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A pro-life pregnancy center in Hollywood, Florida, was defaced with pro-abortion graffiti over Memorial Day Weekend 2022.

TRACKER: Pro-abortion attacks in the U.S. continue (updated)

Jul 21, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The attacks come in response to a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Read more

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Vatican warning: Germany's ‘Synodal Way’ poses ‘threat to the unity of the Church’

Jul 21, 2022

By AC Wimmer

The Vatican has issued another warning of a new schism from Germany coming out of the “Synodal Way”. Read more

Pope Francis speaking in St. Peter's Basilica on June 5, 2022.

Pope Francis: The poor suffer the most from heat waves, drought

Jul 21, 2022

By Courtney Mares

As Europe faces record high temperatures and summer wildfires, Pope Francis has pointed out that the poor suffer the most... Read more

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, accompanied by Father Andriy Zelinsky of the military chaplaincy, met wounded Ukrainian soldiers and their families.

'The Catholic Church remembers Ukraine': Archbishop visits wounded soldiers

Jul 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Before visiting recently released prisoners of war in Ukraine, the resident of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 4, 2022.

Beauty, truth, and unity: Why Pope Francis is so concerned with the liturgy

Jul 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Why is the way liturgy is celebrated so important to Pope Francis? In a word, because he is concerned about... Read more

A consistory for the creation of new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.

Pope Francis has made College of Cardinals ‘less European,’ analysis shows

Jul 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

Francis' appointees now constitute 63% of the cardinals eligible to vote in a papal conclave. Read more

Mary St. Hilaire, of Wichita, Kansas (left), and Kristina Massa, 22, of Lincoln, Nebraska, at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

First statewide abortion vote after Roe is leaning pro-life, Kansas poll shows

Jul 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A new poll shows that a pro-life amendment on the ballot in Kansas is enjoying a narrow lead. The August... Read more

Vandalism at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Philadelphia, June 25, 2022.

Any arrests so far in attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers? Here's what we know

Jul 20, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

In a recent case, a juvenile was charged in connection with an attack on a parish in Bethesda, Maryland. Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, walks with other pilgrims to the Shrine of the Divine Child in July 2022.

Prayer ‘is what will save Nicaragua,’ bishop says

Jul 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

During a recent pilgrimage, Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa also called for a “crusade” of prayer in coming months. Read more

A man waves a Cuban flag during a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, July 11, 2021.

Archbishop asks Virgin Mary to intercede for release of jailed Cubans

Jul 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Dionisio García of Santiago de Cuba asked the Virgin Mary to move the hearts of those who can determine... Read more

Fr. Gabriele Amorth, chief exorcist of Rome, speaks to CNA on May 22, 2013. | Russel Crowe at the Les Misérables red carpet movie premiere, Sydney, Australia on 21 December 2012.

Russell Crowe to star as the Vatican's chief exorcist in new film

Jul 20, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Actor Russell Crowe will star as the late Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s former chief exorcist, in an upcoming movie,... Read more

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U.S. House passes same-sex marriage bill

Jul 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill on Tuesday that would federally recognize same-sex marriage, and provide... Read more

Monsignor Thomas Powers, 24th rector of the Pontifical North American College.

‘Transparency and trust and Christ’: New rector takes helm of North American College seminary

Jul 20, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The new rector of the North American College in Rome (NAC) said he wants the seminary to have an atmosphere... Read more

Pope Francis with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Monastery of Mater Ecclesiae in Vatican City on June 30, 2015.

The pope emeritus puzzle: Will Pope Francis rewrite the rules of resignation?

Jul 20, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

With speculation running rife whether Pope Francis could step down, it is worth analyzing what the pope has actually said... Read more

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa praying with young Catholics on the Mount of Beatitudes on July 19, 2022

'Hope and Closeness' in the Holy Land: Patriarch Pizzaballa prays with Catholics on Mount of the Beatitudes

Jul 20, 2022

By Courtney Mares

More than 8,000 young Catholics from the United States prayed together Tuesday on the Mount of the Beatitudes, where Jesus... Read more

Rose Lalor with her rosary in Liverpool, England.

English grandmother arrested for praying near abortion clinic wins religious freedom challenge

Jul 20, 2022

By Madeleine Teahan

A 76-year-old English grandmother who was fined for praying near to an abortion clinic has successfully overturned her financial penalty,... Read more

St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Manhattan. Ivana Trump.

Ivana Trump's funeral to be held in Catholic church

Jul 19, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Ivana Trump’s memorial service to take place on Wednesday in Manhattan’s historic St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church. Read more

Sen. Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California, 2019.

VP Kamala Harris repeats claim that religious Americans can support abortion

Jul 19, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The vice president's recent statement flies in the face of the Catholic Church's clear condemnation of abortion. Read more

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Despite threats, pro-life support network continues to provide for mothers considering abortion

Jul 19, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, pro-life organizations have continued to serve pregnant women and their... Read more

Fr. John Mark Cheitnum, who was killed in the Diocese of Kafachan July 15, 2022.

Kidnapped priest killed in Nigeria, another escapes

Jul 19, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Father John Mark Cheitnum was “brutally” killed the day he was abducted, his diocese announced. Read more