Assisted suicide is false charity with alarming consequences, bishop warns
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 20, 2025 / 14:35 pm “Assisted suicide is a false charity” with alarming consequences that must be rejected, said Bishop David Malloy of…
Canadian bishops condemn government proposal to strip faith groups of charitable status
By Quinton Amundson Toronto, Canada, Mar 20, 2025 / 07:00 am Canada’s Finance Department has avoided providing a clear answer to a written appeal from the Canadian Conference of Catholic…
Hundreds of Deaf Catholics to gather for first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 20, 2025 / 06:00 am The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland is hosting the first-ever Eucharistic Congress for the Catholic…
Delaware halts enforcement of law targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 17:05 pm Officials in the state of Delaware have agreed to temporarily halt enforcement of a law that would require…
First nitrogen gas execution in Louisiana takes place amid Catholic opposition
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 16:25 pm Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Tuesday evening, using nitrogen gas for the first…
Pope Francis gifts his Presidential Medal of Freedom to Buenos Aires cathedral
By Julieta Villar Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 19, 2025 / 15:45 pm Pope Francis has gifted the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by former U.S. President Joe Biden…
Cardinal Parolin: no discussion of resignation by Pope Francis
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 15:15 pm Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin denied that during his three recent visits to Pope Francis — who…
PHOTOS: Romans celebrate St. Joseph’s feast day, venerate his holy cloak
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 14:45 pm Hundreds of people in Rome joined celebrations organized by the Parish Basilica of St. Joseph al Trionfale in Rome…
CNA explains: What is the Catholic Church’s newly announced 2028 ‘ecclesial assembly’?
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 14:15 pm The Vatican announced on Saturday its latest plans for the Synod on Synodality’s ongoing implementation — a multiyear “accompaniment…
A Vatican video game? New Minecraft edition has students restore St. Peter’s Basilica
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 13:45 pm Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched a new educational edition that challenges…
Maryland passes bill that would provide $25 million to fund abortion
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2025 / 13:10 pm The Maryland Senate passed a bill Monday that would allow $25 million in funding to go toward abortions. The…
U.S. bishops call for Walking with Moms in Need program to become staple in ‘every parish’
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 12:40 pm Ahead of the fifth anniversary of its program supporting mothers in need in the United States, the U.S.…