Pro-life Democrats have key role in party and society, organizer says
Philadelphia, Pa., May 29, 2019 / 03:10 am (CNA).- Pro-life Democrats not only have a place within the Democratic Party today, but can act as a bridge in society during…
Facing terminal cancer, Polish man ordained priest in hospital bed
Warsaw, Poland, May 28, 2019 / 06:44 pm (CNA).- May is ordination month in many dioceses, but the ordination of Fr. Michal Los, FDP, a member of the Orionine Fathers,…
Illinois bishops denounce rush to advance ‘Reproductive Health Act’
Chicago, Ill., May 28, 2019 / 06:24 pm (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Illinois criticized a push to pass a bill enshrining abortion in state law in the final days…
French Senate stipulates that Notre-Dame be rebuilt as it was
Paris, France, May 28, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- The French Senate on Monday passed a bill on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, the city’s cathedral, adding a clause…
US bishops pray for tornado victims in Midwest
Washington D.C., May 28, 2019 / 05:19 pm (CNA).- While hazardous weather continues to affect the Midwest, the US bishops have mourned for those killed by the storms. Bishop Frank…
Cardinal Pell will not ask for shorter sentence if appeal fails
Melbourne, Australia, May 28, 2019 / 04:05 pm (CNA).- Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, who was sentenced to six years in prison in March after being convicted of five counts…
‘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…