UPDATE: Tennessee priest indicted on additional sex crime charges
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 21, 2024 / 15:55 pm A priest in Tennessee already facing multiple sexual abuse charges has been served with two additional battery charges this…
Vatican’s secretary of state rues Russia’s absence at Ukraine peace conference
Parolin also said the Holy See is greatly concerned about the tragic humanitarian consequences of the war “and is especially committed to facilitating the repatriation of children and encouraging the…
EWTN earns multiple accolades at 2024 Gabriel Awards
Winning along with Hadro for the report were EWTN News editor Andrew Spangenberg and videographer Craig Campbell. Taking top honors for Best Television Special Event Coverage was EWTN’s 2023 World…
Diocese of Rome closes first step toward sainthood for young wife and mother
The next step in the process will be for the pope to recognize her as someone who lived a life of heroic virtue and declare her venerable. Corbella will then…
Pope Francis advances martyred Albanian priests along path to sainthood
He was imprisoned, tortured, and executed by the Montenegrins on March 7, 1913. Before his death, he “confirmed his full willingness to die for Christ and for the Church,” with…
Democrats move to repeal federal law that forbids abortion materials in U.S. mail
Yet the question came up again after the court overturned Roe in June 2022 and declared that there is no federal constitutional right to abortion, sending abortion law back to…
Is there a satanic element in rock music? An expert explains
“I believe that young people are victims of this situation, and I always ask myself: Who produces these things? Who controls them? Why are certain things allowed?” she lamented. Along…
Catholic abbey and Baptist university exchange land ‘to build up the kingdom’
Founded in 1875, St. Gregory’s University first began as a high school, then a college in the 1990s, and finally a university in the early 2000s. But when it closed…
Pope Francis to Lutherans: ‘Jesus Christ is the heart of ecumenism’
“Jesus Christ is the heart of ecumenism,” Pope Francis highlighted, at the same time noting that “he is divine mercy incarnate, and our ecumenical mission is to bear witness to…
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marches through extreme heat to bring Jesus to the people
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jun 20, 2024 / 16:45 pm Amid a brutal heat wave in the Midwest and Northeast this week, the pilgrims on each of the four…
Pope Francis fields questions from students about gender identity and LGBTQ discrimination
Francis went on to focus much of his response on the problem of discrimination against women in which women are treated as if they are in “a second category,” adding…
San Diego Catholic Charities struggles with security risks after accusation of ‘smuggling’
‘Exactly what Jesus calls us to do’ For years, San Diego Catholic Charities has offered immigrant services in the Diocese of San Diego. The charity group’s main headquarters is fewer…