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Do not act with tyranny towards God's creation, Pope Francis says

Sep 1, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

In a message for Sunday’s World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to make simple... Read more

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. CNA file photo.

USCCB issues 9th mass shooting statement of 2019

Sep 1, 2019

The U.S. bishops’ conference Sunday issued a statement in response to the Aug. 31 Texas shooting spree that left 5... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Nov. 15, 2017.

Elevator malfunction leaves pope stuck before Angelus

Sep 1, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis begged the pardon of the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square Sunday, explaining that he was late because... Read more

Pope Francis waves in St. Peter's Square May 8, 2019.

Pope Francis to create 13 new cardinals in October consistory

Sep 1, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis announced Sunday he will create 13 new cardinals, from every part of the world, in a consistory Oct.... Read more

Police cars and tape block off a crime scene outside the Cinergy Odessa movie theater where a gunman was shot and killed on August 31, 2019 in Midland, Texas.

After latest in 'epidemic' of mass shootings, bishops again call for prayer and action

Aug 31, 2019

Several U.S. bishops offered prayers Saturday evening after a gunman killed at least 5 people and injured more than 20... Read more

'Lives have been turned upside down': Priest sets up crisis center for families after ICE raids

Aug 31, 2019

Fr. Mike O’Brien doesn’t speak Spanish, though he still speaks English with the Irish brogue of his homeland.  Read more

Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano.

Former Vatican communications chief Vigano named vice chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Aug 31, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has named Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano, former head of Vatican communications, to a new position of vice chancellor... Read more

Jackson diocese: we did not influence victim’s decision to accept smaller settlement

Aug 30, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

The Diocese of Jackson in Mississippi said it did not pressure a victim of clerical sexual abuse to accept settlement... Read more

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Analysis: What is next for pro-life legislation?

Aug 30, 2019

By Matt Hadro

A Missouri decision this week calls into question whether any legislation is possible on abortion in the first two trimesters... Read more

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Dupont: I was 'absolutely' unaware Seattle man was planning suicide

Aug 30, 2019

A priest who was photographed blessing a man planning to commit medically assisted suicide said Friday that he was unaware... Read more

Fr. David Tanko.

Nigerian priest killed as car set ablaze

Aug 30, 2019

A Catholic priest was killed in Nigeria this week when the car he was driving was set ablaze.  Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis will visit this Catholic-run HIV treatment center in Mozambique

Aug 30, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Days ahead of his trip to three Eastern African nations, Pope Francis sent a video message to the people of... Read more

Venerable Henriette DeLille. Public Domain, Wikipedia.

Healed aneurysm investigated as possible miracle for Creole nun's beatification

Aug 30, 2019

In December 2017, 19 year-old Arkansas college student Christine McGee was rushed to the hospital.  Read more

Cardinal George Alencherry.

Alencherry will face trial over land deals, Indian court rules

Aug 29, 2019

By JD Flynn

An Indian court has ruled that Cardinal George Alencherry will stand trial in a case related to controversial land deals... Read more

CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing complex from Streptococcus pyogenes.

Pro-life group: Use gene editing to fix disease, not make designer babies

Aug 29, 2019

As scientists explore new avenues for gene editing, a pro-life group is urging caution against the temptation to use the... Read more

The "popemobile" that Pope Francis will use in Mozambique.

Before it hits the road, the 'popemobile' takes to the seas

Aug 29, 2019

Ahead of a papal trip to Africa, the “popemobile” - the vehicle in which Pope Francis will travel - has... Read more

A protester holds a sign at a #MeToo rally in Hong Kong on August 28, 2019, to protest alleged sexual assaults by police.

Why should Catholics care about the Hong Kong protests? A CNA Explainer

Aug 28, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

The political situation in Hong Kong, and the implications for what could happen next, are complex, and Catholics and Protestant... Read more

Federal court upholds block on Indiana 'parental notification' abortion law

Aug 28, 2019

A federal appeals court today upheld an injunction that blocks an Indiana law designed to require parental notification for minors... Read more

Language learning app takes Latin from ‘dead’ to said

Aug 28, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Duolingo, the popular free language learning website and app, has launched a Latin course to help its users say “salve”... Read more

New Jersey appeals court overturns injunction on assisted suicide law

Aug 28, 2019

A New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday that the state’s law permitting assisted suicide may take effect while a legal... Read more