Christians decry plan in India for death penalty for conversions
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Mar 14, 2025 / 12:30 pm Activists in India are decrying remarks from the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in which…
Rome marathon runners to hold 42-second silence for Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 14, 2025 / 11:50 am Over 30,000 runners will hold 42 seconds of silence for Pope Francis before the start of the Rome Marathon…
Peruvian bishop denounces ‘direct attack’ on Church’s freedom of speech
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 07:00 am The bishop of Cajamarca, Peru, has denounced a “direct attack” on the Catholic Church’s freedom of speech by…
How hundreds of religious sisters contributed to ‘groundbreaking’ 30-year Alzheimer’s study
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2025 / 06:00 am The contribution of nearly 700 Catholic religious sisters to a “groundbreaking” decades-long study on Alzheimer’s and dementia continues to…
Catholic bishop warns against ‘culture of death’ as Idaho backs firing squad executions
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2025 / 17:50 pm Diocese of Boise Bishop Peter F. Christensen raised concerns about a “culture of death” and threats to human…
Trump’s top lawyer at FDA resigns after outcry over record defending abortion pill
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 13, 2025 / 16:55 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. FDA chief counsel resigns after outcry over defense of…
Pope Francis marks 12th anniversary of pontificate and nearly 1 month in the hospital
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 13, 2025 / 16:10 pm Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate on Thursday from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been…
Regnum Christi to review abuse prevention policies following arrest of former official
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Mar 13, 2025 / 15:35 pm Regnum Christi has announced that it will review the safe environments protocols it has in place in Spain…
FCC grills Google over alleged faith-based discrimination in YouTube TV programming
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2025 / 14:50 pm The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is demanding answers from Google over concerns that its YouTube TV streaming service…
Opus Dei prelate: ‘These are difficult times in the world and in the Church’
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Mar 13, 2025 / 14:20 pm In his latest pastoral letter, the prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, reflected on how Christians should…
UPDATED: Which states protect churches from closure, 5 years after COVID lockdowns?
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2025 / 13:50 pm The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic five years ago this week, on March 11, 2020. Every diocese in the…
Nearly 150 Catholic priests kidnapped across Nigeria in past decade, at least 11 killed
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Mar 13, 2025 / 12:50 pm Nearly 150 Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years, a new report has indicated,…