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‘Abortion doula’ at Notre Dame speaker series adds to Catholic concern

Mar 4, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Critics say the series conflicts with university policy requiring the presentation of Catholic teaching at such events. Read more

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Does ChatGPT get Catholics? Check out this Jesuit/Dominican rap battle

Mar 4, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

CNA digs into ChatGPT’s Catholic arsenal. Read more

The exhibition on "Spain and the Hispanic World" features an opulent vision of the Flight into Egypt by an unknown 18th-century Peruvian artist. The work is from the Hispanic Society of America.

Catholicism makes a comeback in London

Mar 4, 2023

By Lucien de Guise

It’s not often that you see Catholic culture featured at the city’s major museums. Read more

Map of Nigeria.

Report: Wave of murders after elections in Nigeria forces Catholic diocese staff to evacuate

Mar 3, 2023

By Agnes Aineah

Dozens of people were reportedly killed in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Benue State Wednesday, a diocesan official said. Read more

Left to right: Bishop Virgílio Antunes, Portuguese Episcopal Conference vice president; Bishop José Ornelas, conference president; and Father Manuel Barbosa, conference spokesman, during a press conference on March 3, 2023, which was held to discuss steps being taken to halt sexual abuse within the country's Catholic Church.

Portuguese bishops announce steps to end sexual abuse in the Church

Mar 3, 2023

By Clara Raimundo

The bishops of Portugal on Friday began taking concrete steps to respond to a damning investigative report last month. Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

Aid to the Church in Need ‘greatly concerned’ about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to prison

Mar 3, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need expressed its concern for the situation of the Church in Nicaragua... Read more

Archbishop José H. Gomez places the Book of Gospels and a cross on the coffin of Bishop David O'Connell before leading a procession at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in downtown Los Angeles on March 3, 2023.

‘We know that he’s in heaven’: Thousands gather for funeral of Bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles

Mar 3, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

“Bishop Dave,” as he was affectionately known, was remembered as a “friend of Jesus” and the poor. Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, speaks with EWTN's Raymond Arroyo on "The World Over with Raymond Arroyo" on March 2, 2023.

Bishop Paprocki, Archbishop Naumann speak out in support of Traditional Latin Mass goers in their dioceses

Mar 3, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The two U.S. prelates spoke on EWTN’s “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” March 2. Read more

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Decline in vocations to the priesthood is worse where priests serve larger flocks, report says

Mar 3, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The study found that there are fewer new vocations in large dioceses where priests do not have a chance to... Read more

Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti, February 2023.

‘God really intervened’: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti

Mar 3, 2023

By Diego López Marina

Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah, a Claretian priest from Cameroon, escaped unharmed from a crime gang that had kidnapped him... Read more

Pope Francis at Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. 22, 2023.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March

Mar 3, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

“In response to the cases of abuse, especially to those committed by members of the Church, it’s not enough to... Read more

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican House members introduce the "Parents Bill of Rights" Thursday.

Republicans introduce ‘Bill of Rights’ to give parents a voice in education of their children

Mar 3, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The resolution is meant to bolster parental rights in the public education system with a new set of federal standards... Read more

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Pontifical university in Spain asks alumni in survey if they are male, female, or ‘other’

Mar 2, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Pontifical University of Comillas in Spain has sent a survey to its former students asking them to specify their... Read more

Thousands of people demonstrated in front of the Congress of the Union, Mexico’s federal legislature, demanding that lawmakers draft and pass laws protecting the true rights of Mexican women and children.

Thousands in Mexico march in defense of the family and children

Mar 2, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

Thousands demonstrated in front of Mexico’s federal legislature earlier this week demanding that lawmakers protect the true rights of Mexican... Read more

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Michigan priest sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of second-grader

Mar 2, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit has been sentenced for the rape of an elementary student at the Catholic... Read more

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Holy Communion from the chalice reintroduced in the UK: What about the U.S.?

Mar 2, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The bishops of England and Wales announced that the distribution of holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume... Read more

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Mississippi passes law to protect minors from transgender procedures

Mar 2, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation that prohibits gender transition procedures to anyone under the age of 18. Read more

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023.

What do Pope Francis’ latest financial measures mean?

Mar 2, 2023

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A new rescript from Pope Francis will mean an increase in the cost of housing for senior Vatican officials. Read more

A memorial Mass for the late Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Hacienda Heights, California, on March 1, 2023.

Pope Francis, Biden commend ‘peacemaker’ Bishop O’Connell as memorial services begin

Mar 2, 2023

By Joe Bukuras, Courtney Mares

The messages came at the start of memorial services for the late Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, who was murdered in... Read more

Faithful pray at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

Mexican bishops respond to data showing increasingly fewer Catholics in their country

Mar 2, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

One of the challenges facing the bishops of the Catholic Church in Mexico is the decrease in the number of... Read more