Thousands join Dominicans in Washington, DC, for rosary pilgrimage - Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:15:00 -0400 - A man prays the rosary during a daylong event on Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C., focused on praying and reflecting on the rosary to conclude a nine-month rosary novena. / Credit: George Gos ...

Meet Julia Oseka: The 22-year-old U.S. voting delegate at the Synod on Synodality - Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0400 - Julia Oseka with Archbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia. Perez and other SCHEAP members selected Oseka as one of three Philadelphia delegates to the Synod on Synodality’s North American Conti ...

Judge rules against rural Catholic community in dispute with local authorities in Michigan - Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0400 - Catholic families and other individuals share a common way of life on a five-acre property called Cottonwood Farm in Washtenaw County, Michigan. / Credit: Lucas Larson Detroit, Mich., Sep 30, 2 ...

Data show Americans want larger families even as fertility rates remains at historic lows - Sat, 30 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). Americans are increasingly of the view that families should be having more children. Yet most seem unwillin ...

Theodore McCarrick to undergo competency exam for Wisconsin criminal case - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:25:00 -0400 - Theodore McCarrick arrives at Dedham District Court in Massachusetts on Sept. 3, 2021, for his 9 a.m. arraignment. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 29, 2023 / 18:25 pm ( ...

New study shows that now almost two-thirds of US Catholics believe in Real Presence  - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:05:00 -0400 - The Eucharistic procession ended in the Vatican’s Lourdes Grotto. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 29, 2023 / 18:05 pm (CNA). A new study shows that almost two-thi ...

What is a consistory? Your questions answered - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:25:00 -0400 - The extraordinary consistory of cardinals meets at the Vatican's Synod Hall, Aug. 29, 2022. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Sep 29, 2023 / 17:25 pm (CNA). On Saturday, Sept. 30, Pope Fr ...

Canadian bishops reject euthanasia, discuss Indigenous fund, synod at end of meeting - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:43:00 -0400 - The 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) being held Sept. 25-28, 2023, outside of Toronto, Ontario. / Credit: CCCB/CECC Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 29, ...

Archdiocese of Baltimore files for bankruptcy amid clergy sex abuse claims - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:49:00 -0400 - Credit: Minerva Studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 29, 2023 / 15:49 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore declared bankruptcy on Friday several weeks after warning it might do ...

Celebrations planned for 30th anniversary of Vatican Observatory’s Arizona telescope - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400 - The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) on Mount Graham in southern Arizona. / Credit: Vatican Observatory CNA Staff, Sep 29, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Advanced Technology Tel ...

Catholic gym trains members to become ‘warriors against the evil one’ - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0400 - Coach Joe Enabnit (far left) with members from the St. Michael Barbell Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. / Credit: Joe Enabnit CNA Staff, Sep 29, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). In 2020, after the COVID-19 pa ...

The three great archangels of the Bible: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael - Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400 - Credit: Pexels Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 29, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). Many Catholics can, at the drop of a hat, recite the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel — the famous petition to that ...

Oklahoma archbishop decries execution of Anthony Sanchez as ‘archaic’ - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:22:00 -0400 - Archbishop Paul S. Coakley. / null St. Louis, Mo., Sep 28, 2023 / 17:22 pm (CNA). Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City on Thursday called the execution of convicted murderer Anthony Sanchez ...

One-third of St. Louis Catholic schools face possible closure  - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:45:00 -0400 - Credit: Wuttichai jantarak/Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Sep 28, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of St. Louis may close more than 25 Catholic elementary schools amid a major restruct ...

Meet the Vatican scientist helping NASA on a historic space mission - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:15:00 -0400 - Brother Robert Macke, a Jesuit and astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, works in his office at the Vatican Observatory. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Brother Robert Macke Washington, D.C. Newsr ...

During GOP debate DeSantis says he would support 15-week national abortion ban - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:32:00 -0400 - Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 27, 2023, in Sim ...

Indianapolis Colts owner donates $5 million to Catholic Charities to honor cousin, a nun - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:41:00 -0400 - Jim Irsay, a billionaire businessman who grew up in the Chicago area, praised his cousin Sister Joyce Dura’s service to others during her time as a religious sister. / Credit: 317football|Wiki ...

Republicans seek to overturn Biden transgender rule they say would cut school lunches - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:05:00 -0400 - U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 28, 2023 / 11:05 am (CNA). Republican lawmakers are working to overturn a federal rule they say wou ...

At second GOP debate, candidates spar over economy, immigration, crime - Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:58:00 -0400 - Republican presidential candidates (L-R), North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, U. ...

Names of accused in Maryland AG’s sex abuse report on Baltimore Archdiocese are released - Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:10:00 -0400 - Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore. / Credit: Kevin Jones/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 27, 2023 / 18:10 pm (CNA). The Maryland attorne ...

Canadian bishops address protection of minors and vulnerable adults at meeting - Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:05:00 -0400 - The 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is being held Sept. 25-28, 2023, outside of Toronto, Ontario. / Credit: CCCB/CECC Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep ...

California governor signs bills that would penalize schools that refuse to teach LGBT content - Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 27, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA). California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that would reduce funding to schools that restrict LGBT ...

Explosion kills 68 Armenian refugees as thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:30:00 -0400 - Refugees wait next to a line of vehicles near the border town of Kornidzor, Armenia, arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh, on Sept. 26, 2023. / Credit: ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D ...

Lone Michigan Democrat holds up ‘extreme’ pro-abortion bill - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:45:00 -0400 - Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Michigan, speaks at a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2020. / Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2023 / 17:45 pm (CN ...

Cardinal Dolan says Biden ‘doesn’t take my calls’ on migrant crisis in New York City - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:08:00 -0400 - Cardinal Timothy Dolan. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2023 / 16:08 pm (CNA). Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in an interview that President Joe Biden i ...

