Russian Orthodox patriarch writes to pregnant women to encourage them to keep their babies
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 06:00 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters in support of new mothers in Russia as part of a new…
Organizers and supporters reluctant to discuss planned LGBT jubilee day in Rome
By Edward Pentin National Catholic Register, Dec 11, 2024 / 17:35 pm An Italian association of LGBT Christians has said it has received official Vatican approval to make a pilgrimage…
Report: 80 priests murdered in Mexico over last three decades
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Dec 11, 2024 / 16:30 pm The Catholic Multimedia Center (CCM, by its Spanish acronym), an organization that tracks violence against members of the…
Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2024 / 15:35 pm A 20-year-old California woman is alleging that doctors, a children’s hospital, and a pediatric gender clinic negligently pushed…
Wisconsin parishioners launch GoFundMe to appeal to Vatican to save 150-year-old church
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2024 / 15:05 pm Parishioners in a small Wisconsin city have launched a GoFundMe as part of an effort to save a nearly…
Notre Dame chief architect reveals ‘particular devotion’ to Our Lady
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2024 / 14:35 pm The chief architect of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris shared in an interview with EWTN that he felt…
Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2024 / 12:40 pm Bishops in Quebec are expressing alarm after a prominent government official said he wanted to end prayer in public…
Pope Francis: Gentleness, respect are more effective than ‘the strength of arguments’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 11, 2024 / 10:25 am Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims attending his general audience on Wednesday that “the strength of arguments” is not…
Pope Francis is a proponent of popular piety, expert says
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Dec 11, 2024 / 08:00 am Father Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, a Spanish priest and an expert in liturgy and popular piety, explained in…
CNA explains: What do Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith consultants do?
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Dec 11, 2024 / 07:00 am The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), the Vatican body responsible for questions of doctrinal orthodoxy in…
Unused Church properties find new purpose amid serious real estate challenges
By María J. Moriarty Seattle, Wash., Dec 11, 2024 / 06:00 am The Catholic Church in the United States is facing a real estate reckoning. Declining congregations, shifting demographics, and…
Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 17:50 pm Catholic Church leaders in the U.S., Rome, and the Middle East have expressed cautious “hope” that the new…