Diocese reverses hymn ban in favor of ‘synodal’ selection of sacred music
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 7, 2024 / 17:30 pm Just days after implementing a formal ban on a dozen “doctrinally problematic” hymns, a Missouri bishop has rescinded…
Pro-life advocates on election: ‘Americans have rejected Democrats’ abortion agenda’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2024 / 16:30 pm Here is a roundup of abortion policy-related news this week. Americans reject Democrats’ abortion agenda Pro-life advocates are calling…
Pro-life action conference in Calgary draws more than 100 activists
By Quinton Amundson Calgary, Canada, Nov 7, 2024 / 16:00 pm More than 100 Canadian anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia activists have convened in Calgary for Cultivating a Culture of Life: A…
Rector of minor seminary in Nigeria released after 10-day captivity
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 7, 2024 / 15:30 pm Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi who was abducted…
Michigan parish packs 100,000 meals for disaster victims in the South
By Karla Dorweiler Detroit, Mich., Nov 7, 2024 / 15:00 pm This past Sunday, trucks carrying 100,000 meals headed south from Michigan to North Carolina and Florida to aid hurricane…
Constitutional Court in Spain forces Catholic brotherhood to admit woman
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Nov 7, 2024 / 12:55 pm Spain’s Constitutional Court (TC, by its Spanish acronym) has ruled that by refusing to admit a woman, a…
Archbishops’ World Series wager raises $20,000 for Catholic education
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2024 / 12:25 pm After the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series on Oct. 30 against the New York Yankees, the…
From the Vatican: wishing ‘great wisdom’ for President-elect Trump
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Nov 7, 2024 / 11:25 am Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other Holy See leaders have shared their well wishes for U.S.…
National Vocations Week: The contemplative order that welcomes sisters with Down syndrome
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2024 / 07:00 am As the U.S. Church celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 3–9, a prioress of a contemplative community in France…
Meet Pope Francis’ personal travel agent — new cardinal George Koovakad
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 7, 2024 / 06:00 am Pope Francis’ personal travel agent — the priest who organizes his trips around the world — is one of…
Bishops urge ‘charity, respect, and civility’ after historic 2024 election
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2024 / 15:15 pm The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling for respect and civility after the 2024 U.S. elections concluded…
3 states remove definition of marriage from state constitutions
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2024 / 14:45 pm California and Colorado voted to repeal amendments that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, while Hawaii…