‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:35 pm The Nicaraguan dictatorship has forced the Poor Clare nuns to leave their monasteries in Managua and Chinandega in…
Bishop Barron applauds Trump’s order banning sex-change surgeries for minors
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:05 pm Bishop Robert Barron has released a statement commending President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning federal funding for…
California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:35 pm The state of California has agreed to a plea deal with pro-life activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt this…
Charges against pro-life former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry dropped
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:05 pm A federal judge granted a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop criminal charges against former…
Environmental harm of chemical abortions raises concerns
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 15:35 pm Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news: Environmental harm of chemical abortions raises concerns Legislators in…
Expelled Society of St. Pius X bishop Richard Williamson dies at 84
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 14:00 pm Bishop Richard Williamson, a former English bishop of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), died on Wednesday…
UPDATE: Washington, Baltimore archbishops offer prayers after deadly DC plane crash
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 13:30 pm The archbishops of Washington and Baltimore offered prayers on Thursday after a deadly plane crash near downtown Washington, D.C.,…
Pope Francis offers condolences after death of Albanian Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 12:15 pm Pope Francis sent his condolences to the Orthodox Church in Albania on Monday following the recent death of Archbishop…
Pope Francis offers condolences after deadly midair collision near Washington, DC
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 11:15 am Pope Francis extended his condolences after an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black…
German bishops distance themselves from migration statement ahead of key Parliament vote
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 08:45 am The German Catholic bishops’ conference on Wednesday distanced itself from a controversial statement against tougher migration policies issued by…
Reimagined Templar Knights provide assistance to 2025 Jubilee pilgrims
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 07:00 am Those making a pilgrimage today to any sacred place such as the major papal basilicas in Rome or the…
Trump signs orders to expand school choice, end ‘radical indoctrination’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 06:00 am President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Wednesday directing federal agencies to expand educational freedom and opportunity for…