March for Life announces ‘longtime marcher’ as new president
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 14:00 pm The March for Life announced Thursday that longtime president Jeanne Mancini will pass the torch early next year to…
Priority of Mass for priests driven home at International Eucharistic Congress
By Eduardo Berdejo Quito, Ecuador, Sep 12, 2024 / 13:35 pm The Eucharist must be the heart of the priest’s life. This truth was driven home by the archbishop of…
North Dakota bishops call for rejection of recreational cannabis measure on state ballot
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 13:05 pm The bishops of North Dakota condemned a state ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in a Tuesday statement, citing…
Pope Francis to Singapore’s Catholics: Follow St. Francis Xavier in spreading God’s love
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 12, 2024 / 12:35 pm At Mass with approximately 50,000 Catholics in Singapore on Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the example of the great missionary…
Pope Francis praises Singapore’s spirit of progress, reminds leaders not to exclude the weak
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Sep 12, 2024 / 12:05 pm Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore for its “shining example” in building a united country based on harmony and…
Nigeria diocese appeals for help, prayers after thousands displaced by floods
By ACI Africa ACI Africa, Sep 12, 2024 / 11:00 am The Diocese of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria is appealing for prayers and humanitarian assistance for thousands of people displaced…
Opus Dei prelate asks prayers for new statutes and to share ‘the fire of the Lord’
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Sep 12, 2024 / 08:00 am The prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, renewed his request for prayer for the new statutes of…
Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church reopens in the Holy Land, new altar dedicated
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Sep 12, 2024 / 07:00 am On Aug. 31, exactly 100 years after its dedication, the Church of Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant…
7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 06:00 am On Sept. 12, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin…
Latin Mass parish in Nevada destroyed by wildfire
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 17:25 pm A rampant wildfire on Saturday destroyed The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, which held the only…
Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress
By Andrés Henríquez Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 16:41 pm Visibly affected and on the verge of tears, Leyden Rovelo spoke about the suffering of tens of thousands of…
Christian school sues Maine over law deterring religious schools from school choice program
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 16:11 pm A Christian school on Sept. 3 filed an appeal against Maine for attempting to dodge a U.S. Supreme Court…