French archbishop consecrates city to Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead of ‘Gate of Darkness’ event
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2024 / 15:00 pm The archbishop of Toulouse has consecrated the southwest French city to the Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead of…
Catholic leader promotes interfaith unity through charity work in Yemen
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Oct 21, 2024 / 13:50 pm A bishop in Yemen, along with two groups of sisters from St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity, are…
Atlanta Catholics plan prayer and reparation amid planned ‘Satanic black mass’
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2024 / 13:20 pm Catholics in Atlanta plan to fervently pray and make reparation ahead of and during an upcoming “black mass,” a…
Biden administration to mandate insurance coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2024 / 12:15 pm The Biden administration announced on Monday that it will require insurance companies to cover over-the-counter contraception in what the…
Pope Francis to release new encyclical ‘Dilexit Nos’ on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 21, 2024 / 07:49 am Pope Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on “the human and divine love of…
‘The Dark Charm of Halloween’ is title of new book by International Association of Exorcists
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Oct 21, 2024 / 06:00 am “The Dark Charm of Halloween” is the title of a new book launched by the International Association of…
Pope Francis canonizes 14 new saints, including priests martyred in Syria
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 20, 2024 / 11:00 am Pope Francis canonized 14 new saints on Sunday, including a father of eight and Franciscan friars killed in Syria…
Cardinal Fernández promises follow-up meeting after controversial absence
By AC Wimmer Vatican City, Oct 20, 2024 / 08:30 am Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), has reportedly apologized…
‘Transformational’ Catholic college-prep program serves low-income families
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2024 / 06:00 am A network of 40 Jesuit Catholic schools around the U.S. is using a unique model to provide quality Catholic…
Synod, Zen, and sinicization: Vatican’s China deal sparks tensions
By AC Wimmer Vatican City, Oct 19, 2024 / 11:05 am Two prominent Catholics — Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong and American author George Weigel — have leveled sharp…
Synod delegates urge young Catholics to learn how to listen to others in a polarized world
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 19, 2024 / 10:00 am More than 30 students — most of whom were from the U.S. — from over 10 universities attended “The…
Here’s what’s happening during the last week of the Synod on Synodality
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 19, 2024 / 08:30 am After two and a half weeks, the last of two assemblies for the Synod on Synodality is about to…