Three more pro-life activists sentenced under FACE Act
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 18:02 pm Three more pro-life activists have been sentenced for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act…
U.S. telecom company pulls Olympics ads following Last Supper parody
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 17:32 pm The drag-queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured during the opening ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic…
Catholic archbishop prays for ‘peace, healing, and justice’ after UK stabbing attack
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 17:02 pm Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of the Archdiocese of Liverpool urged Catholics to join him in prayer for the victims…
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to…
Oklahoma asks state high court to force school board to cancel Catholic charter contract
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:02 pm Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond this week is petitioning the state Supreme Court to force education officials to comply…
Abortion makes men ‘more free,’ Pete Buttigieg says
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Jul 31, 2024 / 15:32 pm Legal abortion makes men freer than they would be without it, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said…
Olympic skateboarder uses sign language to quote Scripture before winning bronze
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 15:02 pm Rayssa Leal, a 16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder competing in the Paris Olympics, used sign language to quote Scripture before…
Laws to protect children from online exploitation passed by Senate
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 14:32 pm Two bills meant to protect children and teens from online exploitation were passed in a bipartisan vote in…
Australian bishops release companion guide to address assisted suicide
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 14:02 pm Australia’s bishops have published a guide for pastors and other faith ministers to help them provide “spiritual support” to…
‘I was deceived’: Bishop in Nigeria revokes ordination of deacons due to fraud
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Jul 31, 2024 / 10:47 am The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons…
Pope Francis names 2 officials of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith as bishops
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 08:00 am Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy, currently secretary of the disciplinary section of the Dicastery for…
FOCUS missionaries join Catholic team supporting Olympic athletes in Paris
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 07:00 am In an effort to minister to Olympic athletes, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has sent four…