Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:15:00 -0400 - Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Hol ...

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:45:00 -0400 - President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Washington, D.C ...

Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:45:00 -0400 - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey walks across the campus of St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, on April 9, 2024. / Credit: Screenshot of St. John's Prep Facebook page last visit ...

‘An unprecedented opportunity’: Augustine Institute announces move to St. Louis  - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - The Augustine Institute's new facilities in Florissant, Missouri. / Credit: Boeing Company and Augustine Institute CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Augustine Institute, a Cath ...

PHOTOS From the subway to the sacred: Brooklyn’s breathtaking Eucharistic Revival - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400 - Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan leads a Eucharistic procession inside a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium in Brooklyn, New York, on April 20, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno New York City, N.Y., Apr ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges ‘massive subsidized day care’ plan to reduce abortion - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:45:00 -0400 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 23, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embracing a “massive subsidi ...

Could Florida become the first state to defeat an abortion amendment? - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - People join together during a “Rally to Stop the Six-Week Abortion Ban” held at Lake Eola Park on April 13, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Ne ...

Experts and former abortionist warn about ‘eugenic’ IVF industry - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - Left to right: Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortionist and IVF provider, Emma Waters, a senior research associate at the Heritage Foundation, Andrew Kubick, a bioethicist at the National Catho ...

Columbine High School massacre, 25 years later: ‘God, why did you allow me to survive?’ - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - Reporter Catherine Hadro speaks with Sister Mary Gianna of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and Frank DeAngelis on “EWTN News In Depth” on April 19, 2024. Sister Mary Gianna, also know ...

Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 - Pro-lifers participate in the Illinois March for Life in Springfield, April 17, 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of March for Life Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 22, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Thousa ...

Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop say they will defy Vatican order on monastery’s governance - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:45:00 -0400 - The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns Washington ...

Pew Research: Biden in trouble with Catholic voters - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - President Joe Biden leaves after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27, 2023. / Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr 22, 2024 / 0 ...

5 Catholic ways to celebrate Earth Day  - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: (CC0 1.0) CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated yearly on April 22 to demonstrate support worldwide for environmental protection. Th ...

Historic New York church with link to John Paul II struggles to stay open - Sun, 21 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - The nave of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Michael Shriver/buffalophotoblog.com CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A historic Polish Catholic church in Buffalo, New Y ...

New film ‘Unsung Hero’ emphasizes the ‘power of family’ - Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - After David Smallbone’s successful music company collapses in their home country of Australia, he moves his family to Nashville, Tennessee, in the hopes of a brighter future in the movie " ...

Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers - Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - Students participating in the CEDE workshop for St. John's College High School gather for a group photo at the basilica at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in November 20 ...

Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:40:00 -0400 - Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Hol ...

Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden ‘stupid’ - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:20:00 -0400 - Bishop Robert D. Gruss. CNA file photo. / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw, Michigan, issued an apology on Friday for having referre ...

Biden DOJ report: ‘No malicious intent’ behind leaked FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0400 - Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images C ...

U.S. bishops on new federal rule: Employers should not be forced to facilitate abortions - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:00 -0400 - Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore. / Credit: Shannon Mullen/CNA CNA S ...

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. / Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images ...

Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’ - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden’s Department of Education issued new regulations on Friday, April 19, that prohibit d ...

FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Dzelat/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating what it says have been multiple threats made against hous ...

Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:50:00 -0400 - Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Clark University, Assumption University, and Worcester State University. / Credit: Shutterstock Boston, Mass., Apr 19, 2024 / 11:50 am (CNA). Mary Jane Rein ...

Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:55:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 17:55 pm (CNA). Scotland’s only gender clinic for minors is formally pausing the prescription of puberty blockers and hormone med ...

Planned Parenthood reports record number of abortions in latest annual report - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Planned Parenthood’s latest report reveals that the abortion giant performed its highest-ever number of abortions ...

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 - Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screen shot Rome Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). As the Catholic Church’s ...

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:15:00 -0400 - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. / Cr ...

Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author  - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:45:00 -0400 - Credit: Unsplash. / null CNA Staff, Apr 18, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). A priest at a Michigan parish has resigned his post following a controversy over an “openly gay” author’s appearance at ...

House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). A group of 17 House Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Claudia Tenney from New York, is urging the National ...

