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Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago.

Cupich denounces pastor's decision to host Nation of Islam leader

May 11, 2019

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago is distancing himself from the decision of a pastor who invited controversial preacher Louis Farrakhan... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Feb. 6, 2019.

Pope Francis invites young economists, entrepreneurs to Italy in 2020

May 11, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has personally invited young economists and entrepreneurs to join him in Assisi, Italy, in 2020, to discuss how... Read more

Fr. Gregory Bierbaum speaks at Mass May 9.

‘God weeps’: Catholic leaders help community cope with STEM school shooting

May 11, 2019

By Mary Farrow

When Fr. Gregory Bierbaum heard about the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch, just two miles up the road, he... Read more

Alabama State Capitol Building in Montgomery. Via Shutterstock

Alabama senate delays final vote on abortion bill; rape and incest exception removed

May 10, 2019

The Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on a bill to outlaw abortion, following a disagreement between Republican and Democratic... Read more

Proposed changes to poverty calculations could strip federal aid from millions

May 10, 2019

A new proposal from the Trump administration would change the way the national poverty threshold is calculated, potentially leading millions... Read more

Speakers at a May 10 pro-life demonstration in Philadelphia.

Pro-life rally draws 1,000 after Rep. Brian Sims' Planned Parenthood videos

May 10, 2019

More than 1,000 people gathered May 10 for a public demonstration against recent social media videos that depicted a Pennsylvania... Read more

Montana state capitol.

Montana governor vetoes Born-Alive Infant Protection Act

May 10, 2019

A leading national pro-life group has criticized Montana’s governor for vetoing a bill that would require medical professionals to save... Read more

Participants at the May 9 Canadian March for Life, in Ottawa, Canada.

50 Years of Abortion: Where does Canada go from here?

May 10, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

On May 14, 2019, abortion will have been legal in Canada for half a century. Since it became legal, approximately... Read more

Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla, editor of ACI-Africa, stands with the image of Mother Mary Angelica, foundress of EWTN.

EWTN to launch African news agency

May 10, 2019

EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Friday that it will launch a news service for the African continent.    Read more

Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix.

Bishop Olmsted sees 'renewal' in priestly formation, despite scandal

May 9, 2019

Despite the scandals of clerical sexual abuse that the Catholic Church has suffered in past decades, the Church in the... Read more

Cross of the Martyrs.

God will provide strength through persecution, new Filipino bishop says

May 9, 2019

A new bishop in the Philippines has called for Catholics to show courage in the face of violence and persecution.  Read more

Mexico City shelter for migrant caravan. November 2018.

Mexican bishops ask government to assist in migrant crisis

May 9, 2019

The Mexican Bishops' Conference has made a public request for help from the country's authorities, as well as all people... Read more

CNA

'No greater love' — Denver Catholics remember Kendrick Castillo, who died in STEM school shooting

May 9, 2019

By Mary Farrow

Kendrick Castillo, who died in the May 7 STEM school shooting, is remembered as a heroic, and holy, young man.  Read more

Pope Francis during a visit in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz - Birkenau, July 2016.

What do Jews and Christians have in common? Love of neighbor, Pope Francis says

May 9, 2019

The love of neighbor is a common commitment among Christians and Jews, Pope Francis said Tuesday, to teachers and students... Read more

Dominican scholar: Church crisis calls for renewal of Catholic teaching on freedom

May 9, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

According to a Dominican scholar, the crisis of priestly fidelity is connected to a new cultural conception of human freedom... Read more

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious

May 9, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

New Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity... Read more

Bible.

Lawsuit calls for POW Bible to be removed from VA hospital display

May 8, 2019

A Bible once carried by a World War II prisoner of war is the center of a legal fight at... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput. CNA file photo.

Chaput: Rep. Brian Sims’ harassment of pro-lifers 'unbecoming of an elected official'

May 8, 2019

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia called for broad participation in a pro-life rally this week, scheduled in response to a... Read more

Judge rules against Virginia law banning abortions by non-doctors

May 8, 2019

A federal judge in Richmond, Virginia has ruled against state medical regulations requiring first-trimester abortions be performed only by physicians.  Read more

Flag of China.

After Vatican-China deal, Chinese bishop imprisoned for 23 years is not yet released

May 8, 2019

The nephew of a Chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his... Read more