Texas attorney general appeals decision in case against Catholic nonprofit
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2024 / 18:16 pm Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is appealing a district judge’s dismissal of a state investigation into an El…
Scott Hahn urges priests at National Eucharistic Congress to ‘rekindle Eucharistic amazement’
By Courtney Mares Indianapolis, Ind., Jul 19, 2024 / 17:55 pm Nearly 1,000 priests and bishops packed in together at the National Eucharistic Congress to listen to the theologian and…
Famous French priest Abbé Pierre accused of sexual assault and harassment
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2024 / 17:23 pm Emmaus Movement founder Abbé Pierre, a formerly beloved French priest who died in 2007, has been accused of…
Pro-life photojournalist Mark Story remembered as ‘true man of God’ after sudden death
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2024 / 16:52 pm Mark Story, a pro-life activist and photojournalist best known for his poignant pictures of the “D.C. five,” died…
Pro-life sidewalk counselors appeal to Supreme Court for stronger free speech protections
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2024 / 16:21 pm Pro-life sidewalk counselors — who work to deter women from getting abortions and connect them with life-affirming pregnancy…
Appeals court rejects Biden administration request to enforce ‘gender identity’ Title IX rules
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2024 / 15:22 pm An appellate court rejected a request from President Joe Biden’s administration to enforce a regulation in four states…
Pope Francis’ desire for Olympics is to foster world peace, which is ‘seriously threatened’
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 14:47 pm In a message addressed to Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, Pope Francis expressed his fervent desire that…
Pro-life roundup: Trump says abortion ‘will never be a federal issue again’
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2024 / 13:52 pm Here’s a roundup of pro-life-related developments that took place in the U.S. this week. Trump says states will…
‘There’s a better way’: Baltimore Archdiocese doubles gun buyback budget to $100,000
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 12:54 pm The Archdiocese of Baltimore will hold its second gun buyback program next month with the aim of doubling its…
Father Mike Schmitz preaches repentance at National Eucharistic Congress
By Zelda Caldwell Indianapolis, Ind., Jul 19, 2024 / 11:30 am In his keynote speech at the National Eucharistic Congress Thursday evening “revival session,” Father Mike Schmitz, host of the…
Bob Newhart, celebrated comedian and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 09:15 am Bob Newhart, a cultural giant who is credited with pioneering modern stand-up comedy and spoke openly of his lifelong…
Bishop reminds vacationers: Only in God does the soul find rest
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 07:00 am In a new pastoral letter, Bishop Ginés García Beltrán of Getafe, Spain, reflects on the meaning of…