Muslim-Muslim ticket proclaimed winner of Nigeria’s presidential election amid protests
“The lapses that did occur were relatively few in number and were immaterial to the final outcome,” the declared winner said in a prepared statement. “With each cycle of elections,…
Bishop Paprocki pens essay imagining ‘heretical’ cardinals, quoting San Diego’s McElroy
In that essay, McElroy called for “a eucharistic theology that effectively invites all of the baptized to the table of the Lord, rather than a theology of eucharistic coherence that…
Pope Francis cuts free and discounted rent for cardinals, Vatican managers
The rescript, which was posted in the Vatican following a Feb. 13 meeting with Pope Francis, says housing perks for high-level Vatican officials are being cut to meet the growing…
Survivor of Turkey earthquake: ‘God protected me and the Virgin Mary did not leave me’
Habkouk described his first moments under the rubble and his immediate prayer: “When the rubble fell on me, I fell to the ground, crying out from the bottom of my…
Catholic bookstore sues Jacksonville over law it says is a trans pronoun mandate
CNA reached out to the City of Jacksonville but a spokesperson declined to comment on litigation. “Free speech is for everyone,” Rachel Csutoros, legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said…
Here’s how half of U.S. abortions could be stopped this week
“The regimen that the FDA has currently approved is inherently dangerous because it allows a woman to self-administer and induce labor and delivery, in an abortion context, in her home,…
Dictatorship in Nicaragua bans Stations of the Cross in the streets
The Nicaragua Actual newspaper published the transcript of an audio recording attributed to the bishop of León, René Sándigo, explaining to his priests how the Stations of the Cross should…
U.S. bishops urge senators to oppose revival of the Equal Rights Amendment
Drafters of the bishops’ statement included Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia, and Bishops Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester and Michael…
Meet the 6 American Black Catholics who are on the road to sainthood
He noted that Tolton’s example inspired him to do a daily Holy Hour. He added: “It is amazing how the witness of the saints continues to bear supernatural fruit in…
Albany Diocese bans Latin Masses following new guidance from the Vatican
At this time, the only church within the diocese that can offer the Latin Mass in accordance with the Missale Romanum of 1962 is the Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine…
Ex-cardinal McCarrick asks for dismissal of sex abuse case against him, citing dementia
McCarrick’s motion to dismiss the charges comes about a month after his legal team said a neurological exam of him was being conducted by Dr. David Schretlen, a professor of…
St. Louis children’s transgender clinic refuses to halt operations amid AG investigation
In a Feb. 9 blog post, a former case worker at the clinic, Jamie Reed, said she left in November 2022 because the hospital was, in her view, “permanently harming…