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Silvio Alvarado with his wife, Paulina, and their two children.

Ecuadoran with incurable illness: Only God has authority over death

Dec 7, 2023

By Diego López Marina

In an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, Silvio Alvarado explained that euthanasia “is not the path I... Read more

Edoardo Santini.

Italy’s ‘most handsome man’ leaves modeling career to become a priest

Edoardo Santini, considered “the most handsome man in Italy,” has decided to leave his promising career as a model and... Read more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texas hospitals that despite a Dec. 7, 2023, court ruling that a woman could have a legal abortion, hospitals involved may be persecuted for violating the state's law.

Texas judge’s ruling that woman can have abortion leaves hospitals liable to prosecution

Dec 7, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that the court order will not shield the doctor, the hospital, or anyone else from... Read more

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memorandum in 2022 announcing that the department would provide paid leave and reimbursement for travel expenses for service members who seek to obtain an abortion.

Congress drops amendment banning military spending on abortion and sex change surgeries  

Dec 7, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A draft of the compromise version released Thursday revealed the House backed off from both the abortion and transgender amendments... Read more

A sonogram picture in the second trimester of a woman’s pregnancy.

Wisconsin court rules that pro-life law doesn’t apply to abortion

Dec 7, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper wrote in her Dec. 5 ruling that the 1849 law “does not apply... Read more

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‘Social emergency’ of low fertility may be driven partly by pesticides, study shows

Dec 7, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Plunging fertility rates, due to multiple factors, present profound challenges for couples today, and the future does not look bright.  Read more

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Religious sisters sue Smith & Wesson for ‘facilitating’ mass shootings

Dec 7, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A collection of four congregations of Catholic religious sisters filed a lawsuit against the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson on... Read more

Cardinal George Alencherry preaches at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam, India, on Palm Sunday 2021.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of head of Syro-Malabar Church, Cardinal Alencherry

Dec 7, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, based in... Read more

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Data shows most states moving away from use of the death penalty

Dec 7, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Executions peaked in 1999 and have been on a mostly unbroken downward trajectory since then with more states ending the... Read more

Republican presidential candidates (left to right) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the NewsNation Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Alabama Moody Music Hall on Dec. 6, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Republican presidential candidates debate parental rights, sex changes for kids

Dec 7, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Four candidates took the stage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in the debate hosted by NewsNation. Read more

Pope Francis greets members of Italy's National Association of St. Paul on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.

Pope Francis reads speeches unassisted for the first time in nearly two weeks

Dec 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope seemed to show improvement Thursday by reading out his speeches during his various meetings on Dec. 7.  Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience at the Vatican on Dec. 6, 2023.

Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers hear from 2 female professors on women’s role in the Church

Dec 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope’s Council of Cardinals has been discussing the role of women in the Church since February 2022. Read more

Spanish protesters show their rosaries in Spain in protest against the action of the police on Nov. 28, 2023.

Why protesters in 50 Spanish cities are praying the rosary this Friday

Dec 7, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

On Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception — the patroness of Spain — hundreds of Spaniards will gather... Read more

Christopher Wray at his confirmation hearing on July 12, 2017.

FBI director grilled after release of new report on targeting of Catholics

Dec 6, 2023

By Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras

The hearing followed the unveiling of the House Judiciary Committee’s report detailing the results of a monthslong investigation into a... Read more

Father Caleb Laldawngsanga leads refugees from violence-torn Manipur in the praying of a rosary.

Refugees of ethnic clash in India find open arms in majority-Christian state

Dec 6, 2023

By Anto Akkara

“We are grateful to God [that] we are safe here,” said Mercy Tungdian, who now lives with her three small... Read more

Father Gabriel Romanelli (center), the Latin parish priest of Gaza, is among the celebrants at a Mass to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at the shrine dedicated to her at Deir Rafat on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

‘These are very hard times’: Pastor of Gaza Catholic church gives update on Christians’ plight

Dec 6, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

“The pope called us daily, to check on us,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli in a recent interview where he discussed... Read more

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick outside the Dedham District Court in Massachusetts on Sept. 3, 2021.

Theodore McCarrick case in Wisconsin hangs in the balance after new competency exam

Dec 6, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

If the Wisconsin case is dismissed, McCarrick could avoid any criminal penalties for the accusations of sexual abuse that saw... Read more

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy.

Former Speaker McCarthy says he’s leaving Congress at end of year

Dec 6, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The California Republican said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that he had “decided to depart the House... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández celebrates his Mass of titular possession at the Church of Sts. Urban and Lawrence at Prima Porta on the northern outskirts of Rome on Dec. 3, 2023.

Cardinal Fernández: Offer yourselves to the Lord ‘like clay ready to be molded’

Dec 6, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The new head of the Vatican’s doctrine office gave a homily this week in which he encouraged Catholics to be... Read more

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke during the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, June 29, 2019.

Here are 5 things to know about Cardinal Burke

Dec 6, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

As details of the prelate’s housing situation in Vatican City continue to develop, here are some important things to know... Read more