Archive for May 3, 2022

Screenshot of CNA graphic showing abortion policy by state.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Updated: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, which states will ban abortion?

Which states are moving in a pro-life direction, and which in a pro-choice direction? Read more

Pope Francis greets German Bishop Stefan Oster on May 2, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis to undergo medical procedure for ‘torn ligament’ in knee

‘I have been like this for some time, I cannot walk … It also brings a little pain, humiliation,’ the... Read more

Pope Francis and Russian President Vladimir Putin.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis says he wants to meet Putin in Moscow to discuss Ukraine war

‘We have not yet had a response,’ the pope said. Read more

Päivi Räsänen, Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015, speaks to reporters while holding her Bible at Helsinki District Court on Jan. 24, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Bible tweet trial: Finland’s state prosecutor files appeal

‘I am dismayed that the prosecutor will not let this campaign against me drop,’ said Päivi Räsänen. Read more

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Vatican backs Cardinal Woelki over abuse study contracts

The embattled German cardinal welcomed what he said was the ‘good news from Rome.’ Read more

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By Katie Yoder,Shannon Mullen

Roe v. Wade: 12 things to know about the leaked abortion opinion

The news organization Politico on Monday night published what it said was a leaked draft of the eagerly anticipated Supreme... Read more

Archbishop Domenico Battaglia leads a procession in honor of St. Januarius in Naples, Italy, on April 30, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

St. Januarius’ blood liquifies for first time in 2022

The liquefaction traditionally happens at least three times a year. Read more

Father Joseph Kentenich.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Schoenstatt founder’s beatification cause put on hold

Bishop Stephan Ackermann acknowledged that ‘the suspension of the beatification process is a painful step for the Schoenstatt family.’ Read more

Pope Francis with a statue of the Virgin and Child.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis prays that young people will follow Mary’s example

‘You young people, who want to build something new, a better world, follow her example, take risks,’ the pope urged. Read more

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is seen prior to President Biden giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.?w=200&h=150

By Shannon Mullen

Roe v. Wade: Chief Justice Roberts orders investigation into source of 'egregious' leak

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. called the leak of a preliminary draft opinion in a pivotal abortion case a... Read more

Armida Barelli and Father Mario Ciceri are beatified at Milan Cathedral, Italy, on April 30, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Faith-based feminism pioneer and tireless wartime Catholic priest beatified together in Italy

The beatification of Armida Barelli and Father Mario Ciceri took place at Milan Cathedral. Read more

Pope Francis attends the Italian bishops’ plenary assembly in Rome on May 24, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis narrows choice for next leader of Italy’s Catholic bishops

The pope said that ‘an authoritative cardinal’ should lead the influential bishops’ conference. Read more

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By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pro-life bill in Puerto Rico seeks to prohibit abortion after 22 weeks

Talís Romero, a pro-life leader in Puerto Rico, has launched a campaign in support of a bill on the island... Read more

US President Joe Biden speaks to members of the press prior to boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, May 3, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Defending Roe, Biden claims religions don't say when life begins, despite Catholic teaching

President Joe Biden asserted Tuesday that no “mainstream” religion claims to know when human life begins, contradicting his own Catholic... Read more

The inauguration of Luis Arce as president of Bolivia in La Paz, Nov. 8, 2020. Credit: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0 CL).?w=200&h=150

By Giselle Vargas

Bolivian bishops encourage efforts to overcome social crisis

At the conclusion of their plenary assembly on Friday, the bishops of Bolivia encouraged everyone's commitment to "join efforts" to... Read more

Thousands of pro-life advocates gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, 2021, in conjunction with oral arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization abortion case.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras,Carl Bunderson

Pro-life leaders decry abortion ruling leak, hope for overturn of Roe v Wade

Pro-life advocates have condemned the leak of a draft opinion in a U.S. Supreme Court case that would overturn Roe... Read more

Planck history of the universe?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

What was gravity like at the moment of creation? Vatican Observatory researchers make strides toward an answer

The Vatican Observatory announced last week a new mathematical model — drafted by two Catholic priests — for describing how... Read more

Capitol police placed fencing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021, during oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, in an attempt to separate rallies by abortion supports and pro-lifers.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Roe v. Wade 'egregiously wrong from the start'? Key passages from leaked Dobbs draft ruling

The Supreme Court’s previous abortion rulings were “egregiously wrong from the start” and on a “collision course with the Constitution.”... Read more

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Aquila: German synodal path repudiates the deposit of faith

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver wrote Monday to the head of the German bishops’ conference reiterating that that country’s synodal... Read more