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What a decade! A look at the biggest Catholic stories of the 2010s
As a new decade begins on January 1, 2020, CNA offers a look back at some of the most important... Read more
Argentine bishops oppose new abortion protocols
Leaders of the Argentine bishops’ conference met with Argentina’s president Dec. 18, to express their opposition to new abortion protocols... 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
CDF official: Anthropology and Scripture document is not 'open' to same-sex unions
The secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, said Friday that a new document... 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
Benedict XVI creates foundation for Catholic journalism in Germany
In what came as a surprise to many members of the Catholic elite in Germany, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has... Read more
Pope Francis surprises high school students before Christmas break
Pope Francis Friday made a surprise visit to a high school in Rome, where he spoke to about 800 students... Read more
Pope Francis and UN Secretary General record video urging religious freedom, climate protection
Pope Francis and the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres recorded a video message together at the Vatican Friday in... Read more
Border bishops celebrate Posadas with migrants at Mexican shelter
Three bishops from along the U.S.-Mexico border joined migrants last week in celebrating Las Posadas, a Latin American Christmas tradition... 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
Pope Francis installs cross in Vatican for migrants who died in Mediterranean
Pope Francis Thursday hung a cross encircled by a life jacket inside a Vatican building in memory of migrants and... Read more
There were over 800 extremist attacks in West Africa in 2019
Extremist attacks have risen dramatically in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, from 180 incidents in 2017 to more than 800... Read more
Cathedral in Iraq's largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020
The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and... 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
Philippines quake victims need water, aid, prayer
After a southern Philippines earthquake killed at least nine and displaced thousands of people on Monday, survivors emphasized their need... Read more
SCOTUS to hear Catholic school religious freedom cases
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide two religious freedom cases concerning Catholic schools during its upcoming term, the court announced... Read more
