Franciscan University to launch Institute for the Study of Man and Woman
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 14, 2024 / 11:00 am Plans are underway at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio for the launch of an initiative that will address…
7 things to know about Sister Clare Crockett
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Nov 14, 2024 / 08:00 am Sister Clare Crockett was a young religious sister who died in 2016 at the age of 34 in…
House probes NIH after doctor concealed study that disputes puberty blocker benefits
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 14, 2024 / 07:00 am A subcommittee in the House of Representatives launched an inquiry into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after…
‘Multigenerational’ parish campuses coming to Phoenix with new senior living facilities
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 14, 2024 / 06:00 am A property development group is addressing the lack of reliable senior housing by building senior living communities on Catholic…
With House win, Republicans clinch governing trifecta
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 13, 2024 / 17:40 pm Republican lawmakers will maintain control of the House of Representatives, which completes a governing trifecta heading into January…
Two minors shot dead near Catholic church in Mexico
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Nov 13, 2024 / 16:30 pm The Catholic Church is mourning the death of two brothers, both minors, who were shot Nov. 9 near…
U.S. bishop calls for return to Friday abstinence from meat
By Zelda Caldwell Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2024 / 15:50 pm A leading U.S. Catholic bishop on Wednesday called on his fellow bishops to help revive the tradition of abstinence…
What is the Church of England, and who are the Anglicans?
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2024 / 15:05 pm Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Communion, resigned on Tuesday over his handling of…
Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 13, 2024 / 14:35 pm The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, is preventing priests from entering…
U.S. bishops vote to advance 2 American causes for canonization at 2024 meeting
By Madalaine Elhabbal Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2024 / 14:05 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at its fall 2024 plenary assembly voted on Wednesday to advance…
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law mandating Ten Commandments in school classrooms
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2024 / 13:35 pm A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday blocked a state law that requires schools to display the Ten Commandments…
Vatican, Catholic leaders from Europe discuss sexual abuse in the Church
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 13, 2024 / 13:05 pm Catholic leaders from across Europe are in Rome this week to discuss how the Church can best protect children…