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Mexico City cathedral. / Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.Mexico City Newsroom, Mar 9, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).The Church in Mexico warned this week about the "manifestations of death that have been taking place in our country," which, according to the bishops, "threaten human dignity, dehumanize our coexistence, and leave a deep wound in the conscience of our people."In a statement issued on March 5, the Mexican Bishops' Conference specifically pointed out problems such as "the decriminalization and promotion of abortion, the scourge of uncontrolled violence, organized crime, and the scourge of drug trafficking, which has turned entire regions into war zones."However, despite this panorama "marked by shadows of death and despair," the prelates reminded that "life is a sacred gift, which must be welcomed, protected, defended, and promoted with courage."6 commitments for lifeIn this context, the bishops called for a commitment in favor of human dignity, calling for a Week for Life to be ...
A candle with an image of Pope Francis on it sits in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican duirng a rosary prayer service for the Holy Father on Thursday, March 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Mar 8, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
A candle with an image of Pope Francis on it sits in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican duirng a rosary prayer service for the Holy Father on Thursday, March 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Mar 8, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
San José de Luján formation house, Argentina. / Credit: Miles Christi InstituteLa Plata, Argentina, Mar 8, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA).The Vatican's Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has decreed the suppression of the Miles Christi religious order, founded in Argentina and the subject of a Vatican intervention in 2022."This decision was specifically approved by Pope Francis on Feb. 6, 2025," stated an official communication released by the AICA news agency.Implementing the measure fell to Mauricio Landra, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Mercedes-Luján, as the papal delegate appointed by the Vatican dicastery."Given the delicacy and complexity of the situation, in order for everything to be carried out with justice and charity, in order to implement the decision taken by the Holy See, we entrust this time to Mary, Mother of the Church," Landra said when announcing the decision.Miles Christi (Soldier of Christ) was a clerical religious orde...
St. Teresa of Calcutta. / Credit: © 1986 Túrelio (via Wikimedia Commons), 1986 / Lizenz: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-2.0 deCNA Staff, Mar 8, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).On March 8, International Women's Day is celebrated around the world. It is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women as well as advocate for continued equality.The Catholic Church is filled with female saints who accomplished incredible feats for the Church and serve as role models for women around the world.Here is a list of inspiring quotes from 10 female saints:St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein): "The world doesn't need what women have, it needs what women are."St. Teresa of Ávila: "We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials."St. Faustina: "In whatever state a soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul that is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul that is striving after this...
A candle with an image of Pope Francis on it sits in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican duirng a rosary prayer service for the Holy Father on Thursday, March 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Mar 8, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
Jesus as portrayed in the new film "The Last Supper," to be released on March 14, 2025. / Credit: The Last Supper movieCNA Staff, Mar 8, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA)."The Last Supper" is a new movie depicting the ultimate act of divine love and sacrifice told through the eyes of those who walked alongside Jesus Christ. Mauro Borrelli, a Catholic, served as the film's writer and director and award-winning Christian artist Chris Tomlin was the film's executive producer, marking Tomlin's first time stepping into theatrical filmmaking.The film will be released on March 14 in theaters across the United States.Borrelli and Tomlin spoke to CNA about the inspiration behind the film and what they hope viewers will take away from it, especially given its release during Lent. The inspiration for the film came from Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting of the Last Supper. Borrelli had the idea to shoot an entire movie in one room depicting this historical moment; however, as he began to write ...
Pope Francis is hugged by a young visitor at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Mar 8, 2025 / 06:45 am (CNA).As Pope Francis continues to receive treatment at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, and his condition remains stable, the pontiff remains involved with Church affairs. On Saturday, Pope Francis addressed pilgrims of the Movement for Life in a statement issued from his hospital room, which Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, delivered during a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Mar. 8.In his message, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the pro-life pilgrims on their organization's 50th anniversary, praising their concrete support for mothers experiencing difficult pregnancies.Pope Francis encouraged the Movement for Life to continue their mission, noting that "there is still and more than ever a need for people of all ages who concretely dedicate themselves to the service of human life, especially when it ...
A Muslim chaplain prays during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. / Credit: DVIDSHUB via Flickr, CC BY 20Vatican City, Mar 7, 2025 / 12:15 pm (CNA).The Vatican has expressed its solidarity with Muslims participating in the Ramadan fast, noting that Catholics also fast and do penance during the season of Lent and inviting greater dialogue and friendship between people of the two religions."Our world is thirsting for fraternity and genuine dialogue," a March 7 message from the Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue said. "Together, Muslims and Christians can bear witness to this hope in the conviction that friendship is possible despite the burden of history and ideologies that promote exclusion.""Hope," it continued, "is no mere optimism: It is a virtue rooted in faith in God, the Merciful, our Creator."In 2025, Ramadan runs from approximately Feb. 28 to March 29. It concludes with the three-day celebration of Eid al-Fitr.The Christian season of Lent began on March 5 an...
The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. / Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA).A South Carolina death row inmate is scheduled to die by firing squad on Friday and executions are set to resume in Tennessee with a newly approved lethal injection drug, with both executions coming as states move away from a long-used three-drug lethal injection combination.At 6 p.m. on Friday, March 7, a firing squad will kill 67-year-old Brad Keith Sigmon, a man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad method because he was worried about possible complications with other methods.Beginning in the 1980s, execution by lethal injection has become the primary method for executions in most states that have the death penalty. Lethal injections have historically been carried out in three steps: one drug to make the victim unconscious, a second to para...
