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null / Credit: Orhan Cam/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 24, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).Three U.S. representatives have introduced a bill that supports American taxpayers who choose to participate in health sharing, a care option favored by Christians and pro-lifers for its religious freedom protections.If passed, the Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act would designate health sharing payments as tax deductable, alleviating costs for families who opt for health sharing over traditional health coverage, many of whom do so for religious reasons. The act was introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania; Greg Murphy, R-North Carolina; and Chris Smith, R-New Jersey."Unfairly, Americans have been historically penalized by the tax code when they chose to use faith-based health care sharing ministries to meet their health care needs. The Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act will remedy this problem, ensuring Americans are no longer disadvantaged by the tax co...
A group of members of Regnum Christi. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Regnum ChristiMadrid, Spain, Mar 24, 2025 / 10:45 am (CNA).The confirmation, more than 15 years ago, of the sexual abuse of minors committed by the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Marcial Maciel, marked a turning point for priests, consecrated men and women, and laypeople in the Regnum Christi movement. The revelation of these painful events led to a period of discernment and renewal that for many became a path of hope.In 1998, nine victims filed formal charges against Maciel at the Vatican, but he denied the allegations. In 2004, the investigation was resumed, and the Holy See ordered him to withdraw from active ministry, although he was never expelled from the congregation. After his death in 2008, the Legionaries of Christ publicly apologized, confirming Maciel's double life, which also included fathering at least four children with various women.According to a 2019 report by Regnum Christi, at least 175...
A newly-renovated classroom in the Holy Land. Less than 10% of classrooms administered by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem have received these kinds of upgrades, according to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemCNA Staff, Mar 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).An ancient Catholic lay order with members worldwide is leading a campaign to renovate and modernize dozens of schools in the Holy Land, an effort the group says is an important and concrete step toward peace in the region. The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ), a Catholic order of chivalry originally founded to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, is aiming to raise $12 million to support 44 K-12 schools throughout Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus that collectively serve nearly 19,000 students.The group's Ensuring the Future Campaign will dedicate $8 million to the renovation and modernizati...
A scene from St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer's trip to Jaltepec, Mexico, in June 1970. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei/FlickrMadrid, Spain, Mar 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).On March 28, the centennial of the priestly ordination of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, will be celebrated with liturgical and academic events in Zaragoza, Spain, and in Rome.The Spanish saint was ordained a priest in Zaragoza in the chapel of the current St. Charles Borromeo seminary.Escrivá entered the seminary in September 1920, transferring from the seminary in Logroño. In addition to studying theology at the Pontifical University of Zaragoza, he also studied law at the state university.The newly ordained priest celebrated his first Mass on March 30, 1925, the Monday of Holy Week, in the chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral. The new priest offered the Mass for the repose of the soul of his father, José Escrivá, who had died in November 1924...
Pope Francis gives a thumbsup gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican MediaVatican City, Mar 23, 2025 / 06:22 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:
Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNACNA Newsroom, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:04 am (CNA).Shortly before returning to his home in the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis made a brief appearance from a fifth-floor balcony of the Gemelli Clinic in Rome to a crowd of faithful gathered outside the hospital.The moment marked his first public engagement in weeks. Waving and giving a "thumps-up" before blessing the faithful gathered outside Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the pontiff briefly thanked one well-wisher for bringing flowers for the occasion. Pope Francis waves to the gathered faithful from the balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media/ScreenshotAfter the short interaction, the Holy Father was discharged from the hospital and taken to the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, where he delivered flowers to place before the...
Ho Chi Minh City People's Court building. / Credit: Duc Huy Nguyen/ShutterstockACI Africa, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).The African branch of the global Catholic activist organization CitizenGo is urging the government of Kenya to pursue diplomatic intervention for a Kenyan facing execution in Vietnam.CitizenGo Africa officials say the life of Margaret Nduta, a young Kenyan woman sentenced to die in Vietnam following a court ruling in July 2023, should be given top priority.In a March 16 report, CitizenGo officials said: "We urgently petition Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, prime cabinet secretary of the Republic of Kenya, to immediately intervene through diplomatic channels.""A simple diplomatic call from Nairobi to Hanoi could significantly alter Margaret's fate by advocating for her sentence to be commuted and served in Kenya, preventing her execution abroad," they added.As of March 19, the execution of Nduta, a 37-year-old Kenyan woman found guilty of drug trafficking, had been pos...
Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNACNA Newsroom, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:04 am (CNA).Shortly before his expected release on Sunday, Pope Francis spoke about his long period of hospitalization during his Angelus address.The moment marked his first public engagement in weeks. Waving and giving a "thumps-up" before blessing the crowds gathered outside Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the pontiff briefly thanked one faithful for bringing flowers for the occasion. Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media / ScreenshotAfter the short interaction, the Holy Father returned to his hospital room. The pontiff, scheduled to be discharged on March 23, prepared a written message published by the Vatican while briefly appearing at approximately noon to greet the faithful ...
Candles with Pope Francis' image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Staff, Mar 22, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA).Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, the Vatican said on Saturday afternoon, with the Holy Father leaving the facility after spending more than a month there amid a health crisis. Hospital officials said on Saturday that the pope will continue convalescing at his apartment in Casa Santa Marta for at least two months.Francis first entered the hospital on Feb. 14, more than a month ago. He was treated for several conditions while there including bilateral pneumonia. Sergio Alfieri, the director of the department of medical and surgical sciences at the hospital, said at a Saturday press conference that Francis would undergo a "protected discharge" and that he will "still have to carry out" treatment "for a long time." The pope will continue to receive oxygen during his ongoing c...
Gemelli Hospital in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Mar 22, 2025 / 13:47 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:
