All Saints and St Mary's Churches

The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23. / Credit: Maragato1976 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:03 pm (CNA).

The patriarch of Lisbon offered his prayers for the dead and injured in an accident involving the Elevador da Glória, an iconic funicular that crashed on Sept. 3.

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Rome, Italy, Sep 4, 2025 / 06:05 am (CNA).

The Godzone Project, launched in Slovakia, has drawn thousands of people to worship concerts across Central Europe.

The stamps of saints-to-be Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be worth 1.35 euros ($1.60) each. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 04:10 am (CNA).

The young faces of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be immortalized in special stamps issued on the occasion of their canonization.

St. Mary’s Cathedral in Valencia, Spain. / Credit: Pere López, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Madrid, Spain, Sep 3, 2025 / 05:15 am (CNA).

The Observatory for Religious Freedom and Conscience reported seven cases of vandalism and desecration against Catholic churches in Spain last month.

Blessed Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi

CNA Staff, Sep 3, 2025 / 04:30 am (CNA).

Who was Carlo Acutis? Was his body found incorrupt? Was he really a gamer? What did he play? Here are 12 things you should know about the soon-to-be saint.

St. Francis made peace with a wolf and befriended other animals, according to legend. / Credit: Purplexsu/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 31, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).

Here are a few saints who have been remembered not only for their dedication to God and others but also for the special relationship they had with animals.

Bishop Erik Varden. / Credit: Pål Johannes Nes

CNA Newsroom, Aug 30, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).

Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim and Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo also voiced concern about growing political support for euthanasia.

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. / Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Stampa, Aug 29, 2025 / 16:28 pm (CNA).

Cardinal Kurt Koch and Bartholomew, Eastern Orthodox ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople marked the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. 

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims at the general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 28, 2025 / 15:02 pm (CNA).

Pope Leo XIV recalled what the “life and witness” of St. Augustine means for Christians on the day the Catholic Church celebrates his feast day, Aug. 28.

The statue of Our Lady, sculpted in 1430 by Nicolò da Venezia, in the sanctuary of the Basilica of St. Mary of Mount Berico. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Aug 25, 2025 / 13:36 pm (CNA).

Since 1435, the Servants of Mary — also known as the Servites — have been the official custodians of the Sanctuary of St. Mary of Mount Berico in Italy.