Pope Francis: Diverse religious identities are ‘a gift from God’
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 17, 2024 / 10:50 am Pope Francis praised cultural and religious diversity as “a gift from God” in a video message to an interreligious…
Bishop Álvarez chosen by Pope Francis to participate in Synod on Synodality
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Sep 17, 2024 / 06:00 am Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of…
Robert Bellarmine, the saint who defended the Church with charity
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Sep 17, 2024 / 04:00 am St. Robert Bellarmine, whose feast is celebrated Sept. 17 on the General Roman Calendar, was a Jesuit and a…
USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Department of State (DOS) routinely issues condemnations of countries that fail to uphold religious freedom…
Families are moving out of ‘blue’ states and heading for red and purple, researchers find
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2024 / 17:45 pm A new analysis by researchers at the Institute for Family Studies examines the states that are attracting and losing…
Here’s what will be new at the Synod on Synodality part 2
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 16:15 pm Before the second session of the Synod on Synodality kicks off in Rome at the beginning of October, participants…
Next International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Sydney in 2028
Quito, Ecuador, Sep 16, 2024 / 14:25 pm The 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, wrapped up on Sunday with the announcement that Sydney will host the next International…
Oklahoma Bishop Emeritus Slattery, ‘man of deep faith,’ passes away at 84
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2024 / 13:50 pm Edward Slattery, the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, passed away at age 84 on…
Pro-life groups adjust tactics in challenging electoral panorama
By Martin Barillas Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sep 16, 2024 / 07:00 am The aggressive advocacy of abortion by Democratic Party candidates up and down the ballot this year, coupled with…
New study finds regular porn usage linked to higher loneliness, depression
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2024 / 06:00 am A new study has found that daily pornography consumption among young adults leads to statistically significant negative mental health…
FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Florida
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 15, 2024 / 19:48 pm The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Sunday that it was investigating an apparent attempt on former President…
Pope Francis urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 am During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages, as he remembered 23-year-old…