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Tiny Jesus figurines have been popping up all over the U.S. Capitol in recent days. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNAWashington D.C., Mar 3, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA).In recent days, congressional staff working in the U.S. Capitol have reported seeing something unusual in the normally staid grand corridors and offices where Congress conducts its business: Tiny Jesus figurines are popping up everywhere.Congressional aides have shared images of the little statues on X after spotting them around the Capitol. One was found perched on a marble column in Statuary Hall, another was seen propped up on a pillar directly outside the doors of the Speaker of House's office.Some are a bit more hidden, including a diminutive Jesus placed high on a small ledge and one tucked next to a frame on the wall. Another tiny figurine was even discovered inside a lawmaker's office in the Cannon House Office Building.Capitol Hill mystery: More of these little Jesus statues are popping up all...
Canadian sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz poses next to his sculpture on the theme of refugees and migration, "Angels Unawares," in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA).Pope Francis on Monday announced the theme for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees: "Migrants, Missionaries of Hope."This year, the Church will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees from Oct. 4-5 to coincide with the two-day celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Missionary World. In 2018, Pope Francis moved the Church's annual observance day dedicated to people on the move from January to the last Sunday of September.In the Feb. 3 statement released by the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Holy Father chose this year's theme to highlight the "courage and tenacity" of migrants and refugees, "who daily bear witness to their hope for the future despite the difficulties.""Migrants and refugees ...
Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, SSMI, (far right) receives the "Guardian of Life" award from Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life at a press conference in the Holy See Press Office on March 3, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNAVatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 12:50 pm (CNA).The Vatican's Academy for Life has awarded a Ukrainian religious sister the 2025 "Guardian of Life" award for her work leading a perinatal hospice for parents who receive a life-ending or life-limiting diagnosis for their preborn children.Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia awarded Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, SSMI, during a March 3 press conference at the Vatican. A member of the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate, Holubets is a bioethicist, biologist, psychologist, and president of the nonprofit organization "Perinatal Hospice - Imprint of Life" in Lyiv, Ukraine.Holubets said at the press conference that she was honored to receive the award "for our children and parents." Life is always preci...
null / Credit: Achira22/ShutterstockCNA Staff, Mar 3, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA).Catholic schools outranked public schools in recently released mathematics and reading test scores for 2024. The Nation's Report Card by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released national scores for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics and reading. Catholic school students in both grades surpassed public school students in both categories.In fourth-grade math, Catholic schools had a score of 247, while public schools were ranked 237, according to the NAEP's scoring system. In fourth-grade reading, Catholic schools outpaced public schools by 16 points. In eighth grade, Catholic schools outpaced public schools by 21 points in math and 20 points in reading. The data is based on mandated standardized testing given between January and March 2024. Notably, public school scores have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, while publi...
A Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNAVatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA).Pope Francis addressed what he called a "planetary crisis" that is adversely affecting the world in multiple ways in a message Monday to the general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life."The term 'polycrisis' evokes the dramatic nature of the historical juncture we are currently witnessing, in which wars, climate changes, energy problems, epidemics, the migratory phenomenon, and technological innovation converge," the pope said in his message, dated Feb. 26 from Rome's Gemelli Hospital."The intertwining of these critical issues, which currently touch on various dimensions of life, lead us to ask ourselves about the destiny of the world and our understanding of it," the pope said.The Vatican academy is holding a meeting of scientists, theologians, and historians March 3-4 at the Augustinianum Conference Center near the Vati...
Candles with Pope Francis' image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 02:05 am (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Romes' Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of another pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul II. The Polish pontiff was hospitalized here multiple times, including after an assassination attempt in 1981. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNACNA Newsroom, Mar 3, 2025 / 06:44 am (CNA).Pope Francis spent a restful night at Rome's Gemelli Hospital and has begun his daily treatments after waking Monday morning, having breakfast with coffee, and reading newspapers as part of his normal routine, according to Vatican sources.The pope's condition remains stable, with Vatican sources reporting that his bilateral pneumonia is neither worsening nor causing immediate concern. No special examinations beyond routine daily tests are currently scheduled.Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father "will certainly not be imminent," Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a potentially extended hospital stay as the pope continues to receive medical care.Regarding the...
Candles with Pope Francis' image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 02:05 am (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Romes' Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
The entrance to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital, where Popes John Paul II and Francis have received medical care. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNAVatican City, Mar 2, 2025 / 14:42 pm (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Romes' Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
Religious sisters join the faithful for the evening rosary at St. Peter's Square, where Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández led prayers for Pope Francis on Feb. 28, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNAVatican City, Mar 2, 2025 / 04:02 am (CNA).Pope Francis spent another restful night at Rome's Gemelli Hospital after being admitted on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on Pope Francis' health and hospitalization:
