Government restrictions on religion reach ‘peak levels’ in latest Pew global survey
Roughly equal numbers of countries between 2020 and 2021 had increases and decreases in their government restriction scores, Pew said, while 55 countries had no changes at all. No countries…
‘NaPro technology’ offers a pro-life alternative to IVF for infertility treatment
Gavin Puthoff, a gynecologist and the medical director of Veritas Fertility and Surgery, told CNA that a “comprehensive, in-depth diagnostic evaluation” can often determine the cause for infertility, because infertility…
Illinois diocese creates Boy Scouts patch honoring Venerable Father Augustine Tolton
“I work with the Catholic Committee on Scouting, serving as the chair of our local diocesan efforts, and we are always promoting various religious activities as part of a Scout’s…
Experts preview U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion pill case
“The FDA recklessly removed its original safeguards that provide women with in-person, ongoing care when taking abortion drugs,” she said. “Because they removed those, they put women’s lives in danger.”…
PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting
The New York Police Department arrested at least eight pro-abortion protestors during the event, one social media user who was at the event told CNA. New York City police had…
Thousands of young people gather in Rome to delve deeper into meaning of Holy Week
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 25, 2024 / 16:30 pm In 1968, St. Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to…
English bishop-elect whose installation was canceled returns to ministry
On Friday, the Diocese of Clifton said in a statement that it had “undertaken a preliminary investigation into the allegations raised against Canon Christopher Whitehead” and that “at the conclusion…
Five suggestions from Mother Angelica for Holy Week
Mother Angelica explained that people’s great wounds originate “when we can’t forgive.” “Next week is the week in which we must forgive. None of us went through what Jesus went…
Pope Francis prays for victims of Moscow terrorist attack at Palm Sunday Mass
“May the Lord receive them in his peace and comfort their families. May he convert the hearts of those who plan, organize, and carry out these inhuman actions, which offend…
Pope Francis implores public broadcasters to serve the common good and combat ‘fake news’
During this address, the pope emphasized that the media’s mission of service to the public good is underscored by “seeking and promoting the truth.” Francis pointed to the imperative of…
Catholic medical school at Benedictine College seeks accreditation, eyes 2027 opening
The Catholic medical school will aim to “emphasize that all life is equal and equally worthy and equally precious from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death,”…
‘It’s a minor miracle’: Parishioners purchase historic church from Pennsylvania diocese
“We went back to the diocese,” Kydoniefs said. “It’s a minor miracle. It was last-minute.” “They had already announced they were going to sell it. They could have just told…