UPDATE: Carmelite nuns affiliate with Society of St. Pius X after yearlong feud with local bishop
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 18:45 pm After a string of controversies and disagreements with their local Fort Worth bishop, a group of Carmelite nuns in…
Democrats tee up ‘Catholics for Harris-Walz’ coalition
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2024 / 18:15 pm A virtual campaign event designed to organize Catholic support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential candidacy is…
Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore ‘has revived the faith of our people,’ cardinal says
By Andrés Henríquez Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 17, 2024 / 17:20 pm “I believe his visit has revived the faith of our people. His visit has caused many of our Catholics…
Senate Republicans block unrestricted IVF insurance mandate but still back other IVF bills
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2024 / 16:50 pm Senate Republicans blocked a bill on Tuesday that would have forced insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization…
Social media health hazard? Attorneys general call for surgeon general’s warning
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 16:30 pm A bipartisan group of 42 state attorneys general recently called for the U.S. surgeon general to add a health…
‘Feast of the Miracle’ in Argentina attracts more than half a million pilgrims
By Julieta Villar Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sep 17, 2024 / 15:55 pm More than 650,000 pilgrims gathered this past weekend in the city of Salta, in the Argentine province of…
Catholic universities among dozens of schools with links to abortion industry, study finds
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 15:20 pm A study by the pro-life group Students for Life of America (SFLA) has identified dozens of U.S. Christian colleges…
Bishop Conley: Invite one person to the Catholic faith this year
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 14:45 pm Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, recently urged Catholics to think about how they could “walk with,” pray for,…
Pope Francis appoints special envoy for Quebec Archdiocese’s 350th anniversary celebrations
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Sep 17, 2024 / 14:05 pm To mark the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the Archdiocese of Quebec in Canada, Pope Francis has appointed…
Pope Francis tells young people to prioritize the Eucharist like Carlo Acutis
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Sep 17, 2024 / 12:52 pm Pope Francis in his youth message released on Tuesday encouraged young people to imitate Blessed Carlo Acutis in prioritizing…
Abortion amendment on Florida ballot ‘brutal and dangerous,’ physician says
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 12:10 pm A coalition of physicians has sprung into action to oppose a Florida ballot measure that would massively deregulate abortion…
Archdiocese of New Orleans offers $62 million abuse settlement; survivors ask for $1 billion
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 11:35 am The Archdiocese of New Orleans has proposed a bankruptcy settlement as part of its plan for addressing sexual abuse…