US News
New Michigan vocational school combines Catholic education, skilled trades
A new vocational school in Grand Rapids, Michigan will open its doors next year to young men interested in learning... Read more
Catholic group to start holistic addiction recovery home in Kentucky
A Kentucky diocese is leasing a tenantless building to a Catholic charity to create a holistic recovery program for people... Read more
Rorate coeli désuper: Louisiana church blesses community from plane
Father Matthew Barzare blessed 100 gallons of water on the Ember Saturday of Advent, which was then loaded into a... Read more
Mentors are key in program to get civilly married couples back to Church
When Mary Rose Verret first welcomed Douglas and Elizabeth into her home, Douglas’ boots squished with the sewage he worked... Read more
College freshmen found faith through friendship
The phenomenon is well-documented. When young Catholics go away to college, a troublingly high percentage of them stop practicing their... Read more
Are millennial Christians really killing evangelization?
Millennials are notoriously blamed for being killers of previously-thought-necessary industries and activities: Applebees. Napkins. Golf. Mayonnaise. Lunch. And so on. Read more
U.S. bishops praise rule publicizing abortion 'surcharge' in health plan exchanges
The U.S. bishops have welcomed changes to the way abortion coverage is billed in some federally-funded health plan exchanges, saying... Read more
Safety first: How parents can know who is working with their kids
What are parents to do to ensure that their children are safe outside the home? Read more
A decade of characters! Some of CNA's best features and profiles of the 2010s
As the 2010s draw to a close, CNA offers you just a few of our favorite features and profiles of... Read more
Film to portray Catholic woman who saved Jewish children in WWII
The true story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic woman who helped smuggle thousands of Jewish children out of the... Read more
Catholics in Camden help working families get homes of their own
Affordable housing is a problem for many Americans, but for the low-income residents of Camden, a Catholic non-profit is working... Read more
Denver initiative aims to reduce barriers between Catholics, lonely seniors
When John O’Brien was in high school, his father, while only in his forties, was admitted to an assisted living... Read more
US bishops support Congressional resolution against assisted suicide
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is encouraging members of Congress to support a continuing resolution criticizing assisted suicide... Read more
Erie diocese opens sainthood cause of lay educator, advocate for those with disabilities
When Dr. Gertrude Barber became the assistant superintendent of the Erie School District in Pennsylvania, the standard practice for educating... Read more
HHS rule again allows religious adoption agencies to serve in face of LGBT demands
A federal rule change once again allows faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding without being required to place children... Read more
Changes at Houston's University of St. Thomas leave some doubtful
As a Catholic university in Texas says it is making necessary faculty cuts to survive, some alumni and faculty are... Read more
US international religious freedom commission reauthorized, with strings
The Senate is set to re-authorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom for the next three years, in... Read more
Lawsuit challenges Nashville suburb's limits on abortion clinics
Pro-life advocates warned against efforts to expand abortion after backers of abortion provider Carafem filed a legal challenge against a... Read more
Texas Right to Life fined for illegal funding of political ad
Pro-life group Texas Right to Life has been issued a $7,500 fine by the Texas Ethics Commission for illegally funding... Read more
Drop in support for the death penalty matches decline in its use
As support for the death penalty decreases in the U.S., so does the number of inmates executed by the states,... Read more
