HHS to review programs to prevent taxpayer funding for abortions
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 14:35 pm Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Dorothy Fink announced this week that the…
Church ‘frustrated’ over government takeover of school appointments in Gujarat, India
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jan 29, 2025 / 14:05 pm The Catholic Church in the western Indian state of Gujarat has expressed “frustration” over the state High Court confirming…
Trump signs order restricting transgender ‘chemical and surgical mutilation’ of children
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 13:15 pm President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening issued an executive order that restricts transgender surgeries and drugs for youth, with…
Vatican’s first envoy to postwar Syria sees a nation with ‘a desire for life’
By Souhail Lawand ACI MENA, Jan 29, 2025 / 12:15 pm On Saturday, Jan. 25, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrated the Divine Liturgy…
U.S. watchdog launches Philippines database of clergy accused of abuse against minors
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Jan 29, 2025 / 11:45 am U.S.-based abuse watchdog BishopAccountability.org during a Jan. 29 press conference held in Manila, Philippines, identified 82 priests and brothers…
Pope Francis at Wednesday audience: Ask for the grace ‘to listen more than we speak’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jan 29, 2025 / 09:15 am Pope Francis on Wednesday told pilgrims attending his Jan. 29 general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall to…
Visionary laywoman who was friend of Padre Pio declared venerable
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 07:00 am The Vatican has issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Luigina Sinapi,…
CNA explains: How are ‘low-gluten’ Communion hosts made for Mass?
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 06:00 am It’s something most Catholics have probably heard at Mass at some point: An announcement that “gluten-free” or “low-gluten” hosts…
Catholic Charities urges Trump administration to ‘rethink’ freeze on NGO funding
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 19:52 pm The president of Catholic Charities USA has urged the Trump administration to “rethink” its pause on federal funding for…
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair commends Trump on anti-abortion measures
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 17:15 pm The chairman of the bishops’ pro-life committee commended President Donald Trump for his executive order to end Biden…
Republicans introduce bill to protect parents’ rights
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 16:45 pm Republican members of Congress have introduced a bill to protect parental rights “to direct the upbringing, education, and…
Pakistan sentences 4 men to death for alleged blasphemy on the internet
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 16:15 pm A Pakistani court has sentenced four young men to death for allegedly posting blasphemous content against Islam on…