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Biden will not address Notre Dame commencement, was invited by the university

May 11, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

President Joe Biden will not be delivering the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame this year - although... Read more

Mobile clinic to offer ultrasounds outside Utah Planned Parenthood 

May 11, 2021

By Kate Scanlon

The group Pro-Life Utah will park a mobile ultrasound clinic outside one of the largest abortion clinics in the state,... Read more

A blessing service at St. Augustin Catholic church in Würzburg, Germany, for couples, including those of the same-sex, May 10, 2021.

Blessing same-sex couples a diabolical and sacrilegious act, priest affirms

May 11, 2021

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Fr. Hugo Valdemar, canon penitentiary of the Archdiocese of Mexico, said that the blessing that priests and pastoral workers gave... Read more

Dr. Saad Jazrawi, president of the Portland Catholic Physicians Guild, holds daughter Samar, age 7 months, during a dinner following the annual White Mass for Catholic health care workers in 2019. “If I combine my faith and my work, I’m a better Catholic and a better physician,” said Jazrawi.

Local Catholic association supports physicians in their vocation

Founded in the 1950s, the Portland Catholic Physicians Guild ‘allows men and women of faith to share with courage and... Read more

The icon of Our Lady of Budslau.

Revered icon of Our Lady unscathed after Belarus church fire

May 11, 2021

The icon of Our Lady of Budslau has been venerated for centuries in a village north of the capital, Minsk. Read more

The Old City of Jerusalem.

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says violence requires ‘an urgent intervention’

May 11, 2021

By Courtney Mares

“It is our duty not to ignore injustice nor any aggression against human dignity regardless of who is committing them.” Read more

N.D. governor vetoes parts of pro-life funding bill

May 11, 2021

North Dakota’s governor last week partially vetoed a bill penalizing state universities for conducting business with abortion providers. Read more

Louisiana legislature recognizes anniversary of Roe v. Wade as ‘Day of Tears’

May 11, 2021

The Louisiana state legislature last week passed a resolution recognizing Jan. 22, 2022, the 49th anniversary of legalized abortion throughout... Read more

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican responds to bishops’ call to amend Church law on crimes against minors

May 11, 2021

The Vatican told English and Welsh bishops that it was in the process of altering the Code of Canon Law. Read more

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst and Archbishop Rino Fisichella present the apostolic letter 'Antiquum ministerium' at the Vatican, May 11, 2021.

What is the new ministry of catechist? A CNA explainer

May 11, 2021

Pope Francis has instituted a new lay ministry of catechist. Here’s what that means. Read more

The Good Shepherd image used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Vatican fixes website glitch showing two versions of Catechism

May 11, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Before it was corrected, the website displayed texts not reflecting recent significant changes to the Catechism. Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis institutes new ministry of catechist

May 11, 2021

The pope instituted the new lay ministry in the apostolic letter Antiquum ministerium. Read more

The tomb of José Gregorio Hernández in the Church of Our Lady of Candelaria in Caracas, Venezuela.

Relic of Venezuela's 'doctor of the poor' tours hospitals

May 10, 2021

By Cynthia Perez

A relic of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, known as the doctor of the poor, is being brought to hospitals... Read more

Saint Macarius Monastery in Egypt's Beheira governorate, November 2010.

Former Coptic Orthodox monk hanged for bishop's murder

May 10, 2021

Wael Saad, a former monk of the Coptic Orthodox Church, was executed on Sunday for the 2018 murder of Bishop... Read more

New Montana law aimed at protecting women’s sports

May 10, 2021

Montana’s governor signed a bill on Friday requiring public school athletic teams to be designated by biological sex rather than... Read more

Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs bishop calls for prayers after deadly shooting

May 10, 2021

By CNA Staff

The bishop of Colorado Springs called Catholics to prayer on Monday after a local shooter killed seven people, including himself,... Read more

Luis Cardinal Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in Rome, June 28, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

CDF highlights its Note on Catholics in politics in letter to US bishops on Eucharistic coherence

May 10, 2021

By Carl Bunderson

The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote Friday to the head of the US Conference... Read more

Catholics slam ‘lawless’ HHS ‘transgender mandate’

May 10, 2021

Catholic groups and legal experts denounced the Biden administration’s notice on Monday that it would prohibit denial of gender-transition procedures... Read more

A blessing service as part of a day of action in defiance to the Vatican’s ruling on same-sex unions in the Youth Church in Würzburg, Germany, May 10, 2021.

German Catholics defy Vatican with blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples

May 10, 2021

Ceremonies took place in around 80 cities, though the precise number of services is unknown. Read more

St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo

Diocese of Buffalo drafting parish grouping plan

May 10, 2021

The Diocese of Buffalo is preparing to draft a plan for regrouping parishes, with a finalized plan due in September.  Read more