Gunmen kill six during Mass in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 12, 2019 / 10:36 am (CNA).- A group of gunmen burned down a Catholic Church during Sunday Mass and killed at least six people, including a…
Pope permits pilgrimages to Medjugorje as apparitions continue to be studied
Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 12, 2019 / 07:46 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has given the green light for Catholics to organize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a site of alleged Marian…
Confused about life? Listen to the Good Shepherd, Pope Francis advises
Vatican City, May 12, 2019 / 07:05 am (CNA).- On Sunday, Pope Francis advised listening to and speaking with Christ the Good Shepherd in prayer, so that one can be…
Who are the new priests of 2019?
Denver, Colo., May 12, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- This year, 481 men in the United States will kneel in cathedral churches and be ordained as Catholic priests for Jesus…
Cupich denounces pastor’s decision to host Nation of Islam leader
Chicago, Ill., May 11, 2019 / 02:20 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago is distancing himself from the decision of a pastor who invited controversial preacher Louis Farrakhan to…
Pope Francis invites young economists, entrepreneurs to Italy in 2020
Vatican City, May 11, 2019 / 11:04 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has personally invited young economists and entrepreneurs to join him in Assisi, Italy, in 2020, to discuss how to…
Canadian MPs fight to protect doctors, patients against euthanasia
Ottawa, Canada, May 11, 2019 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Canadian members of parliament are attempting to pass a law that would protect the conscience rights of doctors, as government leaders…
‘God weeps’: Catholic leaders help community cope with STEM school shooting
Denver, Colo., May 11, 2019 / 03:38 am (CNA).- When Fr. Gregory Bierbaum heard about the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch, just two miles up the road, he drove…
High school founded by former NFL star aims to make virtuous students
Minneapolis, Minn., May 11, 2019 / 12:00 am (CNA).- Not everyone who goes to high school will go to college, the founders of a new Minnesota high school say, but…
Alabama senate delays final vote on abortion bill; rape and incest exception removed
Montgomery, Ala., May 10, 2019 / 07:00 pm (CNA).- The Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on a bill to outlaw abortion, following a disagreement between Republican and Democratic state…
Proposed changes to poverty calculations could strip federal aid from millions
Washington D.C., May 10, 2019 / 06:05 pm (CNA).- A new proposal from the Trump administration would change the way the national poverty threshold is calculated, potentially leading millions of…
Pro-life rally draws 1,000 after Rep. Brian Sims’ Planned Parenthood videos
Philadelphia, Pa., May 10, 2019 / 05:10 pm (CNA).- More than 1,000 people gathered May 10 for a public demonstration against recent social media videos that depicted a Pennsylvania lawmaker…