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Arkansas legislature approves medical conscience protection bill

Mar 17, 2021

With a 72-20 House vote on Monday, both chambers of the Arkansas General Assembly have approved a bill allowing medical... Read more

On St Patrick's Day, Ireland's religious leaders stress progress and continued engagement

Mar 17, 2021

Christianity can shed light on the path forward for the peace process in Ireland, religious and political coexistence, and understanding... Read more

The reliquary of Carlo Acutis in Ełk, Poland

Relics of Carlo Acutis brought to Poland in hope of inspiring young Catholics

Mar 17, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Relics of Carlo Acutis can now be found in a cathedral in Poland thanks to the initiative of a youth... Read more

All-Ireland Primate: Pandemic a chance to ‘rescue’ real St. Patrick from shamrocks and green beer

Mar 17, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pandemic is a chance to rescue the real St. Patrick from things like green beer and shamrocks, Archbishop Eamon... Read more

Bishop Dermot Farrell is installed as the new archbishop of Dublin in St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 2, 2021.

On St. Patrick’s Day, Dublin archbishop says public Mass a matter of human dignity

Mar 17, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

In a St. Patrick’s Day homily, Dublin’s new archbishop has called on authorities to prioritize the right to worship as... Read more

Catholic bishops criticize plan to increase U.K. nuclear weapons stockpile

Mar 17, 2021

Catholic bishops have signed a statement calling the U.K. government’s plan to increase its nuclear weapons stockpile a “retrograde step.” Read more

St. Joseph by Guido Reni. Public Domai

Priest attributes to St Joseph miracle of plane that broke in half with no one killed

Mar 17, 2021

Fr. Gonzalo Mazarrasa, a Spanish priest, credits Saint Joseph for the survival of all passengers of a plane his brother... Read more

Stained glass of St. Patrick by C.E. Kempe in the church of St John the Baptist.

Patrick: The saint who knew what it was like to be a slave

Mar 17, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Many know that Saint Patrick, bishop and missionary to Ireland, was once a slave – but few know of his... Read more

Jeanine Áñez, then-interim president of Bolivia, in La Paz, Nov. 18, 2019. Áñez was arrested March 13, 2021, on charges of terrorism, sedition, and conspiracy. Credit: Radoslaw Czajkowski/Shutterstock

Bolivian bishops decry growing political persecution as ex-interim president arrested

Mar 17, 2021

The Bolivian Bishops’ Conference has denounced the arrest of the former interim president of the country, Jeanine Áñez, on charges... Read more

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Aug. 17, 2020: Pro-life democrats   Credit: Aaron of L.A. Photography/Shutterstock

Pro-life Democrats organize ‘Day of Action’ in support of Hyde Amendment

Mar 17, 2021

The group Democrats for Life of America announced on Tuesday that they will organize a nationwide “Day of Action” in... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace March 17, 2021

Pope Francis: ‘I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence’

Mar 17, 2021

By Courtney Mares

At today’s general audience, Pope Francis made an emotional appeal for an end to violence against protesters in Burma. Read more

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, pictured May 21, 2015.

English Catholic bishop fears Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’ will lead to ‘de facto schism’

Mar 17, 2021

An English Catholic bishop has said he fears that the German Church’s “Synodal Way” will lead to a “de facto... Read more

Irish immigrants in Kansas City, Missouri.

How the Irish built Catholic America

Mar 17, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

The history of Catholic America is, in many ways, an Irish story, with immigrant congregations and their descendants putting their... Read more

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Arlington diocese seeks 150 new teachers as Catholic school wait list grows

Mar 16, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholic schools in Virginia’s Diocese of Arlington are open for in-person instruction, and finding demand to be so high that... Read more

Achel Abbey. Credit: John Scholte via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL).

Achel no longer a Trappist beer, after last monks depart abbey

Mar 16, 2021

After the last monks left Achel Abbey earlier this year, the beers produced at Achel Brewery no longer bear the... Read more

Joseph M. Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League. Credit: Pro-Life Action League.

EWTN to premiere documentary on pro-life icon Joe Scheidler

Mar 16, 2021

A Catholic, non-profit law firm has released a documentary highlighting the influence of pro-life leader Joe Scheidler and his journey... Read more

Pope Francis addresses participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship in the auletta of the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Feb. 14, 2019.

Visitation at Vatican’s liturgy office before Cardinal Sarah’s successor announced

Mar 16, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

An Italian bishop is carrying out a visitation at the Vatican’s liturgy office less than a month after Cardinal Robert... Read more

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Teen girl killed in stabbing at Canadian Catholic high school

Mar 16, 2021

By CNA Staff

A 17-year-old girl is dead following a stabbing at a Catholic high school near Edmonton Monday morning. Read more

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Vaccine hoarding, or pandemic prudence? The ethics of holding onto not-yet-approved vaccines

Mar 16, 2021

By Matt Hadro

As the Biden administration refuses to send unused doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, ethicists discussed Catholic... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Questions continue over decree ending private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica

Mar 16, 2021

By CNA Staff

After the Vatican Secretariat of State issued a decree on March 12 banning the practice of private Masses in the... Read more