The Church of St. Luke

Jonatan Medina, son of evangelical pastors, shares how he converted to the Catholic faith. / Credit: EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Jonatan Medina Espinal is a young Catholic influencer who, as the son of evangelical pastors, was considered unlikely to embrace the Catholic faith.

Cardinal József Mindszenty in 1974. / Credit: Mieremet, Rob/Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL, via Wikimedia Commons

Rome, Italy, Oct 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

Venerable Cardinal József Mindszenty died in exile 50 years ago and became an enduring symbol of resistance to totalitarian regimes.

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec. / Credit: Nitra Diocese

Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 / 10:44 am (CNA).

Cardinal Ján Korec, who was once the youngest bishop in the world — and later the oldest — died 10 years ago and is remembered for his heroic testimony of faith.

The faithful pray before the altar at Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Dublin, Ireland, Oct 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Seven priorities emerged from the Irish bishops’ Pre-Synodal Assembly meetings, drawing upon a series of gatherings held throughout the country earlier this year.

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela. / Credit: Venezuelan Presidential Press

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 22, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA).

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, accused Cardinal Baltazar Porras of conspiring to prevent the canonization of Venezuela’s first male saint.

The “halo effect” of churches’ programs and facilities outweighs tax revenue roughly tenfold, says a new report on the risk to Canadian society if faith groups lose their charitable status, as recommended in a finance committee report. / Credit: Photo courtesy of The B.C. Catholic

Vancouver, Canada, Oct 22, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

A new report warns that removing the “advancement of religion” from Canada’s list of recognized charitable purposes could have far-reaching consequences for churches.

Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira. / Credit: Jallallabolivia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 18:26 pm (CNA).

Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party is the president-elect of Bolivia, after defeating former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga Ramírez on Oct. 19.

The bishops issued their appeal in San Luis Río Colorado, in the Mexican state of Sonora, pictured here. / Credit: AyuntamientoSLRC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA).

Bishops and priests from several dioceses in the United States and Mexico have invited people to organize a Catholic vigil for migrants on Oct. 22 or another date.

The Legislative Palace of Uruguay. / Credit: Coquimbo58, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 14:41 pm (CNA).

Uruguay’s Senate on Wednesady passed the Death with Dignity bill, which opens the door to euthanasia in the country.

Archbishop Sanz Montes, with the Lumen Dei missionaries sent to the Diocese of Tlapa in Mexico. / Credit: Archdiocese of Oviedo

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 15, 2025 / 12:34 pm (CNA).

The archbishop of Oviedo in Spain, Jesús Sanz, was momentarily held at gunpoint but was allowed to proceed unharmed.