Word on Fire to publish Pope Benedict XVI’s collected works in English
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Oct 25, 2024 / 14:20 pm Bishop Robert Barron’s media company Word on Fire plans to publish in English more than two dozen volumes…
Vatican: Swiss bishops mishandled sex abuse claims, but no cover-up found
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2024 / 13:50 pm The Vatican has reprimanded the Swiss bishops for their handling of sexual abuse claims in that country after a…
Vatican-approved bishop consecrated in Beijing days after China deal renewal
By AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, Oct 25, 2024 / 13:20 pm A Chinese priest was consecrated as the new coadjutor bishop of Beijing on Friday, marking the first episcopal appointment…
Many states ‘burden’ religious freedom of faith-based nonprofits, report finds
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2024 / 11:00 am A legal education group centered on religious freedom released on Friday its 2024 “Faith and Freedom Index,” which found…
Pro-life laws aren’t driving surge in infant deaths, OB-GYN expert says
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2024 / 09:15 am Pro-life laws are not driving a surge in infant mortality, a prominent OB-GYN and pro-life advocate said this week.…
Jesuit priest gifts Pope Francis a special wheelchair from Cambodia
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Oct 25, 2024 / 06:00 am Jesuit priest and apostolic prefect of Battambang in Cambodia Father Enrique “Kike” Figaredo this week presented Pope Francis with…
Doctor concealed tax-funded puberty blocker study after it did not show mental health benefits
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2024 / 17:45 pm A doctor who runs the “transgender” clinic at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles blocked the publication of a $6…
10 states will vote on abortion on Election Day. Here’s a look at each
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2024 / 16:15 pm Voters in 10 U.S. states will have the opportunity on Nov. 5 to change their state’s laws on abortion,…
10 inspiring quotes from Pope Francis in his encyclical ‘Dilexit Nos’
Here are some of the most inspiring quotes from Pope Francis in his new encyclical Dilexit Nos on the divine and human love of the heart of Jesus Christ: “Mere…
Analysis: What will the final document of the Synod on Synodality be like?
By Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Oct 24, 2024 / 14:30 pm A year ago, at the end of the Synod on Synodality’s first general assembly, electronic versions of a draft…
Federal, state police investigate arson fire at historic Massachusetts Catholic church
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2024 / 14:00 pm Local, state, and federal officials are investigating an apparent act of arson that has shuttered a Massachusetts Catholic parish.…
‘People of God’ should be involved in selecting bishops, cardinal says
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Oct 24, 2024 / 13:30 pm Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, on Wednesday cited some of the “gifts” that candidates…