Mom, target of doxing state rep, calls for Sims’ censure
Harrisburg, Pa., Jun 18, 2019 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- State Rep. Brian Sims is facing possible censure in the Pennsylvania legislature following his harassment and attempts to dox women and…
Rosica resigns from Salt and Light after plagiarism scandal
Toronto, Canada, Jun 18, 2019 / 11:20 am (CNA).- Fr. Thomas Rosica, SDB, has resigned as CEO of the Salt and Light Media Foundation, four months after reports emerged that…
Vatican quashes rumors of Benedict XVI stroke
Vatican City, Jun 18, 2019 / 11:01 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI is not dead and did not recently suffer a stroke, the Vatican confirmed on Tuesday. On Monday, rumors…
International Youth Forum meets to continue work of Synod
Vatican City, Jun 18, 2019 / 07:45 am (CNA).- Nearly 250 young adults will meet in Rome this week for the International Youth Forum to discuss how best to implement…
Supreme Court gives second chance to Oregon cake bakers who declined same-sex wedding
Portland, Ore., Jun 18, 2019 / 12:20 am (CNA).- An Oregon bakery whose owners declined to make a cake celebrating a same-sex commitment ceremony will get another chance in court,…
Analysis: How will the USCCB vote in first elections since McCarrick scandal?
Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2019 / 06:00 pm (CNA).- While the spring meeting of the U.S. bishops’ conference has only just concluded, some bishops are already looking to the election…
German doctors fined for abortion ads
Berlin, Germany, Jun 17, 2019 / 05:29 pm (CNA).- Two German doctors were fined Friday for abortion advertisements which described how the procedure is carried out. The Berlin district court…
Christian leaders call for dialogue, end to violence in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China, Jun 17, 2019 / 04:17 pm (CNA).- Hundreds of thousands of protestors in Hong Kong are continuing to demonstrate against the government’s plans to allow extraditions to…
Hong Kong extradition bill could further endanger Christians, advocates say
Hong Kong, China, Jun 17, 2019 / 03:52 pm (CNA).- Though a proposed change to extradition laws in Hong Kong is on hold for now, Christian leaders and advocacy groups…
Paris archbishop at Mass: Notre-Dame exists to be a place of worship
Paris, France, Jun 17, 2019 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- During Saturday’s Mass in a side chapel of Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral’s first since its April fire, Archbishop Michel Aupetit…
Forum forms women in leadership, dignity, faith
Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2019 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The 2019 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum, which met last week, convened more than 100 professional Catholic women in Washington,…
Guam’s Catholics oppose governor’s plan to expand abortion
Hagatna, Guam, Jun 17, 2019 / 11:01 am (CNA).- Catholics in Guam have organized a prayer rally to protest the territorial governor’s plan to recruit a doctor willing to perform…