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The Court of Appeal is located at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England.

Appeals court to hear challenge to UK Down syndrome abortion law

Mar 9, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The High Court in London rejected the case last year. Read more

The ruined Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, built in 1862, in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region.

Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘Our spiritual heritage is being destroyed by bombing’

Mar 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

Major Archbishop Shevchuk said that ‘priests are being killed.’ Read more

Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres.

Catholic bishop in Puerto Rico says his removal by Pope Francis is ‘totally unjust’

Mar 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

He said he was asked to resign because he ‘had not been obedient to the pope nor had I been... Read more

Papal envoy Cardinal Konrad Krajewski meets with Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki and Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk in Ukraine on March 8, 2022.

Papal envoy meets Catholic leaders in Ukraine

Mar 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is one of two cardinals visiting the war-torn country at the pope’s behest. Read more

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Catholic school parents sue Washington DC mayor over school mask mandate

Mar 8, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Two Catholic school families are suing Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over the city’s continuing mask mandate in schools, including... Read more

President Joe Biden

Biden promotes abortion policies on International Women's Day

Mar 8, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Promoting abortion rights on International Women's Day, President Joe Biden says that "every person deserves the chance to live up... Read more

Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington. Courtesy photograph.

Burlington bishop removes pastor for disobedience over COVID-19 directives

Mar 8, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

In a letter to parishioners of Holy Family Parish in Springfield, Vermont, Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington announced that their... Read more

Polish Knights of Columbus unload a truck full of supplies for refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Ukrainian, Polish Knights of Columbus marshal resources to help care for refugees

Mar 8, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Polish and Ukrainian Knights of Columbus have been working together to provide aid to the millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine... Read more

Some members of the Campomar Hernando family with Archbishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa of Burgos.

Missionary family returns to Spain from Ukraine: 'We witnessed God's miracles'

Mar 8, 2022

By ACI Prensa

César Campomar and María Auxiliadora Hernando and their ten children have lived in Ukraine since 1997 where they went to... Read more

People raise the Ukrainian flag at Pope Francis' Angelus address at the Vatican, March 6, 2022.

Catholic journalist flees Ukraine capital: 'The war brings me closer to God'

Mar 8, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A Catholic Ukrainian journalist documenting daily life in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country has miraculously escaped Kyiv, she... Read more

Human Embryo, File Photo.

Pope Francis’ March prayer intention: For Christians facing new bioethical challenges

Mar 8, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘Let us pray that we may give a Christian response to bioethical challenges,’ the pope said. Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks in a Vatican News interview published Nov. 30, 2021.

Cardinal Parolin urges end to attacks in call with Russia’s foreign minister

Mar 8, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s secretary of state “conveyed Pope Francis’ deep concern about the ongoing war in Ukraine.” Read more

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 8, 2022.

Ukraine’s resistance to Russian invasion a ‘miracle,’ says Catholic leader

Mar 8, 2022

By CNA Staff

Major Archbishop Shevchuk compared the war to Poland’s 1920 ‘Miracle on the Vistula’ Read more

March 17, 2016. Cardinal George Pell speaks with CNA at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on March 17, 2016.

People who joined Cardinal Pell ‘pile-on’ guilty of ‘intellectual cowardice,’ says speaker

Mar 8, 2022

By CNA Staff

The cardinal was acquitted by Australia’s High Court on April 7, 2020. Read more

Father Frank Schuster, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle March 8, 2022.

Pope Francis names Washington priest as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle

Mar 8, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Father Frank Schuster said he had to pick ‘my jaw up from the floor’ after learning of the appointment. Read more

Titus Brandsma as rector magnificus of the Catholic University of Nijmegen in 1932.

Who was Titus Brandsma?

Mar 8, 2022

By Luke Coppen

Pope Francis will canonize the World War II martyr in May. Read more

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel with what appears to have a substance resembling blood dripping from his forehead.

Is blood flowing from a Colorado woman's St Michael statue?

Mar 7, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On Feb. 23, hours before the world would hear that Russia had invaded Ukraine, a statue of St. Michael the... Read more

Stained glass window depicting St. Joseph.

EWTN documentary highlights devotees to St Joseph, past and present

Mar 7, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

A new documentary about St. Joseph, set to air on EWTN this month and available to watch online now for... Read more

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Appeals court: Foster parents can share religious views with children

Mar 7, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit recently ruled in favor of a Christian couple in New Jersey... Read more

The Armenian Cathedral of Lviv.

Lviv's Armenian Cathedral removes Christ statue for safekeeping amid Ukraine conflict

Mar 7, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

A picture of a statue of Christ being removed from the Armenian Cathedral of Lviv for safekeeping has gone viral... Read more