Laws to protect children from online exploitation passed by Senate
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 14:32 pm Two bills meant to protect children and teens from online exploitation were passed in a bipartisan vote in…
Australian bishops release companion guide to address assisted suicide
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 14:02 pm Australia’s bishops have published a guide for pastors and other faith ministers to help them provide “spiritual support” to…
‘I was deceived’: Bishop in Nigeria revokes ordination of deacons due to fraud
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Jul 31, 2024 / 10:47 am The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons…
Pope Francis names 2 officials of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith as bishops
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 08:00 am Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy, currently secretary of the disciplinary section of the Dicastery for…
FOCUS missionaries join Catholic team supporting Olympic athletes in Paris
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 07:00 am In an effort to minister to Olympic athletes, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has sent four…
Trump says Democrats are ‘after Catholics,’ calls out Harris for her criticism of Knights
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 06:00 am Former president Donald Trump has accused Democrats of “ after Catholics” and sharply criticized his opponent, Vice President…
Ignatius of Loyola: a saint for difficult times
By Jessica Pipes National Catholic Register, Jul 31, 2024 / 04:00 am When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans…
Pope tells altar servers Jesus is with them in ‘that act of love which is the Eucharist’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 30, 2024 / 17:48 pm Pope Francis celebrated a liturgy with tens of thousands of altar servers packed in St. Peter’s Square for a…
Prominent priest reportedly abducted by dictatorship in Nicaragua
By Diego López Colín ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 17:02 pm Father Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón, administrator “ad omnia” of the Diocese of Estelí in Nicaragua, has been…
Muslim leaders condemn ‘disgraceful’ Olympics scene: It ‘offended us as much as them’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 16:22 pm Top government officials in Iran and Turkey, along with other Muslim religious figures, are speaking out against the drag-queen-led…
Franciscan University launches video series to address ‘woke’ culture
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 15:45 pm Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, has launched a video series that plans to examine “culture, science, politics, the arts,…
Vatican asset management body reports 45.9 million euro profit in 2023
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 30, 2024 / 15:15 pm The Vatican’s asset management body, known as the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See (APSA), reported a…