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Volunteers and staff with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley assist Latin American and Haitian migrants at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas. / Credit: Peter Pinedo/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 18:09 pm (CNA).The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability have announced the launch of an investigation into more than 200 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including two major Catholic nonprofits, that provided taxpayer-funded services to migrants during the Biden administration. Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are among those named in the investigation. According to a June 11 press release, the probe will investigate whether the NGOs "used taxpayer dollars to facilitate illegal activity" by migrants who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.All the NGOs named in the investigation have been sent a letter requesting that t...
Blessed Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Diocese of AssisiVatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 15:09 pm (CNA).It's official! Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7 together with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati as the first new saints of his pontificate. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist, Carlo Acutis will be the first millennial Catholic saint.So who is Blessed Carlo? Here's what you need to know:Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London, where his father was working. Just a few months later, he moved with his parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, to Milan, Italy, where he grew up.Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia as a teenager. Before his death in 2006, he offered his sufferings for Pope Benedict XVI and for the Church, saying: "I offer all of my suffering to the Lord for the pope and for the Church in order not to go to purgatory but to go straight to heaven."From a young age, Carlo had a special love for God, even though his parents weren't es...
Cardinal Timothy Dolan stands at the altar during Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on May 26, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 15:39 pm (CNA).The number of adults in the U.S. who believe religion is experiencing a resurgence in America has gone up significantly, recent polling has found."Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults believe religion is increasing its influence in American life, similar to the 35% measured in December but up from 20% a year ago," the latest Gallup poll reads.Gallup conducts polling on religious influence at least twice per year as part of an effort to gauge "U.S. religious attitudes and behavior." Last year, 75% of adults said they believed religion was losing its influence on American society. While the majority of Americans still maintain this belief, according to the poll, that number has come down to 59%. "These recent shifts represent a departure from the trend over the past 15 y...
Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsVatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 04:42 am (CNA).The Vatican announced Friday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonized together on Sept. 7.The date was set during the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, held June 13 at the Apostolic Palace. Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, will become the first millennial to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church.Acutis' canonization had originally been scheduled for April 27 during the Vatican's Jubilee of Teenagers. That ceremony was postponed following the death of Pope Francis on April 21. Despite the change, thousands of young pilgrims from around the world who had traveled to Rome for Acutis' canonization attended the late pope's funeral and the ju...
null / Credit: Oleksandr Lysenko/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 10:56 am (CNA).Women in America and the United Kingdom are taking legal action against Pfizer and other birth control producers after a study indicated that injectable contraceptives were found to cause brain tumors.A case management conference regarding the multi-district litigation was held on May 30 in Pensacola, Florida, to discuss the next steps in the lawsuits filed against New York-based Pfizer. The legal action follows a 2024 French study that found that the use of the contraceptive medication medroxyprogesterone, often known under Pfizer's brand name Depo-Provera, renders a woman five times more likely to develop a meningioma brain tumor.Meningiomas are slow-growing tumors that are usually benign but can cause severe injury or death if they become large enough to compress the brain or spinal cord.The research study conducted by the National Agency for Medicines and Health Produc...
Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati / EWTN NewsVatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 04:42 am (CNA).The Vatican announced Friday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonized together on Sept. 7. The date was set during the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, held June 13 at the Apostolic Palace. Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, will become the first millennial to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Acutis' canonization had originally been scheduled for April 27 during the Vatican's Jubilee of Teenagers. That ceremony was postponed following the death of Pope Francis on April 21. Despite the change, thousands of young pilgrims from around the world who had traveled to Rome for Acutis' canonization attended the late pope's funeral and the jubilee Mass, which drew an estimated 200,000 people.In an unexpected move, ...
null / Credit: Andy via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).For many years in the United States, Catholic dioceses have periodically announced major settlements involving victims of Catholic clergy abuse, with the payouts coming as part of bankruptcy proceedings related to abuse claims. Since 2004, when the Archdiocese of Portland declared bankruptcy, dioceses and archdioceses have used Chapter 11 law to navigate the complex and often financially crushing process of resolving decades of sex abuse claims. In recent years, many U.S. bishops have announced major nine-figure settlements for abuse victims. Most recently, the Archdiocese of New Orleans last month agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an end to years of bankruptcy proceedings in federal court.Where does the money come from? Marie Reilly, a professor of law at Penn State University and an expert in bankruptcy litigation, including ...
Credit: FreshStock/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).Here's a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed:China recognizes Pope Leo XIV's first bishop appointment The People's Republic of China has officially recognized Pope Leo XIV's first bishop appointment, the Vatican announced, signaling what some say is an indication that the new pontiff intends to continue operating under the controversial Vatican-China deal.Chinese officials recognized Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan, who was installed as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou on June 11, just six days after Leo announced the appointment. "This event constitutes a further fruit of the dialogue between the Holy See and the Chinese authorities and is an important step in the journey of communion of the diocese," Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said in a statement. Historic St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev damaged in deadly drone attack The historic Ho...
Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending FreedomCNA Staff, Jun 12, 2025 / 17:38 pm (CNA).Twenty-two states and various religious freedom and free speech advocates have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of two Vermont couples who are suing the state after their licenses to be foster parents were revoked due to their religious beliefs concerning human sexuality. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is suing on behalf of Brian and Katy Wuoti and Bryan and Rebecca Gantt after the Vermont Department for Children and Families informed the two families that their belief that persons cannot change biological sex and that marriage is only between a man and a woman precluded them from serving as foster parents in the state.Despite describing the Wuotis and the Gantts as "amazing," "wonderful," and "welcoming," state officials revoked the couples' fos...
A parental rights group sent a letter to several federal agencies asking them to investigate the YMCA's alleged violation of Title IX policies on June 10, 2025. / Credit: Ronnie Chua/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 12, 2025 / 18:08 pm (CNA).A parental rights group has filed formal complaints against the YMCA with three federal agencies, requesting an investigation of the organization for allegedly violating the law by permitting biological males to use girls' locker rooms, bathrooms, and overnight cabins.The American Parents Coalition (APC), led by Alleigh Marré, sent letters on June 10 to the secretaries of the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She requested an investigation into possible Title IX violations on the part of the YMCA."The YMCA has betrayed the families it claims to serve," Marré said in a statement. "Girls are expected to share teams, locker rooms, bathrooms, and ...
