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Catholic Church in Argentina opposes legalization of euthanasia

Aug 22, 2022

By CNA Staff

There are currently four bills being considered in Argentina’s Congress to legalize euthanasia. Read more

Former archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rembert Weakland kneels and prays as he is given a standing ovation of support after he apologized publicly for sexual indiscretions during a prayer service May 31, 2002 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Weakland admitted to having a relationship with and paying $450,000 to former seminary student Paul Marcoux.

Archbishop Weakland dies at age 95

Aug 22, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Archbishop Rembert Weakland, a Benedictine who served as archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002, died overnight on Monday. Read more

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Theologian at Academy for Life claims one may dissent from Church teaching on contraception

Aug 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Pontifical Academy for Life has published an interview with a theologian who says Catholic teaching on contraception is open... Read more

Ann Wittman with Farid Wardak, an Afghan immigrant, in front of the house that the Wittmans purchased for the Wardak family in the St. Louis suburb of Affton.

In St. Louis, this Catholic rallies her community to treat Afghan immigrants ‘like Jesus’

Aug 22, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

By the time the Taliban captured Kabul at the end of August 2021 and began ruling with oppression, hundreds of... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Cardinal Becciu ‘reinstated’ by Pope Francis?

Aug 22, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal Becciu, who resigned from all positions and is involved in the Vatican’s historic corruption trial, will reportedly participate in... Read more

Photo illustration of Nigerian military uniform.

Four religious sisters kidnapped in Nigeria

Aug 21, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Sisters of Jesus the Saviour announced that four of their Sisters were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Imo state on Sunday. Read more

A screenshot of a YouTube video of Bishop-elect Francois Beyrouti giving a homily on July 31, 2022.

Pope Francis names new bishop for Melkite Greek Catholic Church in U.S.

Aug 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Bishop-elect Francois Beyrouti grew up in Canada after his family emigrated from Lebanon. Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis: ‘The rule of measure is Jesus and his Gospel’

Aug 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Jesus “wants to tell us that to enter into God’s life, into salvation, we need to pass through him,” Pope... Read more

Pope Francis gives his weekly Angelus address on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

Pope Francis calls for ‘peaceful coexistence’ and dialogue in Nicaragua

Aug 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis spoke about Nicaragua, where the Catholic Church has been under harassment by the Ortega regime, after the Sunday... Read more

Pope Celestine V was canonized in 1313 and since 1327 has been buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila.

Saint Celestine V and the Catholic Church's first jubilee

Aug 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Peter of Morrone was an unusual choice for pope: He was not a cardinal but a hermit living in a... Read more

Bishop Rolando Jose Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa is monitored by police, August 2022.

Cardinal Zuppi: Nicaraguan bishop’s arrest ‘a very serious act’

Aug 20, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A note from the president of the Italian bishops' conference expresses closeness to the bishops of Nicaragua after the arrest... Read more

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Catholic food pantries struggle with demand as inflation soars

Aug 20, 2022

By Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder

Amid the highest levels of inflation seen in the United States in four decades, food pantries across the country —... Read more

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Rash of attacks on Catholic churches prompts $1 million ad campaign from CatholicVote

Aug 19, 2022

By Kelsey Wicks

The CatholicVote ad campaign will feature television ads in markets in Washington, D.C.; Arizona; and Wisconsin, as well as online. Read more

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Court documents reveal horrific details after mother and daughter charged in abortion case

Aug 19, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A Nebraska abortion case relying on private Facebook messages as evidence began as an investigation into concerns that a teenager... Read more

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children’s Hospital changes website, removes text offering genital surgeries to 17-year-olds

Aug 19, 2022

By Edie Heipel

Boston Children’s Hospital removed language from their website that said the hospital’s youth gender program offered irreversible, sterilizing genital surgeries... Read more

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022.

Cardinal visits bishop abducted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship: His spirit is strong  

Aug 19, 2022

By David Ramos

The archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, met with the bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez, hours after the bishop... Read more

Pro-abortion graffiti at Bethlehem House in Easthampton, Mass., Aug. 18, 2022

Vandalizing pregnancy center ‘for giving out diapers’ is ‘a bit much,’ director says

Aug 19, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

When Pam Hibbard saw red paint on the steps at Bethlehem House, the pro-life pregnancy center that she directs, she... Read more

Iskali, a ministry that serves young Hispanic Catholics in the United States, received major grants to help it continue its evangelization efforts.

Notre Dame is betting on young Hispanic Catholics to be the future of the Church

Aug 19, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Iskali, a ministry that helps form young Hispanic adults in the Catholic faith, will take its evangelization efforts to the... Read more

Bishop Rolando José Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was placed under house arrest by the police of Daniel Ortega's regime in early August 2022.

Police put Nicaraguan bishop under house arrest again, send priests and seminarians to jail 

Aug 19, 2022

By David Ramos

The national police of Nicaragua's Ortega regime said that the bishop was seized to prevent "destabilizing and provocative activities.” Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet takes part in the Pontifical Council for Culture's Plenary Assembly on Women's Cultures in Rome, Feb. 6, 2015.

Cardinal Ouellet: Allegations against me are defamatory

Aug 19, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, on Friday denied having made inappropriate gestures on a woman who... Read more