Jimmy Lai’s faith and fight for freedom subject of Catholic University of America event
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 31, 2025 / 17:30 pm Author Mark L. Clifford discussed the role faith has played in the life of imprisoned pro-democracy Catholic activist…
U.S. bishops urge Catholics to petition Congress to halt foreign funding freeze
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 16:25 pm The U.S. bishops have asked Catholics to reach out to their members of Congress and request the resumption of…
Pentagon ends Biden policy that funded travel for abortions
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 31, 2025 / 15:55 pm Pentagon officials have rescinded a Biden administration-era policy that granted paid leave and reimbursed travel expenses for military…
Immigration debate: Archbishop Wenski goes to bat for the bishops
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 14:30 pm Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, a member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) committee that oversees migration…
Bishop Conley on Catholic Schools Week: educating the whole person
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 31, 2025 / 12:50 pm Having spent the past week paying visits to Catholic schools across the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Catholic…
Broglio defends U.S. bishops against ‘false’ immigration criticisms
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 11:10 am Archbishop Timothy Broglio defended the U.S. bishops’ support of migrants against “false” accusations in an interview this week with…
At Vatican marriage tribunal, Pope Francis extols ‘gift of indissolubility’ of marriage
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 09:15 am Pope Francis on Friday extolled the “gift of indissolubility” of marriage, which he said is not a limitation on…
Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 07:00 am The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the…
Journalists in Nigeria urged to speak up, expose all forms of Christian persecution
By Abah Anthony John ACI Africa, Jan 31, 2025 / 06:00 am The vice chancellor of Nigeria’s Veritas University, a priest in the Awka Diocese, has encouraged journalists in the…
Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 05:00 am After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, a local priest made his way to the…
Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:25 pm Since last week, Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded to President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on…
Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:05 pm During its first week in office, the administration of President Donald Trump announced that the United States has…