Family who fled Germany to home-school their kids faces deportation from the U.S. - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:20:00 -0400 - The Romeike family fled from Germany in order to home-school their children and now faces deportation from the U.S. / Credit: The Romeike Family Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2023 / 15:20 ...

New book explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s faith and how it imbued his work - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:50:00 -0400 - The cover of “Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography” by Holly Ordway. / Credit: Word on Fire CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2023 / 14:50 pm (CNA). Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely � ...

New Catholic clinic in Detroit to provide women, families with care for the ‘whole person’ - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400 - Dr. Thomas Meyer will be serving as the OB-GYN for the Heart of Christ Medical Clinic and Dr. Lisa Knysz will be the clinic's director. The clinic hopes to open in Detroit in October 2023. ...

North Carolina passes universal school choice - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:40:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Cherries/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2023 / 17:40 pm (CNA). North Carolina last week became the 10th U.S. state to enact “universal” school choice by removing barriers to ...

Thousands of Armenian Christians flee homes: ‘Mass exodus has begun,’ expert says - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:15:00 -0400 - A girl sleeps in a street in the town of Stepanakert on Sept. 25, 2023. Ethnic Armenian refugees began to leave Nagorno-Karabakh on Sept. 24, 2023, for the first time since Azerbaijan launched a ...

Newsom vetoes bill that would make acceptance of gender identity a factor in custody court - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:54:00 -0400 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom. / Credit: Matt Gush/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2023 / 16:54 pm (CNA). In a break with his party’s legislators, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

State of California sues pro-life pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal drug - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:48:00 -0400 - Abortion Pill Reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child. / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. ...

Is the era of the traditional family over in America? Survey suggests yes - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Most Americans don’t place a high priority on marriage and children compared with their careers and friends, a new Pew Re ...

Diocese of Rome: Thousands expected at Vatican for ecumenical prayer vigil ahead of synod - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: TTstudio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Rome on Monday said it is anticipating thousands of pilgrims in attendance at an ec ...

Boston College exhibit showcases Catholic faith in rural China - Sun, 24 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400 - At the opening reception for the Ricci Center's "On The Road" exhibit in the School of Theology and Ministry Library was held in June 2023. / Credit: Lee Pellegrini Boston, Mass. ...

U.S. priest brings more than 1,000 prayer intentions to Ulma family beatification - Sun, 24 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0400 - Father Michael Niemczak at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, right before celebrating Mass at the altar of the famous image in September 2023. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Michael Niemczak ...

Holy friendships continue to transform all-boys Catholic high school in Tampa - Sat, 23 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0400 - Jimmy Mitchell (front row, far left) leads a group of Jesuit High School students in Tampa, Florida, in a walking rosary after school. / Credit: Jesuit High School CNA Staff, Sep 23, 2023 / 07: ...

How an extraordinary healing led to the creation of The National Centre for Padre Pio - Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400 - St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth segment Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). As one of the most well-known modern saints in ...

Canadian bishops to meet Monday to discuss euthanasia, protection of minors - Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:45:00 -0400 - Priests celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for two new Canadian Saints in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 12, 2014. / Lauren Cater/CNA. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 22, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). ...

Bishop Strickland: ‘no communication from Rome’ following apostolic visitation - Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:25:00 -0400 - Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas. / null CNA Staff, Sep 22, 2023 / 12:25 pm (CNA). Following a report that Pope Francis and Vatican officials held a meeting earlier this month to discus ...

UN adopts resolution to protect ‘reproductive rights’ during next pandemic - Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400 - The United Nations General Assembly in New York. / Credit: Drop of Light/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 22, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA). Global leaders adopted a United Nations resolutio ...

Senate confirms military appointments, bypassing pro-life blockade by Tuberville - Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:20:00 -0400 - U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of USAF General David Allvin for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Ai ...

Seton Shrine’s new additions offer interactive encounter with first American-born saint - Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:46:00 -0400 - The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is opening a new $4 million state-of-the-art Seton Shrine Museum and Visitor Center on Sept. 22, 2023. / Credit: Seton Shr ...

Pro-life students harassed by ‘mob’ after VP Kamala Harris talk in North Carolina - Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:53:00 -0400 - Lydia Taylor (blue shirt), and other student pro-life protesters from across the state of North Carolina traveled to North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro on Sept. 15, 2023, to demonst ...

Where is St. Matthew? A visit to his tomb - Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400 - The statue of St. Matthew above the crypt altar beneath the cathedral of Salerno, Italy. / Credit: Berthold Werner/Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Sep 21, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). Sept. 21 marks the ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland reacts to accusation of DOJ’s anti-Catholic bias - Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:25:00 -0400 - Attorney General Merrick Garland. / Credit: Justice Department Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 20, 2023 / 19:25 pm (CNA). Attorney General Merrick Garland strongly objected to accusations that t ...

More Republicans hesitant on Ukraine funding as Zelenskyy talks to lawmakers, UN - Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:50:00 -0400 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a high level Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine on the sidelines of the 78th U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in ...

Republicans urge repeal of ‘weaponized’ FACE Act due to anti-pro-life bias - Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:10:00 -0400 - An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outsid ...

Kamala Harris promotes abortion access on nationwide college tour  - Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:32:00 -0400 - Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during National Action Network 2019 convention. / Credit: lev radin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 20, 2023 / 14:32 pm (CNA). A monthlong nationwide college tour by Vice ...

Who are the Korean martyrs? - Wed, 20 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400 - A new statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, a Korean martyr, was unveiled at St. Peter's Basilica on Sept. 16, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA CNA Staff, Sep 20, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). The ...