9 quotes from saints about guardian angels
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2024 / 04:00 am During the month of October, the Catholic Church celebrates guardian angels. Guardian angels are instruments of providence who…
Pope Francis: We must acknowledge our sins, ask forgiveness to become missionary Church
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 1, 2024 / 18:30 pm On the eve of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the…
Georgia judge’s blocking of 6-week abortion law is ‘terrible step backwards,’ bishops say
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2024 / 17:45 pm The Catholic bishops of Georgia have called a court’s ruling that a law protecting life beginning at six…
Church in Mexico calls on country’s new president to address high crime rate
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Oct 1, 2024 / 17:15 pm On the occasion of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s Oct. 1 inauguration as president of Mexico, the Catholic Church made…
Decoding the Synod on Synodality: CNA’s essential terminology guide
Vatican City, Oct 1, 2024 / 13:05 pm As the Church kicks off the second session of the Synod on Synodality this week, it’s helpful to understand some key terms…
Cardinal Dolan says archdiocese is suing insurer to force it to pay sex abuse claims
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2024 / 12:20 pm New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week said the archdiocese’s longtime insurer is “attempting to evade their legal…
Pope Francis appoints priest who serves disadvantaged youth to Vatican evangelization office
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 1, 2024 / 11:50 am Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Italian priest Father Samuele Sangalli, the president of a foundation that helps underprivileged youth,…
Christian faith a hallmark of life of 100-year-old former U.S. president
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2024 / 11:00 am A lifelong Baptist, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who turned 100 years old on Oct. 1, has held views that differ…
Pope Francis steers delicate course on women, the Church, and the Synod on Synodality 2024
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 1, 2024 / 10:00 am Debate on women’s participation in the Catholic Church — including the idea of whether women could one day be…
China is removing crosses from churches, replacing images of Christ with Xi Jinping
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2024 / 08:00 am A new report details the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to “exert total control” over the Catholic Church…
Theologian participating in Synod on Synodality heralds heterodox views
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Oct 1, 2024 / 07:00 am Spanish theologian Cristina Inogés, appointed by Pope Francis to participate in the Synod on Synodality, argues in a…
Reconciliation on the rise? Catholics coming back to confession, poll suggests
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2024 / 06:00 am Despite the Catholic Church’s requirement that Catholics go to confession at least once a year — with more frequent…