Schismatic Spanish nuns have last chance to avoid formal excommunication
By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 17, 2024 / 17:15 pm The Archdiocese of Burgos in Spain has granted an extension to the Poor Clares of Belorado, giving them…
New data shows more people traveling for abortions post-Dobbs
Some states with more permissive abortion policies that border pro-life states have seen a large influx of people traveling from another state to receive abortions. For example, about 71% of…
‘The Mass is something sacred’: Argentina archbishop responds to political chants at Mass
By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 17, 2024 / 15:00 pm In response to the controversy sparked by people chanting a political slogan during a Mass in the Argentine…
Catholic fathers talk fatherhood, family values, and threats to the African family
Young fathers in Africa are overburdened by poverty. Because of poverty they don’t have a way to help their families. Others are scared to enter the marriage institution. Poverty has…
Vatican library to award NFTs to donors in ‘experimental project’
The Vatican has partnered with the Japanese multinational company NTT DATA to expand “the Vatican Library’s online community by connecting the cultural institution with its supporters through Web3 technology,” according…
Will Harvard return an alleged third-century relic of St. Sebastian to the Church?
“Claims should demonstrate the significance of the object to the claimant, a category that could include sacred, cultural, religious, national, communal, or historical importance. How does the absence of the…
Civil war in Sudan: What’s happening and why?
Sudan’s next major conflict, a 22-year second civil war beginning in 1983, was to be even more devastating — it was one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II,…
Colombian bishop warns that deterioration of society is rooted in weakening of the family
Libardo said the Catholic Church’s defense of life “goes against the ideologies that present abortion, euthanasia, and other attacks against the life and dignity of the human person as the…
Pope Francis: The seeds of the Gospel take time to bloom
“Underground the miracle is already in progress,” he added. “There is enormous development, but it is invisible, it takes patience, and in the meantime it is necessary to to keep…
New study suggests more than two-thirds of Catholics believe the Eucharist is truly Jesus
Plate also noted that the level of belief in the Real Presence varied considerably by self-reported Mass attendance. Among those Catholics who say they “seldom” attend Mass, only 51% expressed…
Men’s group at Ave Maria University aims to form selfless husbands and loving fathers
Cox shared that he knew he wanted to create a group on campus the summer before his sophomore year; however, he initially wanted the group to help young men struggling…
Al Kresta, longtime Catholic radio host, dies at 72
EWTN President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Keck on Saturday said that Kresta’s passing was “a titanic loss not only for EWTN and Ave Maria Catholic Radio but for the…