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Members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard at the Vatican.

3 Swiss Guards resign over Vatican vaccine mandate

Oct 5, 2021

By Courtney Mares

All 135 guards were required to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Read more

Young people wearing T-shirts with the official WYD Lisbon 2023 logo.

Dates for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon announced

Oct 5, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place in 2023. Read more

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330,000 children abused in French Catholic Church over 70 years, landmark report estimates

Oct 5, 2021

By CNA Staff

The president of French bishops’ conference spoke of his ‘shame’ and ‘horror’ at the report. Read more

Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference.

Polish Catholic archbishop: Help migrants caught in Belarus border crisis

Oct 5, 2021

By CNA Staff

Poland has sent troops to secure its roughly 250-mile border with Belarus. Read more

Elizabeth Kirk, research associate and lecturer at CUA's Columbus School of Law.

Profiles of pro-life women: A Q&A with Elizabeth Kirk

Oct 5, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

This December, the US Supreme Court is set to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that many... Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference, July 7, 2020.

Cardinal Turkson talks Biden, Holy Communion on HBO

Oct 4, 2021

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Peter Turkson appeared to reject claims that President Joe Biden should be denied Holy Communion over his staunch pro-abortion... Read more

The March for Women and for Life in Mexico City, Oct. 3, 2021.

Hundreds of thousands attend march 'for women and for life' in Mexico City

Oct 4, 2021

By David Ramos

More than 300,000 people participated in a march in favor of women and of life in Mexico City on Sunday,... Read more

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Biden administration allows funding of abortion referrals, providers under new rule

Oct 4, 2021

By Matt Hadro

The Biden administration will allow Planned Parenthood and other clinics providing abortions to once again receive federal family planning funds,... Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, delivers the homily for the 69th annual Red Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 3.

Vatican diplomat warns US leaders not to use God for selfish ends

Oct 4, 2021

By Matt Hadro

A leading Vatican diplomat on Sunday exhorted U.S. government officials and justices to not use God for their own selfish... Read more

Chilean Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez (1926-2021).

Pope Francis mourns ‘self-sacrificing’ cardinal who announced Benedict XVI’s election

Oct 4, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez died Oct. 3 at the age of 94. Read more

Cardinal (then Archbishop) Giovanni Angelo Becciu aboard the papal flight to Colombo, 2015.

5 things to know about the Vatican finance trial involving Cardinal Becciu

Oct 4, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The second hearing in the historic trial is set for October 5, 2021. Read more

The Court of Appeal is based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Christian foster agency seeks to appeal to UK Supreme Court after ruling on recruitment policy for carers

Oct 4, 2021

By CNA Staff

The agency asks carers to “abstain from all sexual sins including ... homosexual behavior.” Read more

Pope Francis addresses participants in the meeting ‘Faith and Science: Towards COP26’ at the Vatican’s Hall of Benediction, Oct. 4, 2021.

Pope Francis, faith leaders issue carbon emissions appeal ahead of UN climate change conference

Oct 4, 2021

By CNA Staff

They signed the message in the Vatican’s Hall of Benediction. Read more

Book cover of "Behold the Handmaid of the Lord," by Marian theologian Father Edward Looney, published by Ave Maria Press.

Need more of Our Lady in your life? Then this personal retreat is for you

Oct 4, 2021

By Alejandro Bermudez

Marian theologian Father Edward Looney new book, "Behold the Handmaid of the Lord," masterfully summarizes the central teachings of St.... Read more

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Do women need abortion to succeed? Women legal scholars say no

Oct 4, 2021

By Katie Yoder

In a legal brief in the pivotal Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization abortion case before the U.S. Supreme Court,... Read more

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Sept. 29, 2021.

Respect Life: Pope Francis’ 8 strongest statements against abortion

Oct 4, 2021

By Courtney Mares

When it comes to abortion, Pope Francis has been a clear defender of the humanity of an unborn child. Read more

The 31st annual meeting of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium will take place Oct. 7-9 at the University of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame to host 31st Annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Oct 3, 2021

By Autumn Jones

On Oct. 7, the University of Notre Dame will begin to host the 31st annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium (BCTS)... Read more

Opening Mass for Fifth Plenary Council of Australia in Perth on Oct. 3, 2021

Australian bishops begin nine-month Plenary Council

Oct 3, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia kicked off Sunday with an opening Mass in Perth to begin its first assembly... Read more