‘A giant step forward’: Archbishop applauds Missouri abortion ban
St. Louis, Mo., May 28, 2019 / 02:19 pm (CNA).- Banning abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy is a “giant step forward for the pro-life movement,” Archbishop Robert J. Carlson…
Attempt to legalize abortion, gay marriage fails in Mexican Congress
Mexico City, Mexico, May 28, 2019 / 01:56 pm (CNA).- The portion of a constitutional reform initiative seeking to legalize abortion and same-sex marriage in Mexico did not advance last…
Pope Francis: ‘I knew nothing about McCarrick’
Vatican City, May 28, 2019 / 10:14 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has said that he did not know anything about accusations of sexual abuse by Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal…
New study supports decades of Catholic research on progesterone in pregnancy
Omaha, Neb., May 27, 2019 / 04:05 pm (CNA).- A recent study in the UK found that taking progesterone supplements during pregnancy is associated with a decreased risk of miscarriage,…
Make charity more of an encounter, less of a ‘service,’ Pope Francis says
Vatican City, May 27, 2019 / 09:32 am (CNA).- Pope Francis told members of a global charitable group Monday that real charity is about encountering Christ in the poor and…
Migrants are a foil to growing ‘globalization of indifference,’ pope says
Vatican City, May 27, 2019 / 05:03 am (CNA).- In a society of growing individualism and indifference, the presence of migrants and refugees prompts a realization of the need for…
Archbishop Broglio: Service to nation is faithful to the commandment to love
Washington D.C., May 27, 2019 / 03:01 am (CNA).- Ahead of Memorial Day in the United States, the Archbishop of Military Services commended fallen soldiers and emphasized sacrificial love. “Certainly…
7 priests ordained in 7 years: What’s the ‘secret sauce’ at this Ohio parish?
Hudson, Ohio, May 26, 2019 / 04:52 pm (CNA).- Starting in 2013, and every year since for the past seven years, one young man from the parish of St. Mary’s…
Pope Francis: The Lord invites us to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit
Vatican City, May 26, 2019 / 05:02 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Sunday that the Church cannot remain static because the Holy Spirit guides the Church along the paths of…
Catholic bishops lament setbacks for Holy Land peace, but call for a better path
Jerusalem, May 25, 2019 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- Peace, mutual equality, and respect must be the foundation of progress in Israeli-Palestinian relations, despite continued setbacks, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries…
Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican’s interreligious dialogue
Vatican City, May 25, 2019 / 08:28 am (CNA).- Pope Francis appointed Spanish Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot Saturday as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Guixot succeeds Cardinal…
Pope Francis: ‘Abortion is never the answer’
Vatican City, May 25, 2019 / 06:25 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion is never the answer to difficult prenatal diagnoses, calling selective abortion of the disabled the…