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The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library. the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City, is one of the oldest libraries in the world. / Credit: Checco2/ShutterstockVatican City, May 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).More than 80,000 ancient manuscripts from the Vatican Library will be restored and digitized thanks to an agreement with the Colnaghi Foundation. The initiative seeks to preserve unique documents and facilitate worldwide access to this treasure of the Church.The shelves of the Vatican Library house a large part of humanity's literary legacy. They include more than 82,000 manuscripts and 1.6 million printed books (more than 8,000 of them "incunabula," which means those printed before 1501).Among the gems in its catalog are a document with Botticelli's illustrations for the "Divine Comedy" and the only nearly complete copy of Cicero's "Republic" that has survived.Humidity and the decomposition of the inks over time have turned their preservation into a major c...
null / Credit: New Africa/ShutterstockCNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 14:42 pm (CNA).A lawsuit filed in Wisconsin alleges that an employee of a Catholic Charities affiliate there stole millions of dollars as part of a yearslong scheme involving credit card fraud and fake invoices. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee said in the lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Wisconsin circuit court, that former employee Brandi Ellis "abused her authority and misappropriated millions of dollars" when serving in a variety of financial roles within the organization. Ellis allegedly worked as an accountant, an accounting manager, and eventually as a finance manager at the charity, with her employment taking place from February 2014 to May 2024. The suit alleges that Ellis paid "false invoices ostensibly reflecting work and/or services completed or provided by vendors" but which actually funneled money to vendors with "personal or professional connections" to Ellis.&nbs...
Cardinal Robert Sarah and Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsLima Newsroom, May 29, 2025 / 15:12 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah as his special envoy for the celebrations taking place in France commemorating the 400th anniversary of the apparitions of St. Anne to the Breton peasant Yvon Nicolazic.The Vatican stated that, as the papal special envoy, the prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments will preside over "the liturgical celebrations to be held July 25-26 at the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Diocese of Vannes (France), on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the apparitions of St. Anne to the Breton peasant Yvon Nicolazic."In the early 1620s, Nicolazic experienced a vision of a radiant lady, later identified as St. Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She reportedly instructed him to rebuild a long-lost chapel dedicated to her on his land.On its website, the Sainte-Anne-d...
The Sisters of Bon Secours along with seven local Catholic congregations are launching a citywide advertisement campaign against gun violence in Baltimore. The ad features the message "Put the Guns Down, Let Peace Begin with Us" and a QR code linking to the campaign webpage. / Credit: Liz O'NeillCNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).The Sisters of Bon Secours are launching a citywide campaign against gun violence with seven other Catholic congregations in Baltimore.The advertisement campaign announced this week features ads inside and outside of city buses and in subway transit stations throughout the city that say "Put the Guns Down. Let Peace Begin With Us."The Bon Secours sisters are part of a coalition of religious sisters and others advocating for gun violence prevention called "Nuns Against Gun Violence." Taking inspiration from a similar campaign by other sisters in Ohio, the Sisters of Bon Secours ultimately landed on an advertising campaign."The Sisters of Bon Secou...
Cyclists during an earlier edition of the Giro d'Italia. / Credit: filip bossuyt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsVatican City, May 29, 2025 / 10:09 am (CNA).World-class cyclists will greet Pope Leo XIV and circle Vatican City on Sunday before embarking on the final lap of the Giro d'Italia, a multistage bicycle race that concludes in Rome.The professional race, which started in Albania on May 9, is among the top three most important international multistage races in the world, together with the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana. It includes 21 stages, mostly in Italy.The last stage of the 108th edition of the race will take place on June 1, starting from the Caracalla Baths, just south of the Coliseum, and proceeding toward the Vatican.The 1.8-mile noncompetitive ride through the Vatican will start from the Petriano Square, just south of St. Peter's Basilica inside the city state, where Pope Leo XIV will greet the athletes at the starting line. The path of the ...
Springs of Love ministry founder Kimberly Henkel (right) speaks with "EWTN Pro-life Weekly" host Abi Galvan on May 28, 2025. / Credit: "EWTN Pro-life Weekly"Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).A Catholic foster care ministry leader is calling for Catholic families to support vulnerable children and families by becoming foster parents. Springs of Love ministry founder Kimberly Henkel said many Catholics are unaware of the "huge crisis in our country" surrounding foster care, and people of faith are in a unique position to bring love to children in need of foster care. Henkel, who is a foster and adoptive mother herself, launched Springs of Love as a ministry to help other Catholic couples navigate the process of fostering. Henkel described the foster system as "very cyclical" and "difficult to break out of," with children often passing from home to home. In the end, she said, children who age out of foster care with no family connections are often ...
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 28, 2025 / 15:21 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV held the second general audience of his pontificate today in which he reflected on the parable of the good Samaritan.At the beginning of his catechesis, addressed to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Holy Father recalled that the parables of the Gospel offer an opportunity "to change perspective and open ourselves up to hope."The lack of hope, the pontiff explained, is sometimes due "to the fact that we fixate on a certain rigid and closed way of seeing things," and the parables "help us to look at them from another point of view."Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby during his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAHe then recalled that Jesus proposes this parable to "a doctor of the law," wh...
Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 28, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA).At the end of Wednesday's general audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the people suffering the devastating consequences of war, especially in Ukraine and Gaza.During his greeting to the Italian-speaking faithful, the Holy Father lamented that the Ukrainian people are being hit by "serious new attacks" against civilians and infrastructure.He also assured them of his closeness and prayers for all the victims, particularly the children and families of that nation, which has lived under the constant threat of bombs since the Russian army invaded in February 2022."I strongly reiterate my appeal to stop the war and to support every initiative of dialogue and peace," he continued.He also urged the faithful to join "in prayer for peace in Ukraine and wherever there is sufferi...
Doug Burton of Truth Nigeria speaks to "EWTN News Nightly" anchor Erik Rosales on May 27, 2025, about the brutal massacre in Nigeria that occurred May 25. / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly" screenshotWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 28, 2025 / 10:37 am (CNA).A brutal attack by extremist Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria on Sunday left dozens dead and resulted in the kidnapping of a Catholic priest and several nuns.Hundreds of Jihadist Fulani herdsmen gunned down nearly 40 people, more than half of them Christians, across several villages on Sunday, according to a report by Truth Nigeria, a humanitarian-aid nonprofit that seeks to document Nigeria's struggles with corruption and crime.The attack occurred three days after the shooting of Father Solomon Atongo, a priest of St. John Quasi Parish in Jimba, and the kidnapping of two of his companions. Atongo is currently receiving treatment for his wounds.Some of Sunday's attacks took place in Aondona, the hometown of Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Maku...
Pope Leo XIV speaks in front of the famous icon at the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican MediaVatican City, May 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings to the faithful around the world, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican's Apostolic Almoner's Office.These blessings, printed on parchment, are a well-established tradition in the Catholic Church and are available for significant moments in Christian life such as the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and marriage.As indicated on the website of the Vatican Apostolic Almoner's Office, the procedure for obtaining an apostolic blessing can be completed in two ways: in person at the offices of this department or through an online form.Those who choose the in-person method should go to the offices located within Vatican City, entering through the Porta di Sant'Anna, to the right of the colonnade...
