The original face of Our Lady of Hope of Macarena. / Credit: Emilio Sáenz/Macarena Brotherhood

Madrid, Spain, Jun 25, 2025 / 10:54 am (CNA).

The recent changes made to the expression on the face of the iconic image of Our Lady of Hope of Macarena in Spain has sparked a wave of reactions.

St. Mary Cathedral in Hamburg, Germany. / Credit: John Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Deutsch, Jun 24, 2025 / 10:31 am (CNA).

The document is scheduled for implementation across all 15 Catholic school locations in Hamburg beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

Thousands took to the streets in Cork, Ireland, on Sunday June 22, 2025, to participate in the city’s 99th consecutive annual Eucharistic procession in Ireland’s second-largest city. / Credit: Brian Lougheed

Dublin, Ireland, Jun 23, 2025 / 16:12 pm (CNA).

The procession was led by the Butter Exchange Band and Bishop Fintan Gavin, bishop of Cork and Ross, beginning from the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne.

In Knock, Ireland, on Sunday June 22, 2025, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh urged the people of Ireland to “feel inspired and courageous” by the renewed consecration to the Sacred Heart. / Credit: Sean Flynn/Irish Catholic Bishops Conference

Dublin, Ireland, Jun 23, 2025 / 12:36 pm (CNA).

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh urged the people of Ireland to “feel inspired and courageous” by the renewed consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Brussels, Belgium, Jun 21, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

A new study suggests that the ancient Catholic practice of praying the rosary may offer comparable mental health benefits to Eastern-inspired meditation techniques.

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

CNA Staff, Jun 20, 2025 / 17:21 pm (CNA).

British lawmakers in the House of Commons passed a bill on June 20 legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in England and Wales.

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.

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.

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.

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.