Mexico making progress in translating Bible into Indigenous languages
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Sep 6, 2024 / 14:35 pm In September — the month the Catholic Church especially dedicates to the Bible — Mexico, a country with…
Georgetown investigates vandalism of crucifix and Mary statue as ‘potential hate crimes’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 6, 2024 / 13:15 pm The Georgetown University Police Department is investigating two “potential hate crimes” after a processional crucifix was found damaged…
Florida investigating abortion amendment signatures for fraud
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 6, 2024 / 11:15 am Here’s a roundup of abortion-related developments happening across the country this week. Florida investigating abortion amendment signatures for…
West Virginia ban on assisted suicide ‘a fight worth fighting,’ state delegate says
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2024 / 10:30 am West Virginia Delegate Pat McGeehan, a supporter of the state’s ballot measure to make assisted suicide illegal, said in…
Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea amid report of arrests in Indonesia
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Sep 6, 2024 / 09:45 am Pope Francis touched down in Papua New Guinea on Friday, the second country of his 12-day apostolic journey to…
Nebraska ballot measure would make private schools ineligible for voucher program
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2024 / 09:00 am A ballot measure to repeal a new school choice scholarship voucher program is set to be on the November…
How to participate in the International Eucharistic Congress at home
By Diego López Marina Puebla, Mexico, Sep 6, 2024 / 08:00 am The 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, which begins this Sunday in Quito, Ecuador, is generating great expectations around the…
How the Catholic faith has helped East Timor forgive
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 6, 2024 / 07:00 am Pope Francis will land in Dili, the capital city of East Timor, on Monday in the third stop on…
PHOTOS: Pope Francis in Indonesia for his 45th apostolic journey
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2024 / 06:00 am Pope Francis on Tuesday landed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop on what is expected to…
Arizona bishops oppose proposed state crackdown against illegal immigration
By Peter Pinedo Houston, Texas, Sep 5, 2024 / 18:04 pm The Catholic bishops of Arizona have come out against a ballot initiative that would criminalize illegal immigration at the…
Nicaragua releases 135 political, religious prisoners; many still remain in custody
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 5, 2024 / 16:26 pm Nicaraguan authorities released 135 political and religious prisoners following international pressure, but many critics of the government still…
Father Roger Landry appointed national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 5, 2024 / 15:56 pm Father Roger Landry was announced Thursday as the new national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA (TPMS-USA), the…