Canadian government moves to delay expanding assisted suicide to include the mentally ill
In a Feb. 2 interview with Cable Public Affairs Channel, Lametti said that “the delay is not a hesitation to include . It is more a recognition of the complexity…
Catholic groups join fight against FDA approval of abortion pill
According to the lawsuit, ending these safeguards increases the risk of forced abortions and “helps sex traffickers and sexual abusers to force their victims into getting abortions while preventing the…
Synod on Synodality: North American delegates embark on writing retreat
These are the questions the writing group will be considering: Which intuitions resonate most strongly with the lived experiences and realities of the Church in your continent? Which experiences are…
Bishops open registration for first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years
The congress is expected to have a festival-like atmosphere, similar to World Youth Day, and will likely draw a crowd of 80,000 faithful. According to the event’s website, the bishops…
Judge upholds Maine law on retroactive abuse lawsuits, says Catholic diocese challenge has a point
Previously, the diocese has said it would plan to take the constitutional question to the state’s highest court. CNA sought comment from the Diocese of Portland but did not receive…
Pope Francis: Bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldly
Many Christians will be tempted to think “let us become relevant, numerous, prestigious, and the world will listen to us and respect us and we will defeat the wolves,” the…
Pope Francis contributes to earthquake relief efforts in Syria and Turkey
The shirts and other supplies are expected to arrive in Turkey’s port city of Iskenderun in two days. The small city was one of those heavily damaged by the Feb.…
South Dakota bans trans drugs, sex-change surgery for minors
While most states do not have bans on transgender surgery or drugs for children, lawmakers throughout the country have begun introducing such bills amid a growing conversation about the effects…
Which U.S. dioceses have declared bankruptcy? Here’s a map
The dioceses currently in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings are Agaña (Guam), Buffalo, Camden, Harrisburg, New Orleans, Norwich, Rochester, Rockville Centre, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Santa Fe, and Syracuse. The…
Venezuela is falling back into ‘extreme poverty,’ archbishop says
“It’s impossible to sustain yourself with these starvation wages,” he stressed. After more than 20 years of the socialist dictatorship initiated by former President Hugo Chavez and continued by his…
Nigeria’s newest cardinal shares secret behind the highest Mass attendance in the world
The cardinal noted that while the family is “facing a lot of pressure because of the socioeconomic and cultural situation in Nigeria,” most families have held out against this pressure,…
Latin American bishops pray for Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez at cathedral where St. Oscar Romero is buried
The bishops of Guatemala also expressed “their solidarity with Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a courageous shepherd devoted to his people and his sheep, who has faced persecution for a long time…