Pope Francis joins in Corpus Christi celebration in Rome for first time in years
By Courtney Mares Rome, Italy, Jun 2, 2024 / 16:44 pm Pope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament from the steps of the Basilica of Saint Mary…
Pope Francis: In the Eucharist, Jesus offers himself for the world
Pope Francis explained that just as Jesus “did not keep his life for himself, but gave it to us,” so too are Christians called to make their lives a gift…
Pope Francis: Building peace requires ‘taking a risk’
Pope Francis’ remarks about a world “bloodied by many wars” came as Israel and Hamas consider proposals for an exchange of hostages and a ceasefire. “This is truly a decisive…
Feast of Corpus Christi: Lebanon celebrates 199 years of miraculous Eucharistic event
By dawn on Thursday, churches across Zahle’s diverse Christian communities were brimming with worshippers attending early morning Masses. Following the services, a massive procession snaked its way through the city’s…
Another elderly pro-life activist sentenced to two years in prison
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, May 31, 2024 / 18:40 pm Paulette Harlow, an elderly woman with a debilitating medical condition was sentenced to 24 months in jail Friday after…
Texas Supreme Court upholds law outlawing abortion even in so-called ‘hard cases’
Another woman, Ashley Brandt, testified that when she was 12 weeks pregnant with twins, one of the babies was diagnosed with acrania, a fatal condition in which the skull fails…
Catholic bishop: Biden admin ‘subverted’ pro-family policy by mandating abortion leave
The archbishop argues that the regulation “distorts the law beyond recognition” and turns “the plain text of the law on its head to promote abortion.” He noted that the USCCB…
Church responds to mob attack on Christians in Pakistan
Despite strong resistance from the mob, police rescued 10 Christians and shifted them to a safe location, Gill said. Due to the intervention of Rizwan Gill MPA, a local Muslim…
Tennessee bans ‘abortion trafficking’ of underage girls
Tennessee is the second state in the country to enact an abortion trafficking ban after Idaho, which enacted a similar measure in April 2023. A federal judge in November 2023…
U.S. bishops to Congress: Abortion funding is ‘antithesis of healthcare and justice’
“By offering ‘free’ abortions or facilitating abortions, the government effectively asks pregnant women in difficult circumstances to end the life of their child, as the only ‘solution’ to their socioeconomic…
As Jimmy Lai languishes in prison, fellow activists convicted in Hong Kong
Frances Hui, policy and advocacy coordinator for the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, told “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol that the latest convictions were “not a surprising…
Tennessee bans minors’ interstate gender transitioning without parental consent
“This is just to prevent bad actors from coming in and taking our children to go somewhere else without that child’s parent or guardian giving them permission to do that,”…