Worldwide Catholic population hits 1.4 billion
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Mar 21, 2025 / 15:00 pm The “2025 Annuario Pontificio” and the “2023 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae” have been released, providing a detailed analysis of the…
Human embryos aren’t property, Virginia judge rules
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2025 / 14:30 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Embryos aren’t property, Virginia judge rules A Virginia judge…
Idaho governor signs bill to protect religious, conscience rights of doctors and nurses
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 14:00 pm Idaho Gov. Brad Little this week signed legislation that bolsters religious freedom protections for doctors, nurses, and other…
Bill banning men from women’s showers, spaces in jails signed into law in Mississippi
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 13:30 pm Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed into law a bill that bans biological males from entering women’s spaces…
U.S. bishops respond to Trump executive order designed to eliminate Department of Education
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 13:00 pm On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States,…
In federal suit, Illinois diocese says state ‘human rights’ law violates religious freedom
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2025 / 12:30 pm The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is arguing in federal court that a state “human rights” law is infringing…
Experts champion Catholic Church’s role to promote child safety in AI sphere
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 21, 2025 / 12:00 pm The Vatican is collaborating with tech leaders and companies, governmental institutions, scholars, and nongovernmental organizations to fight “a war…
Kansas City archbishop settles lawsuit against Satanist group over alleged stolen Eucharist
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2025 / 11:30 am Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday settled a lawsuit against the leaders of a Kansas Satanist…
World Down Syndrome Day: How the Church works to reach Catholics with disabilities
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 09:45 am As Americans become more conscious of the importance of welcoming people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those…
World Down Syndrome Day: Remembering the doctor who discovered the cause of Down syndrome
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2025 / 08:00 am On World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, people around the world raise awareness and promote the rights and well-being…
Catholic perspectives set to weigh in at upcoming natalism conference
By Martin Barillas Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mar 21, 2025 / 07:00 am The problem of below-replacement fertility rates across the globe and possible solutions to reverse the trend will be…
How the McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish became a Lenten tradition in the U.S.
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2025 / 06:00 am Few people associate McDonald’s with the season of Lent, but the fast-food chain has played a small but iconic…