International pro-life summit: Faith isn’t imposed but doesn’t hide either
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Dec 4, 2024 / 17:10 pm “Faith is not imposed, but it doesn’t hide” is how Jaime Mayor Oreja, the driving force behind the…
Judge says New Jersey county can’t exclude churches from historic preservation grant
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2024 / 16:40 pm Two churches in New Jersey have won a victory against county officials who were excluding them from a historic…
Supreme Court seems skeptical of claim that Tennessee’s transgender law is discriminatory
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 4, 2024 / 16:10 pm Several United States Supreme Court justices during oral arguments on Wednesday morning challenged claims that a Tennessee law…
Missouri attorney general defends pro-life abortion laws amid legal fight over new amendment
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Dec 4, 2024 / 15:40 pm A new amendment enshrining a right to “reproductive freedom” in Missouri is set to go into effect Thursday…
Pope Francis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talk Ukraine and family policies
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Dec 4, 2024 / 15:10 pm Pope Francis received the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, at the Vatican on Wednesday. The meeting, which Orbán…
Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’
By Madeleine Teahan London, England, Dec 4, 2024 / 14:30 pm The case for assisted dying rests on dangerous misconceptions about the reality of death and dying, according to leading…
New Orleans priest pleads guilty to 1970s kidnapping, rape of teenager
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2024 / 14:00 pm A priest in New Orleans pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s,…
Mercedes-Benz presents Pope Francis with new modified G-Wagon ‘popemobile’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 4, 2024 / 13:30 pm Pope Francis was handed the key to a new Mercedes-Benz “popemobile” on Wednesday by the CEO of the German…
Pope Francis: Preaching must rely on Holy Spirit, keep homilies under 10 minutes
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 4, 2024 / 13:00 pm Pope Francis during his general audience at St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday said all evangelizing activity depends on the…
21 new cardinals to reflect Catholic Church’s unity amid geographic expansion
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 4, 2024 / 12:30 pm The 21 new cardinals to be created by Pope Francis at the Dec. 7 consistory reflect the pontiff’s vision…
New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2024 / 09:45 am The Texas State Board of Education has sparked renewed debate over the role of religion in public schools in…
Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Dec 4, 2024 / 07:00 am The bishops of Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are inviting the faithful to participate in…