Missouri Supreme Court keeps pro-abortion amendment on November ballot
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 10, 2024 / 16:20 pm The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment to dramatically expand abortion in the…
Investigation to open in Ireland after 2,300 abuse allegations in religious-run schools
By Andy Drozdziak Middlesbrough, England, Sep 10, 2024 / 15:35 pm The Irish government has promised to set up an official investigation to examine historical abuse in religious-run day and…
New abuse allegations against Emmaus founder Abbé Pierre prompt organization name change
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 14:50 pm A foundation that supports a prominent Catholic movement in France is changing its name after revealing nearly 20 fresh…
Franciscan University launches new hub in Washington, DC, after multimillion-dollar gift
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 14:05 pm Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio is set to launch a Washington, D.C., program for its students, including residential…
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 Catholics
By Courtney Mares Dili, East Timor, Sep 10, 2024 / 13:21 pm An estimated 600,000 Catholics attended Pope Francis’ Mass on Tuesday in East Timor, a small island country that…
Thousands gather in jungle for celebration honoring Catholic priest killed in eastern India
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Sep 10, 2024 / 11:15 am More than 4,000 Catholics on Sept. 2 assembled in the remote Jamboni jungle to mark the 25-year observance of…
Pope Francis in East Timor says children show us how to ‘be cared for by God’
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Sep 10, 2024 / 10:45 am On the second day of his apostolic visit to East Timor (Timor-Leste), Pope Francis first met with children and…
Cardinal Schönborn: ‘We must accept the decline of Europe’
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 06:00 am Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, archbishop of Vienna, said in a recent interview with a French Catholic magazine that in…
Catholics in East Timor welcome Pope Francis to their island ‘oasis’ of religious vocations
By Courtney Mares Dili, East Timor, Sep 10, 2024 / 02:55 am In East Timor, a country where 98% of the population is Catholic, Pope Francis was met with great…
James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2024 / 18:15 pm James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor of stage and screen who was a convert to the Catholic faith, died…
Eucharist is my strength in difficult times, bishop tells International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 9, 2024 / 17:36 pm A moving experience at his father’s deathbed forever marked the Eucharistic devotion of Bishop Oscar Cantú of San…
Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan to host Al Smith dinner; Trump, Harris to attend
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2024 / 17:06 pm Six-time Grammy-nominated Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan will host the 2024 Al Smith Dinner on Oct. 17, an annual…