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Peru presents Pope Leo XIV tourist route to showcase his life in the country

The poster for the presentation of the Pope Leo XIV tourist route in Peru. / Credit: ANDINA/Presidency of Peru

Lima Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

“Leo’s Route” seeks to show the world 39 places related to Pope Leo XIV’s life in the country of Peru, where he was a bishop from 2015 to 2023.

Church in Mexico warns of demographic change, calls for protection of families

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ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 16:43 pm (CNA).

In a recent editorial, the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico City noted that the region is facing “a profound and silent demographic transformation, but at an accelerated pace.”

Inside the cave in France where many believe Mary Magdalene spent her final years

The grounds at the Sanctuary of La Sainte-Baume. / Credit: Sanctuary of La Sainte-Baume

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 16:17 pm (CNA).

Tucked away in a rocky mountain in southeast France is a cave formed by natural erosion called La Sainte-Baume, where Mary Magdalene lived.

Swiss politician faces court after firing 20 shots at image of Mary and Jesus

Zurich, Switzerland. / Credit: Gianfranco Vivi/Shutterstock

CNA Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 08:42 am (CNA).

The Zurich public prosecutor’s office accuses Sanija Ameti of publicly disparaging religious beliefs and disturbing religious peace.

Pope Leo XIV visits home for elderly in Castel Gandolfo: ‘Age doesn’t matter’

Pope Leo XIV greets residents of St. Martha Home for the Elderly in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, during a visit on July 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 21, 2025 / 15:12 pm (CNA).

After spending time praying in the chapel, the Holy Father personally greeted approximately 20 elderly people, all between the ages of 80 and 101.

Family gives ‘Da Pope’ Chicago Bears T-shirt to Pope Leo XIV

The Muñoz family gives Pope Leo XIV a T-shirt that reads “Da Pope” after Mass in Albano, Italy, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2025 / 14:06 pm (CNA).

Marcel and Ann Muñoz, along with their three children, met Pope Leo XIV after Mass on July 20 at the Cathedral of Albano and gifted him a shirt that reads “Da Pope.”

Church dedicated to Mary in popular Canadian resort town ‘mirrors area’s natural beauty’

A rendering of the interior of Whistler’s Our Lady of the Mountain’s newest church, as designed by Oberto Oberti Architecture and Urban Design Inc. The grand opening of the new parish design is slated for later in the fall 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Oberto Oberti Architecture and Urban Design Inc.

Vancouver, Canada, Jul 21, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The only Catholic church in the popular ski resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, Our Lady of the Mountains Parish is just months away from its grand opening.

Mexico City government projects pro-abortion images on cathedral’s façade

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. / Credit: Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Puebla, Mexico, Jul 18, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).

The show, titled “Luminous Memory: Mexico-Tenochtitlan 700 Years,” takes place every night July 11–27 in the capital’s Zócalo (central square).

Athlete, convert to Catholicism, and future priest: The story of Josh Brooks

Seminarian Josh Brooks. / Credit: Courtesy of Catholic Philly, official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 13, 2025 / 14:55 pm (CNA).

Josh Brooks, a native of Delaware County in metro Philadelphia, dreamed of following in the footsteps of his idol LeBron James and becoming a professional basketball player.

Ukraine visit leaves mark on Canada’s military ordinariate

Bishop Scott McCaig of the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada celebrates Divine Liturgy as part of the spiritual retreat for military chaplains in Lviv, Ukraine. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop Scott McCaig

Ottawa, Canada, Jul 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Supported by the Poland military bishop, the mission involved roughly 40 military chaplains, many of whom have been dealing with constant frontline service and funerals.