to serve the people in front of them."Durkin said that when she was serving as the president of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland, the congregation undertook a project to downsize its motherhouse. "In our downsizing we had to make a decision about what to do with o...
Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).Members of the College of Cardinals have gathered in Rome in anticipation of the subsequent election of Pope Francis' successor. There are currently 252 cardinals, 133 of whom are eligible and expected to vote in the conclave. They range in age from 45 to 99. Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal electors. Though cardinals over the age of 80 cannot vote in the conclave, they do participate in pre-conclave meetings, called general congregations, and can still have an influence over who is chosen. Here are some of the cardinals who will choose the next leader of the Catholic Church.Vatican The cardinals serving in the Roman Curia have some of the most visibility and the most influence in...
Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 07:30 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:
Swiss Guards stand at attention during Easter Sunday liturgical celebrations at the Vatican on April 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNACNA Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 23:18 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 William Goh speaks during an interview with EWTN News on April 19, 2024, in Singapore. / Credit: Sean Boyce/EWTN NewsMadrid, Spain, Apr 30, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA).In a pastoral letter published by the Archdiocese of Singapore, Cardinal William Goh called on the faithful to pray for the cardinals involved in electing the successor to St. Peter.Goh first noted that the members of the College of Cardinals are holding general congregations "to hear the views and assessment" of the current situation and "what the Church needs to do after Pope Francis.""Hence, it is urgent and important that you all pray for us so that we can discern what kind of pope the Church needs in this present day, because every pope brings with him his own charisms," the prelate emphasized.The cardinal asked for prayers "that we will choose the right candidate to be the successor of St. Peter to lead the Church in this complex world."Specifically, the cardinal encouraged the organization of "nove...
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|ShutterstockCNA Staff, Apr 30, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA).During oral arguments on Wednesday, the conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to supporting the establishment of the first Catholic charter school in the United States.The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which is managed by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, last year petitioned the high court to approve its bid to become the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school. The case could reshape school choice and religious freedom in the U.S. The Oklahoma Supreme Court previously ordered Oklahoma's charter school board to rescind the contract with the school, citing the First Amendment's prohibition of laws establishing a state religion. Shortly after the state Supreme Court ruling, both St. Isidore and the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board filed separate petitions to the U.S. S...
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House. / Credit: The White HouseWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA).President Donald Trump passed the 100-day mark of his second presidency on Tuesday, April 29, a period that has been packed with major policy shifts, more than 130 executive orders, and over 200 lawsuits.Trump won the country's Catholic vote by double digits last November and since then has received praise from Catholics on several issues but skepticism and even legal challenges on others.Actions that have received the enthusiastic endorsement of many Catholics include the administration's initial pro-life efforts, religious liberty protections, and moves to extricate gender ideology from the government. However, the president's embrace of in vitro fertilization (IVF), his hard-line immigration policies, and his funding cuts to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have caused tensions with the bishops and Catholic...
