Montana is the latest state to vote on abortion this fall
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2024 / 12:55 pm Montana on Tuesday became the ninth U.S. state to place a proposal on the November ballot that will allow…
Plastic surgery expert expounds on insufficient evidence to justify trans surgeries for minors
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2024 / 12:30 pm The president of the Plastic Surgery Foundation, the research arm of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) told…
Pope Francis: Living the fruits of the Holy Spirit helps us spread holiness
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 21, 2024 / 07:00 am Pope Francis said Wednesday the person who lives with joy his anointing in the sacrament of confirmation cannot help…
From Islam to the Catholic Church: One Turkish woman shares her story of faith
By Nathalie Ritzmann ACI MENA, Aug 21, 2024 / 06:00 am Born 61 years ago into a Muslim family in Turkey, Belkız was the first daughter after two sons. As…
2024 Democratic platform: What Catholics need to know
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:26 pm Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support…
Synod organizer Cardinal Hollerich: Catholic Church in Africa ‘not afraid to speak’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:06 pm Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich praised the boldness and the faithfulness of the Catholic Church in Africa after a pilgrimage…
Baltimore Orioles host first-ever ‘Faith Night’; players share ‘what God has done’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 17:36 pm The Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team, hosted its first-ever “Faith Night” on Aug. 13. Six players…
Faith is most important thing in life, says cardinal who resisted onslaught of communism
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 17:06 pm Cardinal Peter Erdö, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, said that faith is the most important thing in life,…
Study highlights that most migrants worldwide are Christian
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 16:36 pm A new analysis by the Pew Research Center has found that nearly half of the estimated 280 million people…
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 16:06 pm The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua have canceled…
Federal courts rule in favor of transgender-identifying athletes in two states
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 15:36 pm Two federal judges in separate states have ruled against school policies that prohibit students from joining teams of the…
Church asks Mexican president-elect to promote reconciliation to ‘achieve social peace’
By Diego López Colín ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 15:06 pm With Claudia Sheinbaum set to take office as Mexico’s new president on Oct. 1, Catholic Church leadership…