Catholic Church raises alarm over disappearance of children in Mexico
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Sep 24, 2024 / 06:00 am The Catholic Church has issued an alert to parents, priests, and catechists to “take all necessary security measures”…
Harris to skip Catholic charity dinner bucking decades-long tradition
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2024 / 17:15 pm Vice President Kamala Harris is breaking with four decades of political tradition by snubbing the Al Smith Dinner,…
Missouri death row inmate claims racial bias, seeks to stop execution
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 23, 2024 / 16:45 pm A Missouri death row inmate sentenced to death for a 1998 murder will have his case reviewed by…
Yemeni Christians pressured to conform to Islamic law: ‘We were forced to wear the hijab’
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Sep 23, 2024 / 15:56 pm Christians in southwestern Arabia, and specifically in Aden, a port city located in Yemen, have a deeply-rooted history dating…
Ahead of synod, prominent prelates publish on ‘LGBTQ issues’
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 23, 2024 / 13:25 pm Just days after organizers of the second session of the Synod on Synodality in October said hot-button topics were…
Padre Pio spoke languages he didn’t know: the gift of xenoglossia
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 23, 2024 / 12:53 pm Various historical testimonies document that the beloved St. Pio of Pietrelcina (commonly known as Padre Pio), whose…
Pope Francis names consultants to Vatican doctrine office, including controversial theologian
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Sep 23, 2024 / 11:45 am Pope Francis has named 28 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, including moral…
Padre Pio: 13 facts about the saint to know and share
By Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register, Sep 23, 2024 / 11:15 am One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as…
‘Better Off Dead?’ documentary sharpens suicide prevention focus
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2024 / 08:00 am Last week, the first screening in the U.S. of the BBC documentary “Better Off Dead?” took place in…
Ballot measures could remove definition of marriage from three state constitutions
By Kate Quiñones Denver, Colo., Sep 23, 2024 / 07:00 am The state constitutions of California, Colorado, and Hawaii still define marriage as a union between one man and one…
Maternity homes are on the rise post Roe
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 23, 2024 / 06:00 am More maternity homes are popping up across the United States to house and support pregnant mothers and their babies…
Pope Francis cancels meetings for ‘mild flu-like condition’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Sep 23, 2024 / 05:00 am Pope Francis canceled his meetings on Monday due to suffering from symptoms of a “mild flu-like condition,” the Holy…