‘Harsh realities’: Diocese of Buffalo announces final list of parish mergers, closures
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 15:32 pm The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, this week revealed the final list of parish closures and mergers it will…
Catholic Church is in the midst of a growth spurt in Singapore
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Sep 11, 2024 / 15:02 pm Despite the strong presence of Buddhism, Catholicism is the religion that is growing the most in Singapore, the last…
Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 14:30 pm A new poll by Pew Research Center shows a slim majority of U.S. Catholics intending to cast their ballot…
Hosts for International Eucharistic Congress made in home of Ecuador’s first saint
By Eduardo Berdejo Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 12:05 pm Some 65,000 hosts, which are being consecrated in the Masses celebrated during the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito,…
Pope Francis leaves East Timor: ‘I’ll never forget your smiles’
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 11, 2024 / 11:15 am Before departing East Timor on Wednesday, Pope Francis told a group of young adults he will never forget the…
‘Our strength is the Eucharist’: In Quito, Ukrainian bishop tells how his people endure war
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 09:50 am The secret of the strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people in the midst of the ongoing war…
South Carolina could execute a death row inmate every 35 days as death penalty resumes
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2024 / 09:20 am The South Carolina Department of Corrections could potentially execute one death row inmate every 35 days — or…
Trump, Harris argue abortion policy and records on immigration and economy in debate
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2024 / 08:50 am Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debated abortion policy, contested each other’s records on the…
‘We’re having a problem on the plane’: Husband writes about losing wife, unborn child on 9/11
By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2024 / 06:00 am Nearly 3,000 names are engraved in bronze at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. But 10 of…
At International Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Cozzens shares fruits of U.S. Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 10, 2024 / 18:08 pm Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, who is in Quito, Ecuador, for the International Eucharistic…
Mother Teresa’s ‘spiritual darkness’ was not depression or loss of faith, scholar explains
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 10, 2024 / 17:38 pm The “spiritual darkness” that Mother Teresa describes in her writings can be difficult to comprehend, but this feeling…
2024 EWTN ‘Family Celebration’ concludes in Toronto
By Kate Quiñones Toronto, Canada, Sep 10, 2024 / 17:08 pm More than 2,200 people gathered for the annual EWTN Family Celebration held this year in Toronto. This year’s gathering,…