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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens as Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a press conference at the Broward County Courthouse on Aug. 18, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Florida sues Biden administration over rule requiring ‘dangerous, irreversible’ gender procedures

May 7, 2024

The lawsuit is meant to halt the White House’s attempt to “force the state to pay for puberty blockers and gender-transition surgery for children.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Federal grant fund for security at houses of worship boosted by $400 million

May 7, 2024

The program received $305 million in federal funding last year, but with the $400 million addition it will receive more than $700 million in 2024.

Bishop Robert Barron. CNA file photo.

Minnesota bishops urge opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’

May 7, 2024

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of our state.”

Catholic bishops lead the faithful in prayer on the one-year anniversary of the May 3, 2023, violence in Manipur, India.

Prayers, processions, and seminars mark first anniversary of bloodshed in Manipur, India

May 7, 2024

According to the government’s estimate, as many as 230 died in the bloody ethnic conflict that engulfed Manipur beginning on May 3, 2023.

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Uganda’s Catholic dioceses notified of limited stock of altar wine for Mass

May 7, 2024

Catholic dioceses in Uganda have been notified of a limited stock of wine for Masses due to delays in shipping.

Singer-songwriter Garth Brooks (left), former NFL quarterback Tom Brady (right), and other celebrity guests will meet Pope Francis in an audience at Apostolic Palace on May 11, 2024, as participants in the Vatican’s World Meeting on Human Fraternity.

Why Tom Brady and Garth Brooks will be at the Vatican this weekend

May 7, 2024

Tom Brady, Garth Brooks, and other celebrity guests will meet Pope Francis in an audience on May 11 as participants in the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.

Pope Francis on May 7, 2024, appointed Father James Mark Beckman, 61, a priest of the Diocese of Nashville, as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville.

Pope Francis appoints new bishop to Diocese of Knoxville

May 7, 2024

The Holy See Press Office announced that Father James Mark Beckman, 61, will be installed as the new bishop of the diocese. The installation will occur in July.

Argentinian prelate Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández.

Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week

May 7, 2024

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil new norms for discernment regarding “apparitions and other supernatural phenomena.”

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Justice Samuel Alito to address record-breaking 2024 class at Franciscan University

May 7, 2024

Justice Samuel Alito is scheduled to give the commencement address on May 11 to a record 896 students in the class of 2024 at Franciscan University.

Deaf Catholic community in Maryland grows with new chaplain, retreat, Eucharistic Congress

May 7, 2024

Father Michael Depcik, the chaplain for the Deaf Ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is building up Catholic communities for the Deaf.

Global fertility rates: Here’s how majority-Catholic countries rank against rest of world

May 7, 2024

Catholic populations have for years been associated with high fertility rates — but that has changed.

New study suggests rampant ‘cafeteria Catholicism’

May 6, 2024

Few Catholics are in full agreement with Church teaching on abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty.