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Abuse survivor: Some 'victim advocacy' groups 'have their own agendas'

Aug 2, 2019

By Ed Condon

A survivor of clerical sexual abuse told CNA he found healing in the Church. But he said some 'victim advocacy'... Read more

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at a press conference in Romania, Novemebr 2016.

New Iran sanctions continue discussion on 'proportionality'

Aug 2, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The Trump administration added another high-ranking Iranian official this week to its list of sanctions against Iran, inviting continued discussion about the... Read more

What the Philadelphia foster care case could mean for the Supreme Court

Aug 1, 2019

When the U.S. Supreme Court mandated legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the majority... Read more

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Pro-lifers applaud budget deal, judicial nominees 

Aug 1, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The Senate confirmed a slew of judicial nominees and passed a budget deal this week, drawing praise from pro-lifers.  Read more

Mexican bishops: Do not grow indifferent to the plague of human trafficking

Aug 1, 2019

The Catholic bishops of Mexico encouraged the faithful in the country not to become indifferent to the suffering of human... Read more

Confessional.

'Freedom to forgive' - How one man abused by a priest found healing

Aug 1, 2019

By Ed Condon

After decades, how one victim of clerical sexual abuse found healing, through forgiveness.  Read more

A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Cardinals visit Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Jul 31, 2019

Two cardinals from the Philippines and Burma visited a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh this week, meeting with refugee families... Read more

Fr. Jose Granados, DCJM. Courtesy photo

JPII Institute VP says school's identity is 'seriously threatened'

Jul 31, 2019

By JD Flynn

The vice-president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome said that changes to the school’s governing structure and... Read more

Pope Francis. CNA file photo.

Pope Francis surprises ill religious sister with visit

Jul 31, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis took advantage of his lighter summer schedule to make a surprise visit to a convalescing Daughter of Charity... Read more

Asylum seekers in Ciudad Juarez.

El Paso bishop launches fundraiser for asylum seekers stuck in Mexico

Jul 30, 2019

A Catholic diocese has teamed up with a local immigration aid group to help refugees on the western Texas-Mexico border.  Read more

Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, Texas.

ATF investigates ‘painful’ fire that destroyed 125 year-old Texas Catholic Church 

Jul 30, 2019

Federal agents have joined the investigation of a fire that ravaged and destroyed a 125 year-old landmark Catholic Church in... Read more

A Liquid Nitrogen bank containing suspension of stem cells. Via Shutterstock

Senators introduce bill to stop federally funded embryonic stem cell research

Jul 30, 2019

The Patients First Act would reverse President Barack Obama’s 2009 executive order that allowed for federally-funded research at NIH using... Read more

Bill to legalize abortion delayed after pushback in New South Wales

Jul 30, 2019

A bill that would decriminalize abortion in the Australian state of New South Wales has been delayed at least a... Read more

Pope Francis greets officials of the John Paul II Institute at the Clementine Hall in the Vatican, Oct. 27, 2016.

After John Paul II Institute students publish letter, president defends changes

Jul 30, 2019

The president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute said Tuesday that despite recently published objections from students and alumni,... Read more

St. Joseph by Guido Reni. Public Domai

With St. Joseph's help, a 'business guild' supports Minnesota Catholics

Jul 30, 2019

By Perry West

Small business owners, laborers, and job-seekers in Minnesota can now connect with fellow Catholics using modern technology- a website and... Read more

President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in March 2018.

Despite human rights concerns, Senate fails to stop Saudi arms sale

Jul 30, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The Senate on Monday failed to override President Trump’s veto of their attempts to block over $8 billion in arms... Read more

Phally Budock. Courtesy photo.

How one Cambodian refugee found Catholicism through her mother

Jul 30, 2019

By Mary Farrow

Phally Budock owes a lot to her mother.  Read more

Pontifical Lateran University, at which the Pontifical John Paul II Institute is located.

John Paul II Institute responds to student and faculty criticisms

Jul 29, 2019

By JD Flynn

The Pontifical John Paul II Institute issued a statement Monday, defending recent changes at the school. But some students and... Read more

Archbishop Peter Comensoli. CNA file photo

Archbishop says he never vetoed Sr. Joan Chittister's invite to Australian conference

Jul 29, 2019

On June 24, Sr. Joan Chittister, O.S.B., told the NY Times that she had been disinvited to speak at a... Read more

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NIH issues new guidelines for funding research on aborted fetal tissue

Jul 29, 2019

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have issued new guidelines with restrictions for scientists seeking federal grants to use tissue... Read more