Who is Rolando Álvarez, the bishop persecuted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship?
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 06:00 am Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos is once again in the news after Pope Francis appointed him to participate in…
Bishop’s message to women contemplating abortion: ‘Go to any Catholic church’
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2024 / 04:30 am Here’s a roundup of the latest developments in the U.S. regarding abortion and pro-life issues. Bishop responds to…
California Catholic hospital apologizes after lawsuit claims it denied pregnant woman care
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 2, 2024 / 17:45 pm The head of a Catholic hospital network in California has issued an apology after the state’s attorney general filed a lawsuit…
Opus Dei in Argentina denies accusations of human trafficking and labor exploitation
By Julieta Villar Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 2, 2024 / 17:15 pm The Prelature of Opus Dei in Argentina has “categorically denied the accusations of human trafficking and labor exploitation”…
A look at the religious freedom cases that could be on the Supreme Court docket this term
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 2, 2024 / 16:00 pm The United States Supreme Court will begin its October term in less than a week — and several…
Vermont diocese files for bankruptcy amid more sex abuse lawsuits
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 2, 2024 / 14:45 pm The Diocese of Burlington filed for bankruptcy on Monday in an attempt to adequately resolve its fourth and…
At Synod on Synodality, pope says Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 2, 2024 / 14:05 pm At the first meeting of the full assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Wednesday, Pope Francis said a…
As Israel goes after Hezbollah, Catholic university president in Lebanon advocates for peace
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2024 / 12:50 pm In the midst of intensifying Israeli raids against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Father Talal Hachem, president of Holy Spirit…
Pope Francis opens Synod on Synodality assembly with warning against personal ‘agendas’
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 2, 2024 / 12:17 pm Pope Francis opened the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Wednesday with a Mass concelebrated by over…
North Carolina chancellor on Hurricane Helene disaster: ‘Extremely difficult’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2024 / 11:30 am Monsignor Patrick Winslow, the vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina — an area heavily…
Vance, Walz clash over late-term abortion, protections for born-alive infants in debate
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 2, 2024 / 09:15 am In their first and only vice presidential debate this election season, Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Gov.…
Pope Francis calls for global day of prayer, fasting amid escalating conflict in Holy Land
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 2, 2024 / 06:49 am Pope Francis has called for a global day of prayer and fasting on Oct. 7 to mark the one-year…