Bid to end death penalty in Louisiana fails
Baton Rouge, La., May 8, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA).- A proposal to allow voters to decide if capital punishment should remain legal in Louisiana has been defeated in the…
The world needs new evangelizers, Pope Francis says
Vatican City, May 8, 2019 / 03:56 am (CNA).- Like Saints Cyril and Methodius shared the Gospel with the Slavic people in the 9th century, today the world is still…
Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, arrives in Canada
, Canada, May 8, 2019 / 03:11 am (CNA).- Asia Bibi, the Catholic wife and mother who spent 9 years on death row on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, has left…
Jean Vanier, friend of the intellectually disabled and founder of L’Arche, dies at 90
Paris, France, May 7, 2019 / 09:28 pm (CNA).- Jean Vanier died May 7, at the age of 90. He died at a L’Arche home in Paris, where he had…
College student cited for assault after punching pro-life activist
Chapel Hill, N.C., May 7, 2019 / 05:38 pm (CNA).- A college student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was arrested for assault after reportedly attacking the…
Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from North Macedonia
Aboard the papal plane, May 7, 2019 / 04:30 pm (CNA).- Please read below for CNA’s full transcript of the pope’s May 7 in-flight press conference from Skopje, North Macedonia…
Christian pastor in India acquitted of anti-conversion charges
Bhopal, India, May 7, 2019 / 04:18 pm (CNA).- A Protestant pastor in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has been acquitted of charges held against him under India’s…
Pa. legislator acknowledges aggression toward woman praying at Planned Parenthood
Harrisburg, Pa., May 7, 2019 / 03:06 pm (CNA).- Brian Sims, a Pennsylvania state legislator who confronted a woman praying outside Planned Parenthood last week, said in a video posted…
Pope Francis: No plans for female deacons, but study continues
Vatican City, May 7, 2019 / 02:45 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis said Tuesday that the Vatican commission exploring the possibility of female deacons continues its study, but does not have…
Dubuque archbishop hospitalized after heart attack
Dubuque, Iowa, May 7, 2019 / 01:20 pm (CNA).- Archbishop Michael Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa was hospitalized on Friday due to a heart attack. The archbishop was taken to Mercy…
Georgia heartbeat bill signed into law
Atlanta, Ga., May 7, 2019 / 12:15 pm (CNA).- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has approved a controversial law that bans abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The law…
Pope commends North Macedonians for respect among cultures, ethnic identities
Skopje, North Macedonia, May 7, 2019 / 01:54 am (CNA).- Speaking to North Macedonian authorities Tuesday, Pope Francis commended the country for its tradition of peaceful coexistence among its variety…