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St. Josemaria Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei

Opus Dei in Argentina responds to accusations of exploiting women

Aug 3, 2022

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The BBC published an article Aug. 2 reporting that 43 women from Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia made a complaint against... Read more

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DC Catholic schools must comply with district's COVID-19 vaccination rules for students 12 and older

Aug 3, 2022

By Edie Heipel

Parents seeking a religious exemption must now provide additional information to support their request. Read more

Longtime baseball broadcaster Vin Scully applauds Los Angeles Dodger hall of famers during opening day pre-game ceremonies on April 4, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.

Vin Scully, legendary baseball announcer and committed Catholic, dies at 94

Aug 3, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

A devotee of the Virgin Mary, Scully created an audio recording of the rosary — one of many ways he... Read more

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Legal abortions fall by 90% in Poland after court eliminates exception for fetal defects

Aug 3, 2022

By CNA Staff

If it had not been for the change in the law about 1,000 children would have lost their lives in... Read more

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Ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage: Abortion ‘never necessary,’ these doctors say

Aug 3, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The definition of abortion includes intent and purpose. “It's not semantics. It's human rights,” one OB-GYN says. Read more

Pope Francis walked with a cane into Paul VI Hall for his Wednesday audience on Aug. 3, 2022.

Pope Francis: Canada is ‘writing a new page’ in Church’s relationship with indigenous peoples

Aug 3, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope said that his visit to Canada was "a different journey” from the other international trips of his pontificate. Read more

A poll worker helps a voter cast their ballot in the Kansas Primary Election at Merriam Christian Church on Aug. 2, 2022, in Merriam, Kansas. Voters in Kansas were set to decide whether or not the state constitution should include a right to an abortion.

Kansas abortion vote: Pro-life amendment fails, in first post-Roe vote

Aug 2, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Kansas citizens rejected a pro-life amendment — known as the “Value Them Both” amendment — during their state’s primary election... Read more

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell.

Detroit auxiliary bishop denies allegation of sexually abusing minor

Aug 2, 2022

By Carl Bunderson, Shannon Mullen

The sexual assaults are alleged to have taken place from 1989 to 1990 while Paul Russell was a priest in... Read more

Attorney General Merrick Garland

U.S. Department of Justice challenges Idaho abortion ban in court

Aug 2, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Idaho, seeking to block the state’s trigger law which will... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas canceled plans to teach class because of post-Roe violence, not student petition

Aug 2, 2022

By Edie Heipel

A source close to Thomas told CNA the justice’s decision had nothing to do with a student-led petition calling for... Read more

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly delivers his first in-person annual report since assuming office in 2021 on Aug. 2, 2022, at the Knights of Columbus' annual convention held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly calls Knights of Columbus to uphold dignity of life

Aug 2, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Patrick Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, said in his annual report on Tuesday that the organization is... Read more

Same-sex wedding cake.

Religious freedom conflicts ahead after Michigan Supreme Court redefines sex

Aug 2, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

A Michigan Supreme Court decision that state civil rights law bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation may conflict... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Müller at a penance service in St. Peter's Basilica on March 29, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Cardinal Müller: ‘The German Synodal Way was over before it even started’

Aug 2, 2022

By Rudolf Gehrig

Cardinal Müller sharply criticized the Synodal Way, saying it "was over before it even began," even if the initiators had... Read more

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Ortega regime in Nicaragua violently shuts down Catholic radio stations

Aug 2, 2022

By CNA Staff

Nicaraguan police broke into Divine Mercy parish the night of Aug. 1 in the town of Sébaco in the Diocese... Read more

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega of Guadalajara

Guadalajara archbishop: ‘Thorough investigation’ of alleged eucharistic miracle needed

Aug 2, 2022

By David Ramos

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega recently spoke out about an alleged eucharistic miracle posted on social media. Read more

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Value Them Both: 8 things to know about Kansas’ abortion vote 

Aug 2, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Voters in Kansas are preparing to vote on a pro-life amendment later this summer. The state will be the first... Read more

Attendees at a gathering sponsored by the Napa Institute sing the "Salve Regina" to drone out protesters who demonstrated at the Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California, on July 30, 2022.

Catholics respond with prayer and song when protesters disrupt conference

Aug 2, 2022

By Zelda Caldwell

The incident happened July 30 at a gathering hosted by the Napa Institute in California. Read more

The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pope Francis to Medjugorje youth festival: 'Follow the example of Mary'

Aug 2, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has urged the thousands of young people gathered at Medjugorje this week to follow the example of the... Read more

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Australian bill would allow legalization of assisted suicide, euthanasia in territories

Aug 2, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Lawmakers in the Australian Parliament have proposed a bill to allow two of Australia’s ten territories to legalize euthanasia and... Read more

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Nuns help women escape human trafficking along Colombia-Venezuela border

Aug 2, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Adorer Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity in Cúcuta, Colombia, have helped some 4,000 women escape human-trafficking... Read more