Peter and Paul, Apostles
Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Pope to send Cardinal Parolin to Congo, South Sudan
Although he postponed his own trip to Congo and South Sudan, Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Pietro Parolin, his secretary of state, to visit the two countries July 1-8.
Archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck
The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for dozens of people found dead as well as more than a dozen survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.
Vatican debuts monthly street newspaper
The front page of the new L’Osservatore di Strada, which will be available June 30. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 28, 2022 / 09:44 am (CNA). The Vatican-owned L’Osservatore Romano debuted on Tuesday a street newspaper aiming “to give vo… […]
Winning 2025 Jubilee Year logo unveiled after global competition
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, presents the logo for the 2025 Jubilee Year, June 28, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 28, 2022 / 10:40 am (CNA). The Vatican evangelization chief unveiled … […]
Catholic churches vandalized by abortion-rights advocates following Supreme Court ruling
Several acts of vandalism targeting Catholic churches occurred in the days following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Podcast: Cornell Brooks, former head of the NAACP, on the church and justice for Black lives
When it comes to social justice issues, “the church can show up as moral first responders or as funeral directors,” says Cornell Brooks.
Pro-Lifers’ Low-Hanging Fruit
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe, all attention is on the states. Although abortion could be severely limited or altogether banned in roughly half the country, there are a handful of states pro-lifers can consider “low-hanging fruit.” Instead of one […]
‘Inquisition in Reverse’
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT An organization for faithful priests who’ve been sidelined is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The Coalition for Canceled Priests and supporters met in Wisconsin last week for prayer and presentations, at an event called “Finding Hope in the Desert.” In tonight’s In-Depth […]
Roe and the legacy of abortion
On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) and, by implication, a long line of abortion decisions relying on them. This ends a regime of almost half a century, during which