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Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie during a visit to Unbound's headquarters in Nov. 2023.

Jonathan Roumie of ‘The Chosen’ to be Catholic University’s 2024 commencement speaker

Mar 20, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Catholic University of America (CUA) announced Wednesday that Jonathan Roomie, who plays Jesus in “The Chosen,” will speak at... Read more

Father Joseph Friend, Father Artur Bubnevych, and Father Donald Planty are among five U.S. parish priests who have been selected to attend a global gathering of 300 priests at the Vatican from April 28 to May 2, 2024, as part of the ongoing Synod on Synodality.

Five U.S. Catholic priests chosen to attend Synod on Synodality meeting at the Vatican

Mar 20, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

In a March 20 announcement, the USCCB said the five priests consist of four Latin rite priests and one Eastern... Read more

David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress, and Terrisa Bukovinac, founder of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, share testimony in a Capitol Hill panel March 19, 2024, accusing the abortion industry of harvesting aborted baby organs.

House members highlight ‘horrific’ organ harvesting of aborted babies

Mar 20, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The panel featured testimony that Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics throughout the country are selling the organs and body... Read more

When Biden was a senator (pictured with former Rep. Henry Hyde), he consistently supported and voted for the Hyde Amendment, which banned federal spending on abortion.

Biden pushes for taxpayer-funded abortion nationwide in 2025 budget plan

Mar 20, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The $7.3 trillion budget would eliminate two safeguards that prevent taxpayer-funded abortion: the Hyde Amendment and the Dornan Amendment. Read more

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed into law a 12-week abortion ban and a ban on transgender surgery on minors on May 22, 2023.

Ballot initiative in Nebraska would prohibit abortion after 12 weeks

Mar 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The amendment would outlaw abortion after 12 weeks except in medical emergencies or when an unborn child is the result... Read more

Monstrance for adoration, stock photo.

There is still time to receive a plenary indulgence during Lent

Mar 20, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Did you know that there are four ways you can gain a plenary indulgence during Lent? Read more

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Supreme Court declines to hear Catholic couple’s lawsuit over transgender child custody

Mar 19, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Supreme Court rejected without comment an Indiana Catholic husband and wife’s petition over a dispute involving custody of their... Read more

Father Jerome "Jerry" Kaywell, a Grammy award-winning musician, had been placed on leave amid claims of sexual misconduct before his accuser apologized and said the accusations were based on a "false memory."

Grammy-winning Florida priest cleared of sexual misconduct charges

Mar 19, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Frank Dewane said that Father Jerome Kaywell’s accuser apologized and said the accusation of sexual misconduct was based on... Read more

Pope Francis on March 19, 2024, appointed Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La Crosse in western Wisconsin.

Pope Francis appoints new bishop to lead Wisconsin diocese

Mar 19, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La Crosse in western Wisconsin. Read more

The flag of Vatican City.

Pope Francis laicizes Toledo priest after life sentence for sexual abuse of minors

Mar 19, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest, Michael Zacharias, who was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a... Read more

John Paul the Great Catholic University is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the northern suburbs of San Diego. The school features hands-on creative programs in film, animation, design, music, and acting, as well as business entrepreneurship, combined with an education in theology, philosophy, and the humanities.

John Paul the Great Catholic University to double its academic space

Mar 19, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The school, also known as “JPCatholic,” announced its plans to double its academic space by adding a new creative arts... Read more

Mother Chiara Thérèse and Sister Lucia Rose of Servants of the Children of the Light after the ceremony with Bishop David Kagan of the Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Montessori religious community develops in North Dakota ‘to serve Christ in the child’

Mar 19, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Dr. Maria Montessori always wanted an order of religious sisters who were dedicated to the education method that became her... Read more

The St. Joseph Oratory of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec.

5 shrines dedicated to St. Joseph in North America

Mar 19, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

In honor of the patron of the Universal Church, here are five shrines dedicated to St. Joseph in North America... Read more

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, of San Antonio.

San Antonio archbishop bans retreat center for ‘false teachings’ against Pope Francis

Mar 18, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller’s disciplinary action follows the apostolate’s publication of several messages on its website. Read more

Stephen Colbert and Pope Francis.

Stephen Colbert co-narrates Pope Francis’ new audiobook memoir

Mar 18, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert is a co-narrator of Pope Francis’ new book, titled “Life: My Story Through History,”... Read more

Katie Mahoney, Rev. Pat Mahoney, Peggy Nienaber of Faith and Liberty, and Mark Lee Dickson of Right to Life East Texas pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops call for ‘focused effort of prayer’ ahead of Supreme Court abortion pill hearings

Mar 18, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The bishops said the FDA “has enabled a nationwide mail-order abortion industry and turned neighborhood pharmacies into chemical abortion providers.” Read more

St. Joseph’s altar at St. Mary’s Assumption Church in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans.

Do you know how to make ‘St. Joseph’s bread’? Here’s the recipe

Mar 18, 2024

By Abel Camasca

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. Read more

Chesterton students celebrate Mass in the school's new chapel.

‘Miracles’: Rhode Island Catholic school thrives after last-ditch purchase from diocese

Mar 18, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope in Warwick, Rhode Island, recently acquired the property of St. Francis School and... Read more

Martin Earle, a sacred artist who specializes in works for churches and the liturgy, told CNA that one should not mistake an artistic revival for a simple re-creation of the past.

‘The religion of the Incarnation’: Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty

Mar 17, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Despite the artistic lack in recent decades, there appears now to be a growing resurgence in the Catholic artistic world. Read more

Harrison Butker on the sideline of the AFC Championship in Baltimore on January 28, 2024.

Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift, and more in far-reaching interview

Mar 16, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Speaking with Mark Irons of “EWTN News in Depth,” Butker said he wants to encourage men, especially fathers, to “be... Read more