The Sistine Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption: 5 things to know
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Aug 15, 2024 / 06:00 am On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as…
Vatican expels Sodality of Christian Life founder
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 18:30 pm Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (Sodality of Christian Life) and accused of committing…
Missouri’s pro-life leaders prepare to defeat ‘extreme’ pro-abortion ballot measure
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 18:01 pm Pro-life leaders in Missouri are urging voters to reject a proposed “reproductive freedom” constitutional amendment that would enshrine a…
French government warns of ‘very high’ terrorist threat on Catholic solemnity
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 17:22 pm The French government is urging “extreme vigilance” in the face of a “very high” terrorist threat to religious…
Catholic diocese in Nigeria condemns brutal assault on priest by military
By Silas Isenjia ACI Africa, Aug 14, 2024 / 17:06 pm The Diocese of Wukari in Nigeria has condemned an attack on All Saints Catholic Church Ikyaior by the Nigerian…
‘With the Heart of a Shepherd’: New book highlights letters of bishop to persecuted flock
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 16:36 pm The Tomás Moro (Thomas More) Institute in Costa Rica presented the book “With the Heart of a…
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s beard: EWTN friars draw inspiration from unusual relic
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 16:06 pm Aug. 14 is the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a saint best known for his heroic martyrdom at…
Drama reenacting the assumption of Mary returns to Valencia Cathedral after 400 years
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 15:36 pm After 400 years, the Valencia Cathedral has reintroduced the performance of the “Mystery of the Assumption of the Virgin”…
PHOTOS: This Catholic charity is boosting affordable housing with a prefab ‘pocket neighborhood’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 15:06 pm Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (CCAOKC) is spurring production of affordable housing in the region with…
Parents sue Colorado school for secretly facilitating daughter’s gender transition
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 14:36 pm Colorado parents and their daughter sued the state of Colorado last week over a law that enabled a high…
Vatican secretary of state says Ukraine’s military advances into Russia are ‘worrying’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 14:06 pm The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is expressing concerns about Ukraine’s recent military advances inside Russian…
Cardinal Hollerich demands probe into multimillion-dollar Caritas scandal
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 12:58 pm Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg has called for a comprehensive investigation into the 61 million euro ($67.2 million) embezzlement…