Coalition of faith groups side with nuns in religious freedom case before Supreme Court
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 23, 2024 / 15:45 pm A group of nuns and religious associations fighting for exemption from a New York law mandating they provide…
Pope Francis expels two more members of Sodality of Christian Life
By Eduardo Berdejo Lima Newsroom, Oct 23, 2024 / 15:05 pm The apostolic nunciature in Peru announced that Pope Francis has approved the expulsion of two more members of the…
Kamala Harris rejects religious exemptions for abortion laws: ‘That cannot be negotiable’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 23, 2024 / 14:35 pm Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed that she would oppose religious exemptions in abortion laws if elected president and…
Texas death row inmate, spared execution, barred from testifying to state lawmakers
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 23, 2024 / 14:05 pm A Texas death row inmate whose execution was recently halted was prevented from testifying at the state capitol on…
Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit is ‘essential’ for unity in marriage
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 23, 2024 / 13:35 pm Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit plays an essential role in the unity of a husband and a wife,…
Supreme Court will hear case on Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 23, 2024 / 11:40 am The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case to determine the legality of a Tennessee…
French diocese to hold ordinations after two-year halt by Vatican
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 23, 2024 / 11:10 am The Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in the south of France will ordain six men to the transitional diaconate on Dec.…
Murdered priest in Mexico remembered as ‘tireless apostle of peace’
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Oct 23, 2024 / 07:00 am Father Marcelo Pérez, a priest of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Mexican state…
Indonesian bishop declines cardinal appointment to ‘grow in priestly life’
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Oct 23, 2024 / 06:19 am The Vatican announced Tuesday evening that Pope Francis had accepted the request of Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, OFM,…
Virginia Catholic school among 2 middle schools in world picked for NASA rover challenge
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 23, 2024 / 06:00 am A Catholic middle school in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, is one of just two middle schools in the…
‘Children helping children’: Missionary Childhood Association helps youth become evangelists
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 22, 2024 / 12:25 pm A special Mass in Los Angeles last week celebrated the “missionary spirit” of children in the U.S., with hundreds…
Vatican-China bishop deal renewed for four more years
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 22, 2024 / 08:53 am The Vatican announced Tuesday that it has renewed its agreement with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops for…