Cuba’s government shuts down priest’s peaceful protest
“I, in fact, have thought of a way, and it’s this: From now on, every night that we do not have electricity, I will ring the church bells 30 times,…
Pontifical Academy for Life is betraying its founder, JPII biographer George Weigel says
In a September 2022 open letter, nine international experts pointed out alleged serious errors disseminated in the Pontifical Academy for Life book titled “Theological Ethics of Life: Scripture, Tradition, and…
Archbishop shares key themes of upcoming International Eucharistic Congress in Ecuador
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 22, 2024 / 14:23 pm Following the announcement that EWTN will be the designated channel for the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador,…
Pope Francis to palliative care symposium: Euthanasia is a ‘failure of love’
Quoting his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis called euthanasia “a failure of love, a reflection of a ‘throwaway culture’ in which ‘persons are no longer seen as a paramount…
Bishop of Shanghai defends China’s religious freedom record at Vatican conference
“In dealing with the relationship between church and state, religion and politics, we must return to what the Bible says: ‘Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and…
Catholic-run Pennsylvania migrant facility criticized for ‘deplorable’ conditions
“They haven’t cleaned a thing in the time it’s been set up,” the worker reported. “There is smeared on the floors. We have begged their admins to have a cleaning…
Pope Francis: Humility ‘is the source of peace in the world and in the Church’
Humility is the “great antagonist of the most mortal of sins, namely arrogance,” the pope said, stressing that it “restores everything to its correct dimension.” Francis buttressed this point by…
Philippine cardinal condemns chapel bombing as ‘horrendous sacrilegious act’
Of the about 20 people in attendance, the two churchgoers injured in the attack were Maribel Abis, 46, and Aniceta Tobil, a senior citizen. Initial reports revealed the attack was…
‘Equal Rights Amendment’ that could have expanded abortion fails in Minnesota
The ERA in Minnesota failed on Sunday evening after time ran out for the Democratic-controlled Senate to vote on it before the end of the legislative year, leaving the measure…
Possible miracle at Lourdes: Almost-blind woman recovers her sight
The Medical Bureau of the Lourdes Shrine in France was founded in 1883 at the same time that the area of the baths was established. As noted on the shrine’s…
UK plans to end gender ideology in schools, set age-based sex education rules
When using “external resources,” the proposed guidance would instruct schools to “avoid materials that use cartoons or diagrams that oversimplify this complex concept or that could be interpreted as being…
Pope Francis praises historic council in China as ‘an authentic synodal journey’
Following the pope’s message, Shen Bin delivered a 15-minute speech in Chinese to the packed auditorium of the Pontifical Urban University on the Janiculum Hill overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica. The…