What does a general audience with Pope Francis consist of?
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 07:00 am On Aug. 7, Pope Francis resumed general audiences at the Vatican after a brief and normal pause during…
Election 2024: Culture of life, culture of death square off
CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 06:00 am Two recently launched advertising campaigns illustrate part of the epic clash between the culture of life and the culture of death taking…
IHOP to pay settlement to employee who was forced to work on Sundays
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 18:08 pm An IHOP restaurant in North Carolina will pay $40,000 to a former employee who was forced in 2021 to…
Knights of Columbus report rise in membership, charitable donations at annual convention
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2024 / 17:38 pm Despite a global rise in secularism, the Knights of Columbus reported a significant increase in membership and a…
U.S. bishops announce new office for justice and peace
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2024 / 17:08 pm Just over a month after laying off several staff members of a controversial department specializing in social justice…
Paris 2024: 7 arrested ‘at gunpoint’ for calling for an end to attacks against Christians
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 16:38 pm Seven people aboard a bus protesting the attack against the faith of Christians that was featured during…
Cardinal Gregory stresses need for unity at Outreach LGBTQ conference
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2024 / 16:08 pm Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., speaking at the “Outreach” Conference for Catholics who identify as…
At least 9 priests abducted by Nicaraguan dictatorship in last 2 weeks
By Diego López Colín ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 15:38 pm At least nine Catholic priests have been “violently” abducted by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and…
One of three young English stabbing victims memorialized with Mass at Catholic parish
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 15:08 pm One of the three children murdered in a stabbing attack in Southport, England, late last month was remembered at…
Animal rights activists plead with Pope Francis to end bullfighting
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 7, 2024 / 14:38 pm Two animal rights activists connected to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) temporarily interrupted Pope Francis’ Wednesday…
Stunning upset: Cole Hocker’s Catholic high school cheers as he breaks Olympic record
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 13:21 pm A stunning surprise victory at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday left spectators at an Indianapolis Catholic school cheering as…
Swiss court: Parents must turn over documents to allow sex change of teen daughter
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2024 / 12:36 pm Two parents in Switzerland could face criminal penalties if they do not help the government facilitate a sex…