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New online platform fights porn addiction under the patronage of Blessed Carlo Acutis

Apr 18, 2023

By Solène Tadié

The initiative SOS Porn Deliverance seeks to show people the good news that with God, freedom is possible. Read more

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Tennessee bishops call for new gun laws after Nashville school shooting

Apr 18, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The Catholic bishops of Tennessee joined over 130 religious leaders in the state Tuesday in calling for tighter gun restrictions,... Read more

Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong.

Historic trip of bishop of Hong Kong to Beijing is the first in three decades

Apr 18, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong arrived yesterday in Beijing, the capital of China, amid some tensions between the Asian... Read more

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Kansas and Arizona governors veto bills to protect babies born alive after botched abortions  

Apr 18, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a “born-alive” infant protection bill a week after Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed... Read more

City of Tripoli, Libya.

Christians arrested in Libya on charges of preaching and apostasy from Islam

Apr 18, 2023

By ACI MENA

Last week Libya’s Internal Security Agency launched a campaign to arrest Libyan citizens and foreigners accused of apostasy from Islam... Read more

Historic Tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Lawmakers rebuke Biden administration for ending military hospital’s contract with Catholic priests

Apr 17, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Biden administration after a military hospital ended a contract with the Franciscan friars.  Read more

Faithful Catholics hold a procession in New York to honor the Virgin of the Clouds, venerated in Ecuador and Peru.

Only 30% of young U.S.-born Latinos are Catholic, study reveals

Apr 17, 2023

By Diego López Marina

A new study from the Pew Research Center found that the number of Latinos who identify as Catholic has declined... Read more

The Bowling Green Pregnancy Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized in a “Jane’s Revenge” graffiti attack on April 15, 2023.

Ohio pregnancy center vandalized in ‘Jane’s Revenge’ attack

Apr 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A pro-life pregnancy center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized with “Jane’s Revenge” pro-abortion graffiti on Saturday.  Read more

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Washington state House passes bill to allow hiding minors’ gender transitions from parents 

Apr 17, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

A bill under consideration in Washington state would allow licensed youth shelters to withhold information from parents about gender transition.  Read more

Members of the staff at the pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic

Colorado judge exempts pro-life clinic from state’s ban on abortion pill reversal therapy

Apr 17, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A federal judge granted a pro-life health care clinic a temporary exemption from Colorado’s first-in-the-nation ban on the abortion pill... Read more

Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Feb. 18, 2022

Pope Francis introduces voting age limit for bishops of Eastern Catholic Churches

Apr 17, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Leaders in the Eastern Catholic Churches had asked the pope to change the norms regarding age limitations and voting. Read more

Father Marko Rupnik.

Father Rupnik superior denies possible transfer of the priest from Rome to Milan

Apr 17, 2023

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Various media reported that Father Marko Rupnik, accused of having sexually abused numerous nuns, could leave Rome. Read more

Theodore McCarrick

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault in Wisconsin

Apr 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been criminally charged with fourth-degree sexual assault in Wisconsin for an incident that allegedly occurred... Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience on Dec. 28, 2022.

Pope Francis asks for prayers for Sudan as military factions battle for control

Apr 16, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“I am following with concern the events unfolding in Sudan,” Pope Francis said on Sunday. Read more

Pope John Paul II, circa 1979.

Read the message for Divine Mercy Sunday that Pope John Paul II wrote just before he died

Apr 16, 2023

By CNA Staff

A message by Pope John Paul II for Divine Mercy Sunday, written prior to his death, was read at the... Read more

Pope Francis delivered an address before praying the Regina Caeli on Divine Mercy Sunday April 16, 2023.

Pope Francis: Jesus is found in the community of the Catholic Church

Apr 16, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Without the community, it is difficult to find Jesus,” Pope Francis said in his Regina Caeli message. Read more

Pope Francis at the Regina Caeli on April 16, 2023 (L) and a tapestry of St. Pope John Paul II from his canonization on April 27, 2014 (R).

Pope Francis defends St. John Paul II against ‘offensive conjectures’ from brother of missing ‘Vatican girl’

Apr 16, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“I address a grateful thought to the memory of St. John Paul II, at this time the object of unfounded... Read more

The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland.

42 years after a miracle at St. Faustina’s shrine, this couple’s trust in Divine Mercy is going strong

Apr 16, 2023

By Zoe Romanowsky

After Maureen Digan’s healing was accepted as the miracle for St. Faustina’s beatification, the Digan family has remained close to... Read more

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis introduces U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, at the start of a climate crisis event at the Arvada Center for Performing Arts in Arvada, Colorado, on March 6, 2023.

Colorado’s new pro-abortion laws will cost ‘countless children’s lives,’ pro-life leaders warn

Apr 15, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic and pro-life leaders lamented Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ final approval of three strongly pro-abortion bills on Friday. Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 22, 2023.

Pope Francis says he will travel to Mongolia

Apr 15, 2023

By Courtney Mares

A trip to Mongolia would make Pope Francis the first pope to visit the Asian country that shares a 2,880-mile... Read more