‘This is a critical moment’: Abortion Issue 1 takes center stage at Ohio March for Life
The official language that will be on the ballot in November says that “every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions including but not…
Pope Francis remembers Cardinal Toppo of India for ‘zeal for the spread of the Gospel’
Pope Francis said in his telegram: “I recall with immense gratitude the late cardinal’s years of dedicated priestly and episcopal ministry to the local churches of Dumka and Ranchi, as…
Synod on Synodality 2023: Facts, anecdotes, and analysis from the first week
Grech aimed to temper the zeal for change at the synod’s onset. At this historical juncture, he articulated that the Church is beckoned to embody and convey God’s love for…
Mexican bishop criticizes President López Obrador for being soft on crime
In his participation in the event, Aguilar, who is also the bishop of Celaya, noted the proximity of the 2024 elections, in which Mexicans will vote for a new president,…
Two churches in Chile struck by arson
The presidential delegate in the Biobío Region, Daniela Dresdner, told the local press Oct. 2 that a bottle with flammable liquid had been found in the chapel. “This was a…
Read some of the reactions to the pope’s ‘heartfelt appeal’ on climate change
The pope “asks each of us to contribute by efforts ‘to reduce pollution and waste, to consume with prudence’ and thereby help ‘to create a new culture,’” Nichols said. Marcene…
Colorado Supreme Court to hear cake baker’s latest religious freedom case
After both a trial court and an appeals court ruled against him, Phillips appealed and is being represented by the religious freedom law firm Alliance Defending Freedom. With Colorado’s Supreme…
Biden administration to build miles of new border wall in Texas
‘This is not a policy decision’ Miranda told CNA that the new wall construction does not indicate a policy change by the Biden administration and that it is being carried…
Taiwan’s ambassador to the Vatican: Better to prevent a war than stop one afterward
Vatican City State is the only remaining country in Europe that recognizes Taiwan as a country. Bishop Norbert Pu of Kiayi, Taiwan, told CNA at the event that the Holy…
What is being discussed during the first week of the Synod on Synodality?
The president of the information commission for the synod, who is also the head of Vatican communications, Paolo Ruffini, said participants “were asked to pray with these yesterday evening, night,…
Archbishop to Synod on Synodality: Proclaiming Jesus is ‘the greatest urgency’
That place, he said, recalls “the prophetic gesture by which stripped to the point of nakedness to say that Jesus was his only love, and for him, he made himself…
Suspects arrested in killing of seminarian in Nigerian parish rectory fire
“On the whole, we have eight suspects in our custody who are arrested for committing the above crimes and also running a gun manufacturing factory in the area,” the OPSH…