Priest accused of being involved in alleged plot to assassinate president of Brazil
By Monasa Narjara Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov 22, 2024 / 16:50 pm On Nov. 21, Brazil’s Federal Police charged Father José Eduardo de Oliveira e Silva of the Diocese of…
Archbishop of Tokyo: An aging society like Japan’s will not be able to survive
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 22, 2024 / 16:05 pm Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, who will be installed as a cardinal on Dec. 7, spoke to…
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 22, 2024 / 15:35 pm President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the highest civilian honor in the country —…
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…