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Deacon Ebrahim Lallo, a Syriac Catholic Deacon from the town of Bartella, Iraq, painted the icon “Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians,” which will be in the shrine in Clinton, Massachusetts.

A Marian shrine for persecuted Christians to open in Massachusetts

Oct 20, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

The installation at St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish in the Diocese of Worcester will be followed by... Read more

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Report: Catholic medical school teaching gender-transition therapies

Oct 20, 2022

By Edie Heipel

A guest lecturer at Georgetown University's School of Medicine has advocated the use of puberty blockers, feminizing and masculinizing hormone... Read more

Sculpture of St. Peter outside of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican

Vatican invites Protestant, Orthodox theologians to debate Petrine primacy at St. Peter’s

Oct 20, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The theological discussion is part of a new lecture series on the apostle Peter that will take place in the... Read more

Bishop John Patrick Dolan

After losing sister to suicide, Phoenix bishop renews ‘urgent plea’ to launch mental health ministry

Oct 20, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Bishop John P. Dolan, who was installed as the fifth bishop of Phoenix in June, announced plans to establish a... Read more

Dr. José María Simón Castellví

Catholic doctor criticizes Pontifical Academy for Life’s appointing of abortion advocates

Oct 19, 2022

By CNA Staff

In an article published Oct. 19, Spanish doctor José María Simón Castellví warned that these appointments are “just the opposite... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Cesar Landa, Peru's foreign minister, at the Vatican, Oct. 17, 2022.

Vatican to return three pre-Columbian mummies to Peru 

Oct 19, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Vatican on Monday returned three pre-Columbian mummies to Peru, which had been loaned for the 1925 Universal Vatican Exposition. Read more

Five priests, a nun, and three lay people were abducted Sept. 16, 2022, after gunmen attacked their parish in Mamfe Diocese, Cameroon.

Priests abducted in Cameroon last month plead for release in new video

Oct 19, 2022

By Jude Atemanke

In the video circulated Oct. 19, one of the abductees provides updates about their welfare and pleads with their bishop... Read more

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, grand chancellor of the Pontifical Institute John Paul II, speaks at a press conference.

Vatican: Pro-abortion member of Pontifical Academy for Life contributes to ‘dialogue’

Oct 19, 2022

By Zelda Caldwell

The Pontifical Academy for Life issued a statement Wednesday defending the recent appointment of an outspoken advocate for abortion rights. Read more

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Major survey of Catholic priests finds trust issues, burnout, fear of false allegations

Oct 19, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The study claims to be the largest national survey of Catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years. Read more

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Pro-life group rejects premise of ad that shows mom’s arrest for having an abortion

Oct 19, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

“Punishing women is not, nor has it ever been, a mainstream pro-life position,” Katie Glenn, state policy director for Susan... Read more

An Iraqi woman holding a rosary.

Iraqi Christians face uncertain future after eviction from ‘Virgin Mary compound’ in Baghdad

Oct 19, 2022

By Rody Sher, Charlotte Evans

The Chaldean patriarch and an auxiliary bishop of Baghdad recently visited the Baghdad compound in an effort to find alternative... Read more

Bishop Michel Santier in 2013

Diocese confirms French bishop disciplined by Vatican for sexual abuse

Oct 19, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Diocese of Créteil confirmed last week that its former bishop had been credibly accused of sexual abuse and ordered... Read more

European Court of Human Rights.

European court rules in favor of feminist claiming to ‘abort Jesus’ in a church in Paris

Oct 19, 2022

By Solène Tadié

The judges of the European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously that the woman was exercising her “freedom of expression.” Read more

Pope Francis greeting pilgrims at the general audience, Oct. 19, 2022

Pope Francis to visit relatives in northern Italy

Oct 19, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis will pay a private visit to his relatives in northern Italy next month. Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience, Oct. 19, 2022 — and St. Augustine of Hippo in a painting by Philippe de Champaigne, ca. 1650.

Pope Francis: Be like St. Augustine and examine the story of your life

Oct 19, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Why Pope Francis recommends examining the story of your life like this great doctor of the church. Read more

Fr. Michael Pfleger      Credit: Marie Kanger Born/Shutterstock

Chicago parish community defends Father Pfleger after his suspension for alleged abuse

Oct 18, 2022

By Jonah McKeown, Joe Bukuras

During an Oct. 16 Mass at St. Sabina Faith Community in Chicago, the celebrant and the community expressed support for... Read more

Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Eritrea's Segheneity Eparchy

Source confirms arrest of Catholic bishop, two priests in Eritrea

Oct 18, 2022

By Jude Atemanke

The members of the clergy are being accused of highlighting violations of human rights in Eritrea in their homilies, the... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theatre on Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C. With three weeks until Election Day, in his remarks Biden highlighted issues pertaining to women’s reproductive health and promised to codify access to abortion.

Biden urges Americans to vote for Democrats to ‘codify Roe’

Oct 18, 2022

By Edie Heipel

Biden’s rallying cry for abortion ahead of Election Day comes as new polling shows Democratic candidates facing uphill battles in... Read more

Mariana Mazzucato

Pope Francis appoints pro-abortion economist to Pontifical Academy for Life

Oct 18, 2022

By Zelda Caldwell

One of the newest members of the Pontifical Academy for Life appointed by Pope Francis is an outspoken advocate of... Read more

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The reasons St. John Paul II gave for adding the Luminous Mysteries to the rosary

Oct 18, 2022

By CNA Staff

Twenty years ago, St. John Paul II published “Rosarium Virginis Mariae,” adding five Luminous Mysteries to the traditional 15 meditated... Read more