Broglio presides at U.S. Capitol Mass, meets with Pelosi
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington D.C., Dec 12, 2024 / 17:30 pm Catholic members of Congress and staff gathered inside the U.S. Capitol this morning for a rare event — the…
12 million pilgrims expected to visit Guadalupe Basilica this week
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Dec 12, 2024 / 15:15 pm Between Dec. 8–12, an estimated 12 million pilgrims are expected to have visited the shrine of Our Lady…
Pope Francis releases World Day of Peace message, renews call to end death penalty
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 12, 2024 / 14:30 pm Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan. 1,…
Euthanasia in Canada jumped nearly 16% last year with more than 15,000 deaths
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 12:45 pm Euthanasia continues to be a major driver of deaths in Canada, with the latest government figures showing another double-digit…
Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Abbas amid Gaza crisis
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 12, 2024 / 11:55 am Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Thursday for discussions focused on the humanitarian crisis…
British government makes puberty blocker ban for kids permanent
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2024 / 11:25 am The United Kingdom’s ban on children receiving puberty-blocking drugs to facilitate a gender transition is now permanent, according…
5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 08:00 am The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024…
African bishop exhorts Catholic journalists to uphold standards
By João Vissesse Luanda, Angola, Dec 12, 2024 / 07:00 am Catholic journalists in Angola received from one of the country’s leading bishops a bracing charge about their vocation that…
Russian Orthodox patriarch writes to pregnant women to encourage them to keep their babies
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 06:00 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters in support of new mothers in Russia as part of a new…
Organizers and supporters reluctant to discuss planned LGBT jubilee day in Rome
By Edward Pentin National Catholic Register, Dec 11, 2024 / 17:35 pm An Italian association of LGBT Christians has said it has received official Vatican approval to make a pilgrimage…
Report: 80 priests murdered in Mexico over last three decades
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Dec 11, 2024 / 16:30 pm The Catholic Multimedia Center (CCM, by its Spanish acronym), an organization that tracks violence against members of the…
Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2024 / 15:35 pm A 20-year-old California woman is alleging that doctors, a children’s hospital, and a pediatric gender clinic negligently pushed…