German AfD party member challenges removal from church volunteer positions
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jul 25, 2024 / 10:51 am A Catholic priest in Germany has barred an altar server and lector from his duties because he works for…
U.S.-Mexico border diocese of Matamoros to have new name, co-cathedral in Reynosa
By Diego López Colín ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 25, 2024 / 07:00 am The Diocese of Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas on the border with the U.S. announced…
Remembering Pope Paul VI’s historic visit to Turkey
By Nathalie Ritzmann ACI MENA, Jul 25, 2024 / 06:00 am On July 25, 1967, Pope Paul VI set foot on Turkish soil — the first papal visit to the…
Carmelite friends of Pope Francis in Spain to leave convent after 400 years
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 24, 2024 / 18:30 pm The community of Discalced Carmelites of San José monastery in Lucena in Spain’s Córdoba province, to whom…
Kamala Harris’ record on Catholic issues: What you need to know
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2024 / 18:00 pm With President Joe Biden bowing out of the 2024 presidential race following intense pressure from within his own…
Vatican approves ‘spiritual experience’ connected to Trinity shrine of Maccio in Italy
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 24, 2024 / 17:15 pm The Vatican on July 24 approved the “spiritual experience” connected to the Sanctuary of Maccio located in Italy, making…
New Zealand commission finds Church guilty of ‘inadequate’ responses to abuse and neglect
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 24, 2024 / 16:32 pm As part of a six-year investigation into decades of abuse and neglect in the country, New Zealand pointed to…
Alabama church employee pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 from parish for TikTok creators
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 24, 2024 / 14:48 pm A former Catholic parish employee in Alabama this week pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from…
Led by bishops, Indian Christians mount pressure on government to curb atrocities
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jul 24, 2024 / 13:47 pm As anti-Christian violence continues in India, Christian leadership there, including the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), has been…
Argentina’s primatial see moves from Buenos Aires: What does the change entail?
By Julieta Villar ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 24, 2024 / 12:30 pm Following Pope Francis’ decision to move the primatial see of Argentina — until now in Buenos Aires —…
Truth & Beauty Project revives Christian culture through transformative experience in Rome
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2024 / 09:45 am With the conclusion of its recent July 8–13 young adult immersion, the Truth & Beauty Project offered participants…
Priest partners with PETA to condemn bullfighting, calls on Pope Francis to denounce it
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2024 / 06:00 am Father Terry Martin, a Catholic priest from West Sussex, England, has appeared in an advertisement for The Tablet…