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Mass in a Catholic church in Cotia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2020. / Credit: wtondossantos/Shuttestock

Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jun 9, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA).

The percentage of Brazilians who identify as Catholic fell to 56.75% in 2022, a reduction of 8.4% compared with 2010.

Three teen brothers from Ireland have turned their admiration for Blessed Carlo Acutis into a movie called “Lego Movie — The Incredible Life of Carlo Acutis.” / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Flynn family

Dublin, Ireland, Jun 9, 2025 / 12:22 pm (CNA).

The short film called “Lego Movie — The Incredible Life of Carlo Acutis” is now available on YouTube under the name Fiontar Floinn.

Lois McLatchie Miller and Chris Elston were arrested by Belgian police June 5, 2025, while advocating for child protection from transgender medical treatments. / Credit: ADF International

CNA Staff, Jun 7, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).

The demonstrators were surrounded by an angry mob as they held signs that read “Children are never born in the wrong body” and “Children cannot consent to puberty blockers.”

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, meets with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 5, 2025, in Cuba. / Credit: Vatican Secretariat of State

Vatican City, Jun 6, 2025 / 11:53 am (CNA).

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states, spoke Thursday at the Palacio de la Revolución, the house of the Cuban government.

Eighteen thousand pilgrims make their way to Chartres through the French fields at sunrise during the 2024 Paris to Chartres pilgrimage. / Credit: Notre-Dame de Chrétienté

Vatican City, Jun 5, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA).

Organized by the French Notre-Dame de Chrétienté association, the three-day walking journey is set to take place this year from June 7–9.

Chapel built on the remains of the old church where, in 1649, the apparition of the Child Jesus took place in a consecrated host in Eten, Peru. Currently, it is not under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Chiclayo but is administered by the so-called Multisectoral Committee of Eten City. / Credit: Diego López Marina/EWTN News

Lima Newsroom, Jun 5, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

In 2019, Robert Prevost, as bishop of Chiclayo, initiated a process with the Vatican for the recognition of a 17th-century Eucharistic miracle in Peru.

Easter Vigil in Dublin, Ireland. / Credit: Archdiocese of Dublin

Dublin, Ireland, Jun 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

Church leaders in Dublin say Ireland’s increase in adult baptisms is a journey of accompaniment and catechesis.

Sister Angela Musolesi served as an assistant to renowned exorcist priest Gabriel Amorth for 28 years. / Credit: Nicolás de Cárdenas/ACI Prensa

Madrid, Spain, Jun 4, 2025 / 10:47 am (CNA).

A Franciscan nun, Sister Angela Musolesi collaborated for 28 years with the renowned Italian priest and exorcist Father Gabriel Amorth.

Bern, Switzerland. / Credit: SCStock/Shutterstock

Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 3, 2025 / 10:16 am (CNA).

Originally founded a century ago, the Swiss Catholic Women’s Federation was established to preserve Catholic life in families, communities, and the state.

Cardinal Francis Leo of Toronto was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 2, 2025 / 18:07 pm (CNA).

Cardinal Francis Leo called on the faithful to honor the most Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout June rather than “using symbols that are contrary to God’s divine revelation.”