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New Jersey governor Phil Murphy at the 2018 Ripple Of Hope Awards.

New Jersey allows non-doctors to perform abortion

Dec 18, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D), who describes himself as someone who has spent a “lifetime in the Catholic Church,”... Read more

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Traditional Latin Mass restrictions: Here's what you need to know

Dec 18, 2021

By CNA Staff

New moves by Pope Francis mean changes for Catholics dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass —and for the priests and... Read more

Dr. Jérôme Lejeune (1926-1994). Credit: Fondation Jérôme Lejeune

New documentary chronicles life of Catholic scientist Jerome Lejeune, heroic Down syndrome advocate

Dec 18, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

A documentary produced by a French filmmaker about Venerable Jerome Lejeune, a Catholic doctor and scientist who left a legacy... Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois

Bishop Paprocki: Illinois repeal of parental notice abortion law 'a dark and disgraceful moment'

Dec 17, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a repeal of the state’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act, a move which... Read more

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Cardinal Pell to Becciu: What was that $2M payment actually for?

Dec 17, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

Cardinal George Pell says that he does not harbor any ill will toward the man whose sexual assault accusation sent... Read more

A pieta painting, "Moma," by artist Kelly Latimore, was displayed outside the law school chapel at The Catholic University of America since February 2021. It was stolen on Nov. 23, 2021, and a copy was stolen in December.

Second 'George Floyd' Christ was stolen from Catholic University

Dec 17, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

A second pieta displayed at the Catholic University of America’s law school that some see as depicting George Floyd in... Read more

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Pew survey: Half of U.S. Catholics pray every day, and the number is dropping

Dec 16, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

A new survey of U.S. adults found that 51% of Catholics pray every day, a drop of 8 percentage points... Read more

Uyghur women work in a cloth factory in Hotan county, Xinjiang province, China.

Senate sends Uyghur forced labor bill targeting China to Biden’s desk

Dec 16, 2021

By Katie Yoder

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday, Dec. 16 banning goods made with forced labor in the Chinese... Read more

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Pro-life advocates decry FDA decision allowing women to get abortion pills by mail

Dec 16, 2021

By Katie Yoder

The Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 16 lifted restrictions on mifepristone, a drug approved for use in medical abortions,... Read more

Catherine Hadro

Catherine Hadro saying goodbye to 'Pro-Life Weekly,' but hello to new role

Dec 16, 2021

By Catherine Hadro

Catherine Hadro has announced she is stepping down as host of EWTN Pro-Life Weekly. Read more

"Christ and the Woman of Samaria," by Guercino.

Marquette bishop: Document on same-sex attraction, gender dysmorphia about accompaniment, not exclusion

Dec 16, 2021

By Kate Olivera

A document addressing the pastoral care of persons experiencing same-sex attraction and gender dysmorphia is about accompaniment and not exclusion,... Read more

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Final 12 kidnapped missionaries released by Haitian gang

Dec 16, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

The freeing of the U.S. missionaries from Christian Aid Ministries by their captors in Haiti came exactly two months to... Read more

The Emmaus Center is housed in a former opera house in Brooklyn, New York.

Can the arts bring millennials closer to God? That's the plan at this beautifully restored Brooklyn theater

Dec 15, 2021

By Autumn Jones

The Emmaus Center, a new performing and visual arts center dedicated to Catholic evangelization, opened in Brooklyn, New York on... Read more

A photo of a scene from "Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers," a Christmas special released in December 2021.

There's still time to see 'The Chosen' Christmas special in theaters (but you better hurry)

Dec 15, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

Dallas Jenkins, the creator and director of "The Chosen," an internet series about the life of Jesus, talks to CNA... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone meets with people experiencing homeless at St. Anthony’s Dining Hall in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood on November 6, 2021.

After disclosing he hasn't received COVID-19 jab, Cordileone supports pastor who asked him to postpone visit

Dec 15, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

Citing the concerns of parishioners, a San Francisco pastor asked Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who recently revealed that he has not... Read more

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Gorsuch cites religious liberty as Supreme Court allows New York vaccine mandate

Dec 14, 2021

By Katie Yoder

In a decision that drew a sharply worded dissent by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday... Read more

Hundreds of roses are piled up for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 12, 2021.

Pro-life Catholics gather 7,700 roses for Pelosi on Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast 

Dec 14, 2021

By Katie Yoder

A pro-life campaign led by the archbishop of San Francisco gathered thousands of roses for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)... Read more

A Marian statue stands before Resurrection Catholic Church in Dawson Springs, Ky., after the church was heavily damaged by a tornado Nov. 11, 2021.

Despite Kentucky tornadoes, Virgin Mary statue still stands—and Catholics offer help

Dec 13, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

The deadly storms that hit nine states in the Midwest and the South produced an image of a statue of... Read more

Church-goers in the archdioceses of New York and Boston will be required to wear masks during the holiday season.

New York, Boston archdioceses: Mask up at holiday Masses

Dec 13, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

Citing a spike in COVID-19 cases and a “likely increase” in cases during the holiday season, the Archdiocese of Boston... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles venerates an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Catheral of Our Lady of the Angels, Dec. 12, 2017.

Archbishop Gomez: We must build Our Lady of Guadalupe's temple with our lives

Dec 13, 2021

By Kate Olivera

When Our Lady of Guadalupe told St. Juan Diego that she desired a church to be built in the  Americas,... Read more