Biden ‘gender reassignment’ surgery mandate blocked
By Peter Pinedo Houston, Texas, Sep 3, 2024 / 16:45 pm A U.S. district judge has placed a nationwide block on a Biden-Harris administration rule mandating that federally funded hospitals…
Nebraska bishop calls for ‘developing authentically Catholic schools’ in new pastoral letter
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 3, 2024 / 16:00 pm Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, highlighted the tenets of Catholic education and the modern challenges facing educators in…
Archbishop Paglia writes new book about old age as a ‘time for inner growth’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Newsroom, Sep 3, 2024 / 14:07 pm Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, 79, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has written a new book entitled “Destinati…
Norwich bishop Michael Cote announces retirement
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 3, 2024 / 13:30 pm Bishop Michael R. Cote of the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, announced his retirement on Tuesday saying Pope Francis…
Pope Francis sends telegram of condolence to Cardinal Parolin after mother's death
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Sep 3, 2024 / 10:15 am Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence on Tuesday to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin following the…
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia, the first leg of his longest trip ever
By Courtney Mares Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep 3, 2024 / 08:30 am Pope Francis arrived Tuesday in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop in the pope’s four-country tour of…
Irish teacher jailed for third time over transgender pronoun dispute
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:46 am An Irish teacher at the center of a transgender pronoun controversy was jailed for the third time on Monday…
What it’s like to be a Catholic in the world’s largest Muslim country
By Courtney Mares Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:08 am As a Catholic living in the world’s largest Muslim country, Baso Darmawan does not think twice about making the…
American Solidarity Party fights for ballot access state-by-state
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:00 am U.S. presidential candidates who aren’t aligned with the Democratic or Republican parties have historically faced difficulty gaining traction among…
Pope Francis begins historic apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Sep 2, 2024 / 08:18 am Pope Francis departed Rome on Monday to commence his 45th apostolic journey, one that will take him to Southeast…
Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical promoting labor and condemning socialism: Rerum Novarum
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 2, 2024 / 08:00 am As European society was grappling with the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of socialist ideology…
Paid sick leave on the ballot in Nebraska: What Catholics should know
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2024 / 07:00 am Voters in Nebraska will be put in the unusual position come Nov. 5 of voting on two competing pro-life…