McConnell: State pro-life bills could ‘pick away’ at Roe v. Wade
Washington D.C., Jun 6, 2019 / 02:30 pm (CNA).- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said June 6 that the U.S. Senate might soon have an opportunity to vote “on some…
Remembering D-Day imposes ‘homage of respect’, ‘duty to prevent conflicts’
Bayeux, France, Jun 6, 2019 / 02:27 pm (CNA).- Marking Thursday’s 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings during World War II, bishops from across the world said the operations recall…
Pope Francis names delegate to oversee pilgrims at Lourdes shrine
Lourdes, France, Jun 6, 2019 / 10:09 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has appointed a special delegate to oversee the pastoral care of pilgrims and other management at the Marian shrine…
Prosecution falters during Cardinal Pell appeal hearing
Melbourne, Australia, Jun 6, 2019 / 08:10 am (CNA).- The lead prosecutor arguing to sustain the conviction of Cardinal George Pell struggled Thursday in presenting the Crown’s case. Christopher Boyce…
Bishop Paprocki bars pro-abortion Illinois lawmakers from Holy Communion
Springfield, Ill., Jun 6, 2019 / 04:05 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, has decreed that state legislative leaders may not be admitted to Holy Communion within his diocese,…
Iowa bishops to cooperate with attorney general’s request for abuse records
Des Moines, Iowa, Jun 6, 2019 / 12:03 am (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Iowa have agreed to voluntarily hand over records on clerical sex abuse allegations in their dioceses,…
Judge: Missouri can’t require doctors’ testimony in hearing on abortion clinic
St. Louis, Mo., Jun 5, 2019 / 06:18 pm (CNA).- A Missouri circuit court judge ruled Tuesday that doctors not employed by a St. Louis Planned Parenthood do not have…
DiNardo denies mishandling priest abuse case and confession allegations
Houston, Texas, Jun 5, 2019 / 05:06 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston disputed reports that Cardinal Daniel DiNardo mishandled a sexual abuse claim against a priest, and denied that…
Analysis: Houston case raises questions about pope’s reforms
Washington D.C., Jun 5, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- A report was published Tuesday of an apparent affair between a married woman and a senior priest of the Archdiocese of…
US bishops thank House for approving immigration bill
Washington D.C., Jun 5, 2019 / 04:54 pm (CNA).- The chairman of the US bishops’ migration committee welcomed Tuesday a vote in the House of Representatives passing a bill that…
HHS ends last research program to use human tissue from abortions
Washington D.C., Jun 5, 2019 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it declined to renew a contract with the University of California that funded a research…
‘No excuse, no adequate explanation’: Lori releases findings of Bishop Bransfield investigation
Wheeling, W.V., Jun 5, 2019 / 02:20 pm (CNA).- Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore has released a letter to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston addressing the findings of a preliminary investigation…