Arizona lawmakers vote to retain law protecting life at conception - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Jill Sauve/Unsplash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 17, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Arizona House Republicans blocked two attempts on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law protecting life at ...

Caitlin Clark’s former coach says she ‘tries to maximize her God-given talents’ - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 - Caitlin Clark attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, where she was coached by Kristin Meyer, who joined “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on April 16, 2024, to sh ...

Catholic and Anglican nuns defend religious freedom in New York’s highest court - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:15:00 -0400 - Anglican nuns from Sisterhood of Saint Mary (photographed with bishops from the Anglican Church of North America's Diocese of the Living Word) are among those suing the state of New York fo ...

Episcopal bishops oppose Catholic music group’s use of New York seminary - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is home to the General Theological Seminary in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Episco ...

New York prosecutor, Brooklyn Diocese reach agreement over sex abuse mishandling - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:45:00 -0400 - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media on May 26, 2022, in New York City. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). New York Attorney General Letitia ...

Appeals court rules against West Virginia ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ - Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:55:00 -0400 - The Court of Federal Appeals (Lewis F. Powell Courthouse) and the skyline of Richmond, Virginia, from the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds, Richmond, Virginia. / Credit: Acroterion|Wikipedia ...

Italy’s prime minister backs stricter ban on surrogacy: How Europe differs from U.S. on issue - Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:05:00 -0400 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seen on the set of the TV show “Porta a Porta” at Rai Studios, on April 4, 2024, in Rome, Italy. / Credit: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Washington, ...

Biden administration to mandate employers grant leave for workers to obtain abortions - Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:22:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 16, 2024 / 16:22 pm (CNA). The Biden administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is set to c ...

Pro-life Democrats champion government aid to pregnancy resource centers in Louisiana - Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - Louisiana legislators are sponsoring legislation to support women in crisis pregnancies by setting aside millions in funding for pregnancy resource centers and other social services. / Credit: J ...

Catholic sculptor readies monumental Stations of the Cross in Orlando, Florida - Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:45:00 -0400 - Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz told CNA that his monumental Stations of the Cross to be installed on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlan ...

Survey: New priests are young and involved in their community  - Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - null / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 16, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The incoming class of seminarians who will be ordained in 2024 is young and involved in their community, an annual survey  ...

U.S. Supreme Court: Idaho can enforce ban on sex changes for children - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:45:00 -0400 - "I’m proud to defend Idaho’s law that ensures children are not subjected to these life-altering drugs and procedures," said Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador in reaction to the ...

Kansas governor vetoes bills to ban sex changes for minors, coerced abortions - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:15:00 -0400 - Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on Nov. 8, 2022, in Topeka, Kansas. / Credit: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images ...

Wisconsin man sentenced to over 7 years in prison for firebombing pro-life organization - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:15:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 15, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA). A man convicted of firebombing a pro-life organization’s office in Madison, W ...

Catholic priest pepper-sprayed during confessions at Texas cathedral - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:45:00 -0400 - null / Quisquilia/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 15, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest who serves at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Amarillo, Texas, was pepper-sprayed w ...

Baltimore Archdiocese announces major restructuring that will merge dozens of parishes - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0400 - St. Vincent de Paul Church, the oldest Catholic parish church in continuous use in Baltimore, which was dedicated in 1841, is among the churches slated for closure. / Credit: Smash the Iron Cage ...

Knights of Columbus pledge $100,000 for families of Baltimore bridge collapse victims - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:30:00 -0400 - Baltimore workers and relatives attend a press conference to honor families and victims of the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the container ship Dali, i ...

9 facts about Catholics in the U.S., according to Pew research - Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 15, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Pew Research Center released a new fact sheet Friday that contains nine demographic and statistical facts about the Cat ...

First-year seminarians will unplug from technology starting in fall at Detroit seminary - Sun, 14 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0400 - Seminarians chat as they walk along the promenade in front of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Starting in the fall semester of 2024, first-year seminarians at Sacred Heart and seminaries ...

‘Christ wants to be with us’: how Catholic ministries are responding to the mental health crisis - Sat, 13 Apr 2024 07:30:00 -0400 - null / Photo credit: Chanintorn.v / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 07:30 am (CNA). In October 2023, the U.S. bishops announced the launch of a mental health initiative to address the hi ...