Pope Francis’ Brazilian pick for cardinal urges openness to ordaining married priests in region
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 10, 2024 / 12:20 pm Brazilian Archbishop Jaime Spengler, OFM, one of the 21 men chosen by Pope Francis to become a cardinal in…
Report: Nearly 150 Catholic hospitals provided transgender drugs or surgeries to children
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 10, 2024 / 11:50 am Nearly 150 Catholic hospitals across the United States provided children with transgender drugs or performed gender-transition surgeries on them between 2019…
Film composer Hans Zimmer to conduct Vatican concert for poor and homeless
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 10, 2024 / 09:15 am The Vatican announced Thursday that Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer will conduct a special concert for the poor and…
Experts ask: What impact will Hispanic Catholics have on the 2024 election?
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 10, 2024 / 06:00 am As a record number of Hispanic Americans will be eligible to vote this November, many are asking what…
United Nations human rights watchdog speaks out against men competing in women’s sports
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2024 / 16:10 pm A United Nations report on violence against women and girls in sports defended spaces for women on Tuesday by…
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential Oklahoma death penalty case
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2024 / 15:05 pm The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of an Oklahoma man on death row…
PHOTOS: Vatican to unveil restored baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 27
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 9, 2024 / 14:35 pm The Vatican has announced that the completed restorations on the soaring baldacchino over the central altar of St. Peter’s…
North Carolina bishop visits communities hit by hurricane: ‘People are stunned’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2024 / 14:05 pm Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin recently toured several locations in his diocese ravaged by last month’s Hurricane Helene, offering spiritual…
Pennsylvania priest laicized after investigation finds he sexually assaulted two minors
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2024 / 13:35 pm The Vatican has authorized the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to remove a priest from the clerical state after an…
Pope: ‘Prohibitions of the Spirit’ ensure Church unity is not driven by personal viewpoints
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 9, 2024 / 13:05 pm In the first general audience since the opening of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis…
States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2024 / 12:35 pm Home schooling continues to grow even as the pandemic is no longer a contributing factor, according to a September…
Celebration of Cardinal Newman’s feast day breaks from tradition
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Oct 9, 2024 / 11:15 am Differing from the traditional practice, the feast day of Cardinal John Henry Newman is not celebrated on the day…