Texas nuns dismissed from religious life after lengthy feud with bishop, Vatican
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 29, 2024 / 14:05 pm A group of Texas nuns has been dismissed from religious life and returned to the lay state after a…
Ohio archbishop ends long-standing Girl Scouts partnerships because of ‘gender ideology’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 29, 2024 / 13:35 pm The archbishop of Cincinnati is ending a 110-year relationship with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) due to the…
Vatican publishes first report on Church safeguarding efforts worldwide
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 29, 2024 / 10:00 am The Vatican issued its first annual report Tuesday assessing the Catholic Church’s policies and procedures to prevent abuse in…
Black legend of Spanish conquest is ‘profoundly anti-Catholic,’ historian says
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Oct 29, 2024 / 09:00 am For renowned historian Jorge Traslosheros, who holds a doctorate in Latin American studies, the so-called “black legend” of…
Mexican Catholics gather in shopping center to pray rosary in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Oct 29, 2024 / 08:00 am A group of the faithful gathers every Wednesday of the year in front of an image of the…
Seminary rector kidnapped during evening prayers at Nigerian minor seminary
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Oct 29, 2024 / 07:00 am The rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi was abducted on Sunday, Oct. 27,…
Nearly 60,000 join call for UK prime minister to safeguard right to pray silently
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2024 / 06:00 am A petition calling for the U.K.’s prime minister to protect the right of British citizens to engage in…
Pope Francis cuts salaries of Vatican cardinals again
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 18:40 pm Pope Francis has decided to cut the salaries of the cardinals working at the Vatican again, a…
Archbishop Broglio invites faithful to pray with Pope Francis’ encyclical on Sacred Heart
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 28, 2024 / 18:00 pm The president of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement inviting U.S. Catholics…
Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 17:20 pm The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Monday in favor of a group of Jewish parents who argued…
Cardinal Renato Martino, longtime Vatican diplomat, dies at 91
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 16:45 pm Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, who served for 16 years as the top Vatican diplomat to the United Nations and…
Storm leaves scores dead and widespread damage in the Philippines
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 16:05 pm Tropical Storm Trami (also known as Typhoon Kristine) moved over the Philippines in recent days leaving more than 150…