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Sr. Victoria Kovalchuk with a refugee girl in Athens, Greece in April 2021.

'What I can do is love': This Catholic sister is a missionary to refugees in Greece

Apr 15, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

"I tell them: I came here to be with you in your situation. When you cry, I will be with... Read more

Members of Congress want a vote to protect abortion survivors – will they get one?

Apr 15, 2021

Members of the House are once again trying to bring up a vote on legislation protecting infant survivors of abortions. Read more

House Republicans seek to defund UN agency over abortion concerns

Apr 14, 2021

House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a bill to defund the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), alleging its complicity in forced... Read more

A tent camp in Haiti.

Haitian archbishop demands release of abducted Catholics

Apr 14, 2021

The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince has called for the release of 10 people who were kidnapped in Haiti on Sunday and... Read more

Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary.

White House spokeswoman grilled on fungibility of Title X funding

Apr 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

Earlier today, EWTN’s White House Correspondent Owen Jensen questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the proposed reversal of... Read more

Amazon pulls transgender-critical book before relisting it

Apr 14, 2021

The online retail giant Amazon delisted another book critical of transgender ideology, before apparently relisting it for sale on Wednesday... Read more

Abortion pill

Complaint filed against student and doctor in Mexico for advising on how to abort at home

Apr 14, 2021

By David Ramos

Pro-life leaders have filed a complaint with the Puebla State Attorney General's Office against a university student and a doctor... Read more

Planned Parenthood clinic in Newton, NJ    Credit: Glynnis Jones

Biden administration proposes restoring Title X funding for abortion clinics

Apr 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

President Joe Biden is moving to reverse a Trump-era policy that barred federal Title X funding to entities that perform... Read more

Bishop Michael Hoeppner. CNA file photo.

Former Crookston bishop apologizes for failures in governance

Apr 14, 2021

Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who has resigned as Bishop of Crookston after being accused of mishandling cases of priests accused of... Read more

The statue of St. Peter holding the keys, outside St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican’s saints office says it did not ask for money for beatification

Apr 14, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

“What was said is not true,” the undersecretary of the saints congregation wrote in an April 9 letter to the... Read more

Pope Francis speaks from the Apostolic Palace during his general audience livestream April 14, 2021.

Pope Francis: ‘The Church is a great school of prayer’

Apr 14, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray. Read more

Young girl.

Young woman dies after getting legal abortion in Argentina

Apr 13, 2021

A young woman in Argentina died April 11 following a legal chemical abortion, the first such recorded death after the... Read more

Pro-life leaders: Allowing mail-order abortion pill will pose 'grave danger' for women

Apr 13, 2021

Pro-life groups criticized the Biden administration for allowing the distribution of the abortion pill through the mail during the COVID-19... Read more

Regis High School in New York City.

Priest-president of elite NY Jesuit high school sacked, sexual misconduct against adults alleged

Apr 13, 2021

A Jesuit priest who was president of an all-boys high school in New York City has been removed after the... Read more

Federal court upholds Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban

Apr 13, 2021

A federal court on Tuesday upheld an Ohio law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a prenatal diagnosis of... Read more

Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral on W 8th Street in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Former auxiliary bishop who mishandled reports of misconduct named pastor in Cincinnati archdiocese

Apr 13, 2021

A Catholic bishop who resigned last year as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati amid controversy for failure... Read more

The Square Michel Foucault in Paris. Credit: J. Maughn via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Abuse commission of Church in Germany defends citing Michel Foucault

Apr 13, 2021

The abuse commission of the Catholic Church in Germany has defended its citation of French philosopher Michel Foucault in a... Read more

Nationalists attack police on April 8, 2021 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Christian leaders in N. Ireland call for ‘unified’ negotiations, peaceful solutions

Apr 13, 2021

The Catholic archbishop of Northern Ireland on Tuesday joined with other Christian leaders in calling for a “unified” response to... Read more

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Los Angeles

Following Supreme Court ruling, California lifts capacity limits on religious gatherings

Apr 13, 2021

California lifted all capacity restrictions on religious gatherings on Monday, following the Supreme Court’s ruling over the weekend that the... Read more

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the UN General Assembly, Sept. 28, 2015.

Christian leaders in Nigeria allege Islamization attempt after recent judicial appointments

Apr 13, 2021

Christian leaders in Nigeria claimed Sunday that Muhammadu Buhari's government is keen on Islamizing the West African nation, following the... Read more