Missouri bishops urge state to refrain from executing convicted child-killer next month
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 22, 2024 / 15:05 pm Missouri’s bishops are urging the state to forgo executing a man next month who was convicted of the…
Prestigious Ratzinger Prize awarded to Notre Dame theologian, Japanese sculptor at Vatican
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 22, 2024 / 14:35 pm Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin awarded the Ratzinger Prize to University of Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan…
Data show abortions dropped by nearly 40% in Iowa after six-week ban
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2024 / 14:05 pm Abortions dropped sharply in Iowa immediately after a strict abortion ban went into effect there, according to data from…
Police search for thief who stole 9/11 memorial gold rose from New York Catholic church
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2024 / 13:35 pm Police are searching for a thief who entered a Manhattan Catholic church this week and stole a gold rose…
PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 22, 2024 / 12:45 pm St. Cecilia, widely known as the patron saint of music and musicians, is buried in the Basilica of St.…
U.S. bishops: Federal ‘gender identity’ rule could block Catholics from government contracts
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 22, 2024 / 09:10 am American Catholic bishops are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reject a proposed…
Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2024 / 06:00 am A Chinese bishop with a history of support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) emphasized in a recent diocesan…
Georgetown president John DeGioia to step down after 23 years
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 18:15 pm The longest-serving president in Georgetown University history, John DeGioia, is stepping down after 23 years to recover after suffering…
Pope Francis calls for study of Church history free from ideologies
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Nov 21, 2024 / 17:20 pm Pope Francis has published a letter addressed especially to priests in formation to promote the renewal of the study…
St. Francis Xavier’s relics draw 12,000 in Goa, India, for decennial exposition
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 16:50 pm St. Francis Xavier lived the life of a missionary, baptizing tens of thousands in India and Japan. In death,…
Bottles of bourbon signed by Pope Francis expected to fetch up to $20,000 for charity
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 16:20 pm Two bottles of rare bourbon signed by Pope Francis are projected to net up to $20,000 for several Kentucky…
No, ‘AI Jesus’ isn’t actually hearing confessions: fact check
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 15:50 pm Numerous news reports in recent days reported that a new artificially intelligent “Jesus” has begun taking people’s confessions at…