‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk
“I quickly abandoned the idea to run as I felt the men’s presence in our room,” he continued. “Instead, I slid under the bed and hid there for a while.…
Pope to Orthodox patriarch: ‘Bonds of faith, hope and charity’ unite two churches
That meeting was an inflection point in the Catholic-Orthodox relationship, from one of estrangement to one of dialogue, as it was the first time since 1483 that a pope and…
Nicaraguan dictatorship releases new photos, video of imprisoned Bishop Álvarez
Other images had been previously released by the dictatorship in March, when various activists and institutions demanded, as they have been doing recently, proof that the bishop of Matagalpa was…
Pending decision by human rights court threatens to legalize abortion throughout Latin America
The participating organizations are demanding that the judges recognize the right to life of Leilani, the baby girl in the case of Beatriz v. El Salvador. The court’s deliberations could…
Activist group pushes to enshrine abortion rights in Arkansas constitution
Abortion would also be permitted “to protect the pregnant female’s life or health,” the amendment says. The amendment had been submitted to state Attorney General Tim Griffin for review earlier…
Vatican: Pope’s health ‘stable’; treatment continues as lung inflammation remains
The Vatican announced on Tuesday that it had canceled the pope’s planned trip to Dubai this week due to his continuing struggles with lung inflammation. Francis had been scheduled to…
Pope Francis: Technological focus on efficiency dehumanizes today’s society
This point was reinforced by referring to the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, which is a lesson about man’s “sacrificing all individuality to the efficiency of the collective.”…
Pope Francis greets French abuse victims at Vatican
The people who met Pope Francis on Tuesday were victims of Brother Gabriel Girard, a member of the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel, who abused them in the 1960s and…
New Catholic PR agency looks to help Catholics become ‘strengthened in the faith’
Sarah Lemieux, the executive director of the communications initiative, told CNA in an interview that the broader Sophia organization has had “so much success generating local, national, and international publicity…
Pope Francis says he is ‘still not well,’ has aide read general audience speech
Pope Francis has “influenza and inflammation of the respiratory tract,” according to the Vatican’s spokesman Matteo Bruni, who said on Nov. 28 that the pope’s condition had “improved.” “Doctors have…
The pope didn’t summon Spain’s bishops to ‘chew them out,’ Cardinal Omella says
For Vidal, the Holy Father established “a spiritual dialogue in an atmosphere of unity and communion” in which “we have been asking him and he has been sharing his insights…
Some pro-life lawmakers urge new approach amid electoral results
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis initially dodged the question as well but ultimately said he would support a 15-week ban. Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said she…