Pope Francis meets with Opus Dei prelate Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz
ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 24, 2024 / 17:30 pm The press office of the Holy See reported that Pope Francis received on Monday the “moderator general” of Opus Dei, Monsignor…
Catholic authorities in Spain excommunicate, expel renegade nuns
Briefly, excommunication can be defined as the most serious penalty a baptized person can incur, which consists of being placed outside the communion of the faithful of the Catholic Church…
Texas investigates Children’s Hospital over alleged secret sex changes on minors
In addition to Haim, Texas Children’s nurse Vanessa Sivadge shared with City Journal information indicating that the hospital was “stealing” from the government by billing sex-change procedures on minors to…
Irish bishops decry assisted suicide proposal as ‘a failure of hope’
Noting that patient “autonomy” is often cited as a reason to pass assisted suicide legislation, the Irish bishops said taking a patient’s life also takes away their autonomy and “cuts…
U.S. bishops applaud Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence gun law
“Violence in any form is sinful, and the bishops have stated as clearly and strongly as we can that violence against women, inside or outside the home, is never justified,”…
‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?
“His birth brought great rejoicing; even in the womb he leapt for joy at the coming of human salvation. He alone of all the prophets pointed out the Lamb of…
Pope Francis: Jesus in the Eucharist strengthens us in times of trial
Pope Francis urged people to remember that Jesus is always with us to come to our aid, particularly in the Eucharist. “In the Eucharist, he gathers us around him, he…
How principals and Partnership Schools are keeping historic inner-city Catholic schools alive
Jessica Aybar, principal of St. Athanasius in the South Bronx, New York City, in 2022. Credit: Leila Sutton/Partnership Schools Decades later, the school reached 280 students in 2012. Then, while…
Canadian man offered euthanasia ‘multiple times’: ‘I don’t want to give up my life’
Achtman told CNA there is a need for euthanasia-free health care spaces, not only for protecting the integrity of Catholic institutions but also because many patients — including nonreligious patients…
Photos: Thousands take part in Italy’s pro-life march
“There is no compromise on human life!” Pope Francis said in a message sent to organizers ahead of the march. He thanked participants for their “commitment and public witness in…
Pope Francis names Chinese bishop who attended Synod on Synodality to Archdiocese of Hangzhou
Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, undersecretary of the synod, told journalists last year that Yang and Bishop Antonio Yao Shun of Jining, in the Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia,…
March for Life president Mancini urges advocates for unborn to continue fight
Mancini acknowledged on the eve of the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade that the pro-life movement has since faced some setbacks amid a climate of “cultural…