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Pope Leo XIV urges hope and care for elderly on World Day for Grandparents

Pope Leo XIV (pictured at St. Peter's on June 1, 2025) issued a message of hope on July 10 in anticipation of the upcoming World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 17:29 pm (CNA).

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo XIV issued a message of hope to the elderly.

‘Never again second-class people:’ German bishops defend life amid high court controversy

Bishops Rudolf Voderholzer and Stefan Oster / Credit: Diocese of Regensburg / Diocese of Passau

CNA Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).

Bishop Stefan Oster of Passau and Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg declared that anyone who relativizes human dignity protections should be disqualified from Germany’s highest judicial body

Funeral of soccer star Diogo Jota: Tributes, mourning, and final farewell 

Diogo Jota of the Liverpool soccer team. / Credit: Spanish-language edition of EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 9, 2025 / 20:19 pm (CNA).

The funeral of two Portuguese soccer players who died last Thursday in a traffic accident was held in an atmosphere of sadness but also hope.

Historic Mass celebrated by papal nuncio at Anglican cathedral in rare event

Canterbury Anglican Cathedral. / Credit: Antony McCallum WyrdLight.com/Wikimedia, CC BY SA 4.0

London, England, Jul 9, 2025 / 18:55 pm (CNA).

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral.

Youth event in Spain draws thousands who are embracing holiness

Thousands of young people at the opening Mass for JEMJ 2025 on July 4, 2025, at the shrine in Covadonga located in the Asturias province of Spain. / Credit: Courtesy of Marian Eucharistic Youth Day/JEMJ

Madrid, Spain, Jul 9, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA).

At the foot of the shrine in Covadonga located in Asturias province Spain, more than 1,700 young Catholics from 28 countries gathered for a Marian Eucharistic Youth Day.

Norwegian jubilee pilgrimage honors the feast day of St. Sunniva

Oslo Coadjutor Bishop Fredrik Hansen speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 11:07 am (CNA).

On July 8, the feast day of St. Sunniva, Catholics from multiple countries arrived at Selja, an island just off the west coast of Norway.

German bishops brace for budgetary blow amid financial crisis

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. / Credit: Mylius via Wikimedia (GFDL 1.2)

CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:50 am (CNA).

The Diocese of Limburg — led by the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing — recorded its first annual deficit of 810,000 euros in 2024.

Toulouse, France, archbishop names rape-convicted priest as chancellor

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel of Toulouse, France. / Credit: Paralacre, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:20 am (CNA).

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel named Father Dominique Spina as chancellor and episcopal delegate for marriages.

Italian priest’s suicide underscores humanity of priests

The tragedy points to the urgent need to provide support and accompaniment to priests, who often bear great responsibilities and challenges, usually alone. / Credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 8, 2025 / 16:18 pm (CNA).

The Catholic Church was profoundly shocked by the news of the death of Father Matteo Balzano, a 35-year-old priest who took his own life on July 5.

Oratory priest in London calls Catholic politicians to confession before Communion

The Brompton Oratory in London, with which the London Oratory School is associated. / Credit: James Grey via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Dublin, Ireland, Jul 8, 2025 / 15:38 pm (CNA).

During a homily at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Father Julian Large referred to the recent and widely reported situation of a Catholic member of Parliament.