Italy criminalizes surrogacy sought by Italian citizens abroad
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 09:10 am The Italian Senate of the Republic on Wednesday passed a bill making it possible to prosecute surrogacy sought even…
More than 50,000 Chilean youth make pilgrimage to shrine of St. Teresa of the Andes
By Julieta Villar Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 17, 2024 / 07:00 am “With Teresa, Pilgrims of Hope” was the theme that drew more than 50,000 young Chileans to the shrine…
EWTN News examines Kamala Harris’ scrutiny of Knights of Columbus members
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 06:00 am While serving as a United States senator from California, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly scrutinized judicial nominees for…
St. Ignatius of Antioch: the early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2024 / 04:00 am On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch,…
Local bishop encourages the faithful following raging fire that destroyed church in Chile
By Julieta Villar ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 18:10 pm Following the tragic fire that destroyed St. Anthony of Padua Church and the Franciscan convent in Iquique, Chile,…
Pope Francis to release ‘first memoir published by a sitting pontiff’ in January
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2024 / 17:40 pm In January 2025, Pope Francis will become the first sitting pontiff to publish an autobiographical memoir, which will…
British army veteran convicted of praying silently near abortion clinic
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 17:10 pm A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with…
Vatican Museums unveils ‘iconic statue’ Apollo Belvedere after years of restoration work
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 14:15 pm The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the “Apollo Belvedere,” after years of intensive…
UK leaders hit back at plan to introduce assisted suicide
By Andy Drozdziak London, England, Oct 16, 2024 / 13:45 pm Catholic leaders in the U.K. have hit back at plans to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales in…
Dutch cardinal advocates Christ-centered reform over controversial issues
By AC Wimmer Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 12:20 pm A Dutch cardinal has cautioned against misguided reform efforts within the Catholic Church, warning that regional solutions to contentious…
Australian archbishop: Synod on Synodality cannot ‘reinvent the Catholic faith’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 10:20 am We cannot “reinvent the Catholic faith” or “teach a different Catholicism in different countries,” Australian Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP,…
Pope Francis hopes for ‘reconciled differences’ with Orthodox and Protestant Christians
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 09:10 am Pope Francis expressed hope for “reconciled differences” between Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians during his Wednesday general audience, reflecting…