Franciscan University rejects Biden administration’s transgender policies in Title IX - Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:30:00 -0400 - Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, chapel and statue. / Credit: Joseph Antoniello, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 26, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Franciscan  ...

U.S. birth and fertility rates drop to record lows, according to CDC report - Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:45:00 -0400 - null / Credit: KieferPix/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 26, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Provisional data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week show ...

Biden Title IX changes affect state laws on women’s sports, locker rooms, lawyers warn - Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:30:00 -0400 - null / Orhan Cam/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 26, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The addition of “gender identity” in the Biden administration’s interpretation of anti-discriminati ...

Florida diocese opens ‘Precious Ones’ mausoleum to support couples who lose children - Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:51:00 -0400 - Families, donors, and others gather with Bishop Erik Pohlmeier for the dedication of the “Precious Ones Baby Mausoleum” at the San Lorenzo Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida, on April 23, 20 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks Catholic faith, abortion, Title IX in exclusive EWTN interview - Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:30:00 -0400 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened up to veteran EWTN News anchorman Raymond Arroyo about his family’s strong faith growing up, how his faith helped him overcome drug addiction and how it impacts hi ...

Belmont Abbey College hosts Bible marathon reading event - Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - Students, faculty, monks, and staff at Belmont Abbey College took part in their first “Cover to Cover” Bible Marathon Reading Event from April 8–12, 2024.. / Credit: Nicholas Willey CNA S ...

Catholic parishioner stabbed outside Mass celebrated by San Francisco archbishop - Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:45:00 -0400 - An aerial view of Washington Square in San Francisco on May 22, 2020. / Credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA). San Francisco police arrested a homel ...

Louisiana police obtain new search warrant in New Orleans Archdiocese abuse investigation - Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:30:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Louisiana State Police have obtained a new search warrant to collect documents from the Archdiocese of New Orleans as part of an on ...

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:15:00 -0400 - Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix. / Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Washington, ...

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:15:00 -0400 - Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case d ...

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:15:00 -0400 - Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Larry ...

End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’ - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:15:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). As euthanasia and assisted suicide are legalized in more jurisdictions throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world, one organizat ...

Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:35:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2024 / 13:35 pm (CNA). Catholics Charities Corporation in Ohio was found partially negligent this week in the 2017 death of a 5- ...

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery  - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:15:00 -0400 - U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly/Screenshot CNA Sta ...

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church? - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M. / Credit: Courtesy of St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Texas A&M National Catholic Register ...

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to be ...

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:15:00 -0400 - Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Hol ...

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:45:00 -0400 - President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Washington, D.C ...

Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:45:00 -0400 - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey walks across the campus of St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, on April 9, 2024. / Credit: Screenshot of St. John's Prep Facebook page last visit ...

‘An unprecedented opportunity’: Augustine Institute announces move to St. Louis  - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - The Augustine Institute's new facilities in Florissant, Missouri. / Credit: Boeing Company and Augustine Institute CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Augustine Institute, a Cath ...

PHOTOS From the subway to the sacred: Brooklyn’s breathtaking Eucharistic Revival - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400 - Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan leads a Eucharistic procession inside a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium in Brooklyn, New York, on April 20, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno National Catholic Registe ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges ‘massive subsidized day care’ plan to reduce abortion - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:45:00 -0400 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 23, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embracing a “massive subsidi ...

Could Florida become the first state to defeat an abortion amendment? - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - People join together during a “Rally to Stop the Six-Week Abortion Ban” held at Lake Eola Park on April 13, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Ne ...

Experts and former abortionist warn about ‘eugenic’ IVF industry - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - Left to right: Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortionist and IVF provider, Emma Waters, a senior research associate at the Heritage Foundation, Andrew Kubick, a bioethicist at the National Catho ...

Columbine High School massacre, 25 years later: ‘God, why did you allow me to survive?’ - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - Reporter Catherine Hadro speaks with Sister Mary Gianna of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and Frank DeAngelis on “EWTN News In Depth” on April 19, 2024. Sister Mary Gianna, also know ...

Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 - Pro-lifers participate in the Illinois March for Life in Springfield, April 17, 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of March for Life Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 22, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Thousa ...

Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop say they will defy Vatican order on monastery’s governance - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:45:00 -0400 - The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns Washington ...

Pew Research: Biden in trouble with Catholic voters - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - President Joe Biden leaves after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27, 2023. / Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr 22, 2024 / 0 ...

5 Catholic ways to celebrate Earth Day  - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: (CC0 1.0) CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated yearly on April 22 to demonstrate support worldwide for environmental protection. Th ...

Historic New York church with link to John Paul II struggles to stay open - Sun, 21 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - The nave of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Michael Shriver/buffalophotoblog.com CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A historic Polish Catholic church in Buffalo, New Y ...

New film ‘Unsung Hero’ emphasizes the ‘power of family’ - Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - After David Smallbone’s successful music company collapses in their home country of Australia, he moves his family to Nashville, Tennessee, in the hopes of a brighter future in the movie " ...

Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers - Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - Students participating in the CEDE workshop for St. John's College High School gather for a group photo at the basilica at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in November 20 ...

Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:40:00 -0400 - Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Hol ...

Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden ‘stupid’ - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:20:00 -0400 - Bishop Robert D. Gruss. CNA file photo. / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw, Michigan, issued an apology on Friday for having referre ...

Biden DOJ report: ‘No malicious intent’ behind leaked FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0400 - Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images C ...

U.S. bishops on new federal rule: Employers should not be forced to facilitate abortions - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:00 -0400 - Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore. / Credit: Shannon Mullen/CNA CNA S ...

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. / Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images ...

Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’ - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden’s Department of Education issued new regulations on Friday, April 19, that prohibit d ...

FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Dzelat/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating what it says have been multiple threats made against hous ...

Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:50:00 -0400 - Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Clark University, Assumption University, and Worcester State University. / Credit: Shutterstock Boston, Mass., Apr 19, 2024 / 11:50 am (CNA). Mary Jane Rein ...

Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:55:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 17:55 pm (CNA). Scotland’s only gender clinic for minors is formally pausing the prescription of puberty blockers and hormone med ...

Planned Parenthood reports record number of abortions in latest annual report - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Planned Parenthood’s latest report reveals that the abortion giant performed its highest-ever number of abortions ...

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 - Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screen shot Rome Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). As the Catholic Church’s ...

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:15:00 -0400 - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. / Cr ...

Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author  - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:45:00 -0400 - Credit: Unsplash. / null CNA Staff, Apr 18, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). A priest at a Michigan parish has resigned his post following a controversy over an “openly gay” author’s appearance at ...

House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). A group of 17 House Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Claudia Tenney from New York, is urging the National ...

Arizona lawmakers vote to retain law protecting life at conception - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Jill Sauve/Unsplash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 17, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Arizona House Republicans blocked two attempts on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law protecting life at ...

Caitlin Clark’s former coach says she ‘tries to maximize her God-given talents’ - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 - Caitlin Clark attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, where she was coached by Kristin Meyer, who joined “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on April 16, 2024, to sh ...

Catholic and Anglican nuns defend religious freedom in New York’s highest court - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:15:00 -0400 - Anglican nuns from Sisterhood of Saint Mary (photographed with bishops from the Anglican Church of North America's Diocese of the Living Word) are among those suing the state of New York fo ...

Episcopal bishops oppose Catholic music group’s use of New York seminary - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is home to the General Theological Seminary in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Episco ...