South Carolina ACLU asks court to allow interview of death row inmate before execution
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 22, 2024 / 11:45 am As a South Carolina man awaits execution on death row, lawyers at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…
Pope Francis sells out Belgium stadium for Sept. 29 beatification Mass in just 90 minutes
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 22, 2024 / 07:00 am Tickets for Pope Francis’ Mass in King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels at the end of September sold out in…
New poll: Florida could become first state to defeat abortion amendment
By Peter Pinedo CNA Newsroom, Aug 22, 2024 / 06:30 am Several pro-life leaders have told CNA that defeating the Florida abortion amendment would reverse the momentum in the national…
Synod on Synodality: Bishops launch regional workshops ahead of October meeting in Rome
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 22, 2024 / 05:30 am Around the world, bishops together with the Catholic faithful of their dioceses in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa…
Democrats for Life leader says party has left them
By Peter Laffin Chicago, Ill., Aug 21, 2024 / 18:40 pm Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life of America, denounced the presence of Planned Parenthood’s “abortion van” offering…
Sainthood cause advances for Eileen O’Connor, lay woman and mystic
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2024 / 17:30 pm An Australian archbishop sent Servant of God Eileen O’Connor’s cause for sainthood to Rome on Monday in an important…
Theme song for Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore released
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Aug 21, 2024 / 16:45 pm The Catholic community in Singapore released a theme song for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the country. Pope…
Pope Francis appoints new Ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Aug 21, 2024 / 14:46 pm The Holy See Press Office announced the appointment of Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian as the new Ordinary for Armenian…
89-year-old death camp survivor convicted for pro-life protest faces jail time
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2024 / 14:14 pm An elderly survivor of a Soviet concentration camp and six other pro-life advocates were convicted of blocking access to…
Montana is the latest state to vote on abortion this fall
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2024 / 12:55 pm Montana on Tuesday became the ninth U.S. state to place a proposal on the November ballot that will allow…
Plastic surgery expert expounds on insufficient evidence to justify trans surgeries for minors
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2024 / 12:30 pm The president of the Plastic Surgery Foundation, the research arm of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) told…
Pope Francis: Living the fruits of the Holy Spirit helps us spread holiness
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 21, 2024 / 07:00 am Pope Francis said Wednesday the person who lives with joy his anointing in the sacrament of confirmation cannot help…