Australian archbishop calls for faith protections in wake of shelved religious bill
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 10:32 am An Australian archbishop is urging the government to maintain existing religious freedom protections after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed…
A special prayer for peace in the Holy Land on the feast of the Assumption of Mary
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 07:00 am In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed…
Hillbilly Thomists perform for sold-out show following release of fourth album
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 06:00 am Following the release of their new album, titled “Marigold,” the Hillbilly Thomists performed in Washington, D.C., as part…
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 04:00 am As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press…
Catholic Charities appeals Wisconsin ruling blocking its religious tax exemption
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 / 19:18 pm Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a…
Number of Catholic priests for Nigerian diocese surpasses 400 with 23 new ordinations
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Aug 13, 2024 / 18:58 pm The number of Catholic priests serving Nigeria’s Diocese of Nsukka has surpassed 400 following the ordination of 23 new…
Cardinal Müller on EWTN: ‘Financial improprieties’ allegation is a ‘defamation strategy’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 / 16:46 pm Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller — the former head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith…
American support for euthanasia based on ‘false dichotomy,’ Catholic researcher says
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 / 16:16 pm After a new Gallup poll found that 7 out of 10 Americans (71%) support legalized euthanasia, Dr. Scott…
Will a Buffalo Catholic church become a mosque? Here’s what to know
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2024 / 15:32 pm After a viral social media post on Sunday highlighted the sale of a prominent Catholic church in Buffalo to…
Brazilian parish offers Mass for souls of Eucharistic ministers who died in plane crash
By Nathália Queiroz ACI Digital, Aug 13, 2024 / 15:02 pm “We are hurting, traumatized, dejected, but not defeated, not destroyed, because whoever eats this Bread will live forever,” said…
Oklahoma school board rescinds contract for Catholic charter school
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2024 / 14:25 pm The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Monday unanimously rescinded the contract for what would have been the nation’s…
Recent data reveal main reason younger Americans aren’t having kids
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2024 / 07:00 am Amid cratering fertility rates and widespread anxiety over declining population numbers in the U.S. and the rest of the…