Argentine doctor completes prison sentence for preventing a chemical abortion in process
“This was interpreted by the justice system, or by the Rio Negro Judiciary, as having overridden the patient’s will to terminate the pregnancy, and so in 2019 I was convicted,…
Pope Francis to meet with thousands of grandparents and their grandchildren at the Vatican
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 22, 2024 / 17:00 pm “A Caress and a Smile” is the name of the event that will take place Saturday, April 27,…
‘I’m a witness to unspeakable suffering’: Ethiopia bishop wants peace pact implemented
By Silas Isenjia ACI Africa, Apr 22, 2024 / 16:30 pm The bishop of Ethiopia’s Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat, which covers the Tigray region, said he has witnessed firsthand the…
Experts and former abortionist warn about ‘eugenic’ IVF industry
Andrew Kubick, a bioethicist with the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Religious Freedom Institute, said that IVF operates on a “very dangerous eugenic note” in which “only the ‘best’…
Columbine High School massacre, 25 years later: ‘God, why did you allow me to survive?’
A year after the shootings, a friend invited Thornby, who grew up without any faith, to the local Catholic church. When she was 18, she was invited to Eucharistic adoration.…
Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 22, 2024 / 15:00 pm Thousands of pro-lifers, including many groups of Catholic high school and college students, attended the Illinois March for…
Italy set to pass amendment allowing pro-life groups into family planning clinics
By Kristina Millare Rome, Italy, Apr 22, 2024 / 14:15 pm An amendment to a health care law that permits “nonprofits with experience providing maternity support” in family planning clinics,…
Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop say they will defy Vatican order on monastery’s governance
Rather than following the Vatican’s orders, the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity is going in the opposite direction. The monastery rejected the Vatican’s decree and banned Association of Christ…
Indian bishops condemn Hindu group’s attack on Catholic school and priest
Father Jaison Joseph, who serves as principal of the school, which is run by the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, described the attack to CNA on April 20. “When…
Pope Francis: Christ the Good Shepherd ‘looks for us until he finds us’ when we’re lost
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Apr 21, 2024 / 09:36 am Pope Francis reflected on the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd during his Regina Caeli address Sunday, noting…
Vocations Day in Spain: The Church supports 725 seminaries in mission lands
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 07:00 am On Sunday, April 21, in addition to celebrating the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Catholic…
Historic New York church with link to John Paul II struggles to stay open
The church’s richly adorned exterior includes multiple cupolas, a towering 65-foot dome, and a large rose window on a facade set off by eight stone millions. Visible on the facade…