Pope Francis accepts resignation of vice president of German bishops’ conference
Reacting to the news, Bishop Georg Bätzing — the conference president — said on Mar. 25: “Today I lose my closest companion on the Synodal Way, which still has many…
Why the Stations of the Cross were a daily devotion for Mother Angelica
It was during a visit to St. Anthony’s Church, the church where Rizzo prayed the Stations of the Cross as a teenager in Canton, that Wolfe thought it “would be…
U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with amendments on transgender issues
To bolster transparency, the resolution would require school districts to publicly post their school curriculum and provide a list of library books and other library reading materials to parents. It…
Catholics urged to be generous to Good Friday collection to benefit the Holy Land
“As the prophet Isaiah recalls: ‘Consider the rock from which you were hewn’ (Is 51:1),” the archbishop wrote. “The Church spread throughout the world with the preaching of the apostles,…
Spanish bishop criticizes Constitutional Court for upholding euthanasia law
The majority on the Constitutional Court considered that the euthanasia law supports the “free, informed, and conscious decision as to how and when to die” in cases of terminal illnesses…
Pope Francis asked Catholics to renew Marian consecration every March 25. Here’s what that means
The Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship defines consecration to Mary as an overt recognition of the “singular role of Mary in the Mystery of Christ and of the Church, of…
Housekeeper’s husband pleads not guilty to murder of Bishop David O’Connell
“He admitted that he had done the killing and we believe we recovered the weapon that they were using, and we have other evidence from the bed, certain things that…
Texas bishops support plan to give families tuition credits to spend on private or parochial schools
“Currently, there are not any private school choice programs in Texas,” Helen Osman, a spokesperson for the Texas Catholic Bishops, told CNA. “There are charter schools in many areas of…
Here’s what real exorcists are saying about Russell Crowe’s Vatican exorcist movie
Amorth was born in Modena, Italy, on May 1, 1925. In wartime Italy, he was a soldier with the underground anti-fascist partisans. He was ordained a priest in 1951. He…
On this day in 1944 the Ulma family was martyred by the Nazis
A national day of remembrance A Nazi patrol surrounded the home of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma on the outskirts of the village of Markowa in southeast Poland early on March…
Exiles describe Nicaragua regime’s ‘unholy war against the Catholic Church’ at congressional hearing
“I was kidnapped by the police from my house the night of June 8, 2021. I was captured in front of my wife and my daughter … My family did…
Priest stripped of faculty to hear confessions after he advocated violating that sacrament in sex abuse cases
Connell wrote that “no institution in our society, not even a recognized religion, has a significant advantage over governments’ compelling interest and responsibility to protect its children from harm by…