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Biden talks Catholic faith after Trump says former VP is 'against God'
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke about his Catholic faith, in response to comments from President Donald Trump that... Read more
Cardinal Pell to speak at virtual Napa Institute conference
The Napa Institute has announced an online schedule for its annual conference in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The... Read more
Maryland county issues second order to stop Catholic schools opening
Montgomery County, Maryland, has issued a second order preventing non-public schools from reopening for in-person instruction, despite a previous effort... Read more
Knights of Columbus to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria
The Knights of Columbus announced a new initiative Thursday to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria, where at least 60,000... Read more
US government considers ethics of aborted tissue research
A new federal ethics advisory board for fetal tissue research has convened to consider future federally-funded research proposals that involve... Read more
Congressman writes to DOJ after attacks on Catholic churches
A Catholic congressman is asking the U.S. Attorney General to respond to a spate of acts of vandalism against churches... Read more
What does it mean to 'actively participate' in Mass?
In 1903, Pope St. Pius X wrote that it was the liturgy where the laity acquire the Christian spirit “from its foremost... Read more
Flannery O'Connor should be studied, not cancelled, scholar tells Loyola leaders
Professor Angela Alaimo O’Donnell has studied Flannery O’Connor, an American Catholic author from the South, rather extensively. She wrote a... Read more
Prayers answered: Diocese of Providence sees decades-high number of new seminarians
The Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, is welcoming eight new seminarians this year - the highest number of incoming seminarians... Read more
Ban on D&E abortions advances in Nebraska legislature
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday, in a contentious vote, gave first-round approval to a ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, which... Read more
Coronavirus 'baby bust' could be worse than expected
Amid steady predictions of demographic decline, one economics professor has told CNA that a COVID-related “baby bust” could be worse... Read more
Knights of Columbus creating Fr. Michael McGivney pilgrimage center
The Knights of Columbus announced plans to create a new pilgrimage center for visitors to encounter the spirituality of the... Read more
Missouri voters approve Medicaid expansion, after push from bishops
Voters in Missouri approved Tuesday an expansion of Medicaid to more than 230,000 low-income people in the state, a move... Read more
New York rolls back nursing home immunity over non-COVID care
New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed a bill Tuesday partially reversing immunity protections given to facilities like nursing... Read more
Lebanon needs US Catholic help now, bishops say
The Maronite eparchs of the United States are pleading for prayers and aid for the people of Lebanon in the... Read more
Loyola quiet on Flannery O’Connor residence hall controversy
After controversy surrounding the removal of American Catholic author Flannery O’Connor’s name from a residence hall, Loyola University Maryland has... Read more
Catholic University of America offers coronavirus tuition adjustments
As the coronavirus pandemic limits class schedules and sizes, the Catholic University of America announced its plan to return to... Read more
Transcript of EWTN News Nightly interview with President Donald Trump
EWTN News Nightly’s lead anchor Tracy Sabol conducted a White House interview with President Donald Trump Aug. 4. Below is... Read more
Boston archdiocese pushes back after Trump says Boston bomber ‘deserves death’
After President Donald Trump said Sunday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, perpetrator of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, should be put to... Read more
Knights of Columbus prepare for first-ever virtual annual convention
The 138th annual convention of the Knights of Columbus begins today— the first in the organization’s history to not be... Read more
