Mother Frances Cabrini: The unsinkable saint who missed the Titanic
By Joseph Pronechen National Catholic Register, Nov 13, 2024 / 04:00 am In April 1912, Mother Frances Cabrini was in Italy with her sisters. Her plans were to visit her…
In midst of island’s travails, Cuba’s bishops elect new leadership
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 12, 2024 / 18:00 pm The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (COCC, by its Spanish acronym) met in Havana from Nov. 4–7…
Bishops elect new treasurer, committee chairs at Baltimore meeting
By Madalaine Elhabbal Baltimore, Md., Nov 12, 2024 / 17:30 pm The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday elected Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis to serve…
U.S. bishops will speak out ‘loudly’ if Trump’s mass deportation rhetoric becomes reality
By Jonathan Liedl Baltimore, Md., Nov 12, 2024 / 17:00 pm The U.S. bishops are taking a wait-and-see approach to what President-elect Donald Trump does with his campaign promise to…
U.S. nuncio: Bishops must foster missionary zeal
By Shannon Mullen Baltimore, Md., Nov 12, 2024 / 16:30 pm A major challenge facing U.S. bishops today is to move faithful Catholics from private faith to a missionary commitment…
Archbishop Broglio calls bishops to insist on human dignity, aid migrants after election
By Madalaine Elhabbal Baltimore, Md., Nov 12, 2024 / 16:00 pm Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, called on the assembly of bishops gathered in Baltimore on…
Report: Hundreds of Canadian euthanasia violations not reported to police
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 12, 2024 / 15:30 pm A bombshell report out of Canada alleges that, out of hundreds of violations of the country’s controversial euthanasia law…
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of abuse cases
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 12, 2024 / 13:45 pm Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he takes “personal and institutional responsibility” for the…
Pope Francis to have Sunday lunch with 1,300 guests on World Day of the Poor
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Nov 12, 2024 / 13:00 pm Pope Francis will have lunch on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Vatican with 1,300 people “who hold a privileged…
Installation of new bishop in England deferred for a second time
By Andy Drozdziak Plymouth, England, Nov 12, 2024 / 12:25 pm For the second time in less than a year, the installation of a bishop has been deferred in the…
Pope Francis moves part of Vatican library and archive to Rome seminary
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 12, 2024 / 10:15 am Pope Francis has called for the expansion of the Vatican library and archives to a building outside Vatican City…
International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 12, 2024 / 09:45 am The Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this year.…