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CDC study finds 3% of all U.S. high school students identify as transgender

Oct 10, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The study, taken in 2023 and published by the CDC this month, also suggests that an additional 2.2% of high... Read more

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Louisiana diocese set to file for bankruptcy, negotiate settlement with abuse victims

Oct 10, 2024

By Daniel Payne

In 2019 then-Alexandria Bishop David Talley released a list of 27 priests who had served in the diocese and who... Read more

Matthew Lee, Taiwan's ambassador to the Holy See, speaks at a celebration of Taiwan’s 113th National Day at a reception organized by the Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See in Vatican City, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Taiwan’s ambassador to Vatican highlights partnership in charity and peace

Oct 10, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Ambassador Matthew Lee emphasized the importance of the Vatican-Taiwan partnership, particularly in promoting peace and religious freedom, in an interview. Read more

Brazilian Archbishop Jaime Spengler, OFM, speaks at a Synod on Synodality briefing on Oct. 8, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis’ Brazilian pick for cardinal urges openness to ordaining married priests in region

Oct 10, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Jaime Spengler again indicated he is open to ordaining married men, so-called “viri probati,” to serve as priests —... Read more

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Report: Nearly 150 Catholic hospitals provided transgender drugs or surgeries to children

Oct 10, 2024

By Tyler Arnold, Matt McDonald

In all, more than 520 minors received treatments in Catholic hospitals in about 40 states over a five-year period, an... Read more

German film score composer and record producer Hans Zimmer performs during the “Hans Zimmer Live North American Tour 2024” at Scotiabank Arena on Sept. 19, 2024, in Toronto.

Film composer Hans Zimmer to conduct Vatican concert for poor and homeless

Oct 10, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The legendary composer will take center stage at the Vatican’s “Concert with the Poor” on Dec. 7 in the Paul... Read more

Lia Garcia, director of Hispanic Ministry at the Archdiocese of Baltimore, speaks at a panel discussion exploring the impact of U.S. Latinos on the 2024 election hosted by Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Experts ask: What impact will Hispanic Catholics have on the 2024 election?

Oct 10, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

As a record number of Hispanic Americans will be eligible to vote this November, many are asking what impact Latinos... Read more

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United Nations human rights watchdog speaks out against men competing in women’s sports

Oct 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls demanded that member countries preserve female spaces in sports. Read more

Anti-death penalty activists, including members of MoveOn.org and other advocacy groups, rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential Oklahoma death penalty case

Oct 9, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

This is the second time Richard Glossip’s contentious death sentence has come before the Supreme Court. Read more

The Vatican has announced that the completed restorations on the soaring baldacchino over the central altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini will be unveiled on Oct. 27, 2024.

PHOTOS: Vatican to unveil restored baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 27

Oct 9, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Journalists donned hard hats on Tuesday to get a sneak peek of the nearly finished restorations, climbing the scaffolding to... Read more

Bishop Michael Martin prays with victims of Hurricane Helene while surveying storm damage at Swannanoa, North Carolina, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

North Carolina bishop visits communities hit by hurricane: ‘People are stunned’

Oct 9, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Michael Martin told CNA that he and diocesan staff recently took a trip to several of the harder-hit areas... Read more

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Pennsylvania priest laicized after investigation finds he sexually assaulted two minors

Oct 9, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Martin Boylan, 76, was removed from priestly ministry in 2016 after he was accused of sexual assault of a minor. Read more

Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on Oct. 9, 2024.

Pope: ‘Prohibitions of the Spirit’ ensure Church unity is not driven by personal viewpoints

Oct 9, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his catechesis on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church, the pope emphasized that unity cannot be... Read more

Maureen McKinley helps her children through some study exercises in her family's dining room in Phoenix. McKinley and her husband, Matt, home-school their five children and offer the older children a curriculum that includes Latin.

States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds

Oct 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Homeschool Research Lab found that 90% of states that shared numbers reported that home... Read more

Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Celebration of Cardinal Newman’s feast day breaks from tradition

Oct 9, 2024

By CNA Staff

Differing from the traditional practice, the feast day of Cardinal John Henry Newman is not celebrated on the day of... Read more

Rome Bishop Baldassare Reina presides at the closing of the diocesan phase of the investigation into the life and virtues of Chiara Corbella Petrillo in Rome on Friday, June 21, 2024.

Who is the Rome Diocese’s new vicar general, future Cardinal Baldassare Reina?

Oct 9, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

As he listed the names of the new cardinals, the pope named “His Excellency Monsignor Baldassare Reina, who will be... Read more

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra meets with Pope Francis in Vatican City on Aug. 17, 2018.

UPDATE: New Vatican document confirms expulsion of Argentine priest from clerical state

Oct 9, 2024

By Julieta Villar

Father Ariel Príncipi had been accused of crimes against the Sixth Commandment, which include cases of sexual abuse of minors. Read more

Adele Brise.

The story of Adele Brise, the seer of the only approved Marian apparition in the U.S.

Oct 9, 2024

By Zelda Caldwell, Zoe Romanowsky

Oct. 9 is the solemnity of the apparition known as Our Lady of Champion. Read more

Our Lady of Champion statue at the national shrine in Champion, Wisconsin.

Documentary spotlights 3 bishops who brought Our Lady of Champion shrine to national attention

Oct 9, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

A new EWTN documentary features the shepherds who brought Our Lady of Champion to the forefront of Marian devotion in... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

Oklahoma Catholic charter school petitions U.S. Supreme Court to consider approval

Oct 8, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Oklahoma Supreme Court had ruled that the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board could not authorize a charter with... Read more