Maryland Christian school sues after being evicted from voucher program
Baltimore, Md., Jun 25, 2019 / 12:08 pm (CNA).- A Christian grade school in Maryland is filing a lawsuit after state officials denied its participation in a voucher program for…
Portland diocese to engage third-party system for reporting ethics violations
Portland, Maine, Jun 25, 2019 / 11:48 am (CNA).- The Diocese of Portland announced Tuesday it will be using a third-party reporting system for violations of its standards of ethical…
Doctors promised disabled woman ‘new doll’ after planned forced abortion
London, England, Jun 25, 2019 / 11:02 am (CNA).- Following a decision by the Court of Appeals in England to overturn an order for a forced abortion on a disabled…
Brooklyn diocese advances sainthood cause of local priest
New York City, N.Y., Jun 25, 2019 / 03:01 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Brooklyn accepted last week the findings of a nine-year diocesan investigation into the life of Monsignor…
Due to backlash, Pell to live in ‘secure compound’ if appeal succeeds
Sydney, Australia, Jun 25, 2019 / 12:03 am (CNA).- While Cardinal George Pell of Australia is appealing his sexual abuse conviction in court, he and his supporters are making arrangements…
Austrian women’s football team states regret over cancelled game with Vatican club
Vienna, Austria, Jun 24, 2019 / 11:13 pm (CNA).- Vienna’s FC Mariahilf football team has issued a statement of regret after a friendly with the Vatican women’s football team was…
Ecuador march protests abortion, gay marriage
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jun 24, 2019 / 09:01 pm (CNA).- Tens of thousands took to the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador on June 22 in support of life, marriage, conscience protections, and…
Corpus Christi comes to the Capitol
Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2019 / 06:00 pm (CNA).- A group of about 350 people, including priests, sisters, and laypersons, processed through Washington, DC on Sunday to celebrate the feast…
In responding to gender theory, ‘forming the formators’ is key, educators say
Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2019 / 05:47 pm (CNA).- Amid a flurry of headlines denouncing the Vatican for releasing a document condemning “gender theory,” theology professors and Catholic educators told…
States move to close child marriage exceptions
Harrisburg, Pa., Jun 24, 2019 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- A growing number of states are considering bans or additional restrictions on child marriages, including in Pennsylvania, where a bill to…
Catholic youth group involved in fatal Colorado bus crash
Pueblo, Colo., Jun 24, 2019 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- A charter bus carrying members of a Catholic group from New Mexico crashed Sunday in southern Colorado, killing at least two…
US bishops oppose immigration raids, Trump defers
Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2019 / 11:12 am (CNA).- On Saturday US President Donald Trump announced he would delay immigration raids meant to begin that weekend, and the US bishops…