Irish teacher jailed for third time over transgender pronoun dispute
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:46 am An Irish teacher at the center of a transgender pronoun controversy was jailed for the third time on Monday…
What it’s like to be a Catholic in the world’s largest Muslim country
By Courtney Mares Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:08 am As a Catholic living in the world’s largest Muslim country, Baso Darmawan does not think twice about making the…
American Solidarity Party fights for ballot access state-by-state
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:00 am U.S. presidential candidates who aren’t aligned with the Democratic or Republican parties have historically faced difficulty gaining traction among…
Pope Francis begins historic apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Sep 2, 2024 / 08:18 am Pope Francis departed Rome on Monday to commence his 45th apostolic journey, one that will take him to Southeast…
Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical promoting labor and condemning socialism: Rerum Novarum
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 2, 2024 / 08:00 am As European society was grappling with the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of socialist ideology…
Paid sick leave on the ballot in Nebraska: What Catholics should know
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2024 / 07:00 am Voters in Nebraska will be put in the unusual position come Nov. 5 of voting on two competing pro-life…
Catholic publisher Ascension named in Fortune’s top 10 small businesses
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2024 / 06:00 am Catholic media company Ascension was recently named to the 2024 Fortune Best Small Workplaces List — a feat the…
Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak in Gaza
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 1, 2024 / 13:15 pm After the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas were recovered by Israeli forces this weekend, Pope Francis made…
Francis won’t be the first pope to visit Papua New Guinea: a look at John Paul II’s trips
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 08:00 am Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9 as part of an…
U.S. Catholic bishops on Labor Day: Honor ‘human dignity of all who labor’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2024 / 07:00 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urged the faithful to commit to “building together a society that…
In Muslim Indonesia, a Catholic monastery has become part of the community
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 1, 2024 / 06:00 am As Pope Francis prepares to visit Indonesia, the founding superior of a monastery in Java shares what life is…
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 04:00 am Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth. “Let us…