New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2024 / 09:45 am The Texas State Board of Education has sparked renewed debate over the role of religion in public schools in…
Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Dec 4, 2024 / 07:00 am The bishops of Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are inviting the faithful to participate in…
Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Dec 3, 2024 / 17:55 pm On the evening Dec. 2, the rite of “recognitio” (Latin for “verification”) took place in St. Peter’s Basilica. This…
The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline
By Matt McDonald CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2024 / 16:35 pm Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, announced on Monday that the Vatican had issued a…
Pope Francis’ letter to Nicaraguan Catholics is ‘balm for our spirit,’ exiles say
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Dec 3, 2024 / 16:05 pm Catholics exiled from Nicaragua are expressing their gratitude for the recent letter of encouragement Pope Francis sent to…
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2024 / 15:35 pm Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December is for pilgrims of hope. “Christian hope is a…
Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace
By Souhail Lawand ACI MENA, Dec 3, 2024 / 15:05 pm The city of Aleppo, Syria, has been under intense siege since Dec. 1, marked by the shelling of the…
U.S. bishops launch Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Church’s global mission
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2024 / 14:00 pm The U.S. bishops are once more teaming up with Catholic charity organizations to encourage the faithful to donate…
Canadian priest assigned to Vatican’s Secretariat of State
By The B.C. Catholic Vancouver, Canada, Dec 3, 2024 / 13:30 pm Father Paul Goo, pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has been called…
Christians in Iran are ‘leaven of society,’ new cardinal-elect of Tehran says
By Elias Turk Rome Newsroom, Dec 3, 2024 / 12:45 pm Cardinal-elect Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan and the highest-ranking Catholic authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran, discussed the…
Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2024 / 11:35 am When President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, the incoming administration has the opportunity to reverse…
Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI
By Peter Laffin National Catholic Register, Dec 3, 2024 / 11:05 am The announcement of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Kash Patel to become the next FBI director shocked…