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Widow, mother of 4 nuns and a priest, takes perpetual vows

Sister Maria Zhang made her perpetual vows as an Augustinian Recollect on May 13, 2025. / Credit: Diocese of Salamanca

Madrid, Spain, Jun 20, 2025 / 10:29 am (CNA).

Sister Maria Zhang Yue Chun made her perpetual vows on May 13 at the convent of the Augustinian Recollects in Vitigudino, Salamanca province, Spain.

Archbishops: Assisted suicide bill will be death knell for hospices, care homes in England

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of Westminster, England (left), and Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA; SimeonMarcel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Dublin, Ireland, Jun 19, 2025 / 13:32 pm (CNA).

Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop John Sherrington warn that the future of Catholic hospices and care facilities is in doubt if Parliament passes the End of Life Bill.

Scottish youth bring faith to the field in the Caritas Cup

Athletes pray before a match organized by the Caritas Cup in Rome, Saturday, June 14, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News

Rome Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 10:36 am (CNA).

In dioceses and schools across Scotland, the Caritas Cup organizes local tournaments that bring together young people from Catholic schools and parishes.

UPDATE: Parliament takes steps to decriminalize abortions in England and Wales

The British Parliament building in London. / Credit: Marinesea/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 18:46 pm (CNA).

British lawmakers voted to decriminalize abortions in England and Wales in a move that pro-life advocates say could endanger women and unborn children. 

Father Gabriele Amorth remembered as ‘most famous exorcist of the 20th century’

Renowned exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth. / Credit: Angela Musolesi (CC BY-SA 4.0)

ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 11:54 am (CNA).

Father Marcello Lanza of the International Association of Exorcists recently honored Father Gabriele Amorth on the 100th anniversary of Amorth’s birth.

St. Anthony of Padua considered ‘all the world as his home’

St. Anthony of Padua, by El Greco (c. 1580). / Credit: Public domain

Padua, Italy, Jun 13, 2025 / 12:32 pm (CNA).

Today the Church celebrates St. Anthony of Padua, whose widespread popularity can be traced to his efforts at reaching out as a neighbor to all.

French president to push social media ban for children under 15

French president Emmanuel Macron. / Credit: Frederic Legrand COMEO/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 12, 2025 / 17:08 pm (CNA).

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined other European and North American leaders in a call for age verification requirements for social media.

Bishop of Graz in Austria ‘stunned and shaken’ after deadly school shooting

Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl, the bishop of Graz-Seckau in Austria, expressed being “stunned and shaken” following a deadly shooting at a school in Graz on June 10, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot / YouTube / Katholische Kirche Steiermark

CNA Deutsch, Jun 11, 2025 / 13:01 pm (CNA).

The bishop of Graz-Seckau in Austria, Wilhelm Krautwaschl, expressed being “stunned and shaken” following a deadly shooting at a school in Graz that claimed 10 lives.

Italian abuse survivor: Bishops’ report doesn’t show full scale of crisis

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Rome, Italy, Jun 11, 2025 / 10:46 am (CNA).

Chiara Griffini, president of the Italian bishops’ conference’s Office for the Protection of Minors, said the increase in cases was concerning.

England’s WeBelieve festival to showcase beauty and diversity of the Catholic Church

The city of Birmingham in the United Kingdom is the site of the WeBelieve festival from July 25–28, 2025. / Credit: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock

London, England, Jun 11, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

The historic Catholic festival in the U.K. will blend tradition and worship with a focus on unity.