Belgian prime minister criticizes Pope Francis for statements on abortion
By CNA Staff CNA Deutsch, Oct 4, 2024 / 11:50 am Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo criticized Pope Francis for comments the pope made on abortion last week when…
Live updates: The Synod on Synodality debates the Catholic Church’s future
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Oct 4, 2024 / 10:15 am The Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality has entered its final phase. Bishops, lay experts, and even non-Catholic observers from…
Tennessee bishop on Hurricane Helene devastation: ‘Many have lost homes’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2024 / 09:30 am Bishop Mark Beckman of the Diocese of Knoxville in eastern Tennessee — an area heavily impacted by the recent…
Who is King Baudouin? Meet the king of the Belgians whom Pope Francis wants to canonize
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 4, 2024 / 06:00 am Capping off a very busy month of international travels, Pope Francis made a surprise announcement last Sunday to…
Analysis: This week at the Synod on Synodality — revolution or much ado about nothing?
By Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Oct 3, 2024 / 17:45 pm Perhaps it is in the very nature of the Synod on Synodality to take steps back after having taken…
War in southern Lebanon puts thousands of Christians in constant danger, nun says
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 17:15 pm Some 9,000 Christians in three villages in southern Lebanon are in constant danger because of the war between…
In defiance of country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator decrees start of Christmas season
By Andrés Henríquez Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 3, 2024 / 16:25 pm The leader of the Chavista (socialist) dictatorship in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this week the beginning of the Christmas…
Synod rules out women deacons; meetings called to be ‘laboratories of synodal life’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 3, 2024 / 15:55 pm On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, Cardinal Victor Manuel…
Archbishop Broglio calls on faithful to join in prayer on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2024 / 15:25 pm Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is asking the U.S. bishops to invite…
Autistic Catholics find a voice: New support group fosters connection and belonging
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 14:55 pm Several Catholics have banded together to create a support system for Catholics on the autism spectrum. Autistic Catholics, an…
Virginia school board to pay teacher $575,000 after firing over transgender pronouns
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 12:10 pm A school board in Virginia will pay a teacher more than half a million dollars after he was fired…
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 07:00 am A Christian mother of four has been sentenced to death by a trial judge at the Special Court…