Is Nicaragua’s Bishop Álvarez still alive? A U.S. congressman demands proof
A staunch advocate for human and religious rights and critic of the Ortega dictatorship, Álvarez was first placed under house arrest in August 2022. After he refused to leave the…
Pope Francis offers condolences after 55 die in Hawaii wildfires
“It’s an unprecedented disaster,” Patrick Downes, editor of the Diocese of Honolulu’s Hawaii Catholic Herald, told CNA on Aug. 10. “There are a lot of people instantly homeless.” The telegram…
Pope Francis appoints EWTN’s Colin Donovan to Marian pontifical academy
EWTN is the parent company of Catholic News Agency. Donovan said that the academy promotes “Mariological science,” the division of theology that studies Mary. The academy, founded in 1946, organizes…
Bishops of Brazil encourage prayers to prevent liberalization of abortion
The so-called “Complaint for Non-compliance with a Fundamental Precept” (ADPF) 442 is a lawsuit presented by the Socialism and Freedom Party calling for the decriminalization of abortion up to the…
Doctors’ group urges American Academy of Pediatricians to rethink minor transgender treatments
Yet the group affirmed it was “encouraged that the AAP is open to reevaluating its position” on those procedures. “There is a lack of any significant clinical evidence and a…
Philadelphia Archdiocese settles for $3.5 million in sex abuse lawsuit for deceased priest
Kenneth A. Gavin, the chief communications officer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said in a statement that the archdiocese was not told about this abuse allegation until reached by the…
Muslim, Christian parents rally outside Maryland courthouse for students’ religious rights
Lawyers for Becket argued that the policy infringes upon parental rights and religious freedom that are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, Maryland law, and even the board’s own policies. The…
Mexican high court finds ex-congressman guilty of ‘gender-based political violence’ over tweet
On Wednesday the Mexican Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Power upheld the lower court’s ruling, fining Cortés 19,244 pesos (approximately $1,135) and “directing him to…
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed two-thirds of the city’s Catholics 78 years ago
Nagasaki had about 240,000 inhabitants. A miscalculation by the Americans meant that the bomb did not fall on the center of the city, but the effect was still devastating and…
Massive spending, large voter turnout amid defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1
Unprecedented voter turnout Tuesday’s turnout surpassed the state’s most recent August election by about fivefold. More than 3 million voters cast a ballot in the election — that’s compared with…
Papal envoys conclude visit in Sodalitium Christianae Vitae investigation
After “The Sodalitium Scandal” report was broadcast, Carlos Alberto Gómez de la Torre, then representative of the San Juan Bautista Civil Association, an institution linked to the SCV and accused…
Armenian Christians trapped and facing genocide: an explainer
According to several experts who have spent time on the ground in Armenia, the Christian community in Nagorno-Karabakh is facing genocide. “The situation is extremely urgent and existential,” Robert Nicholson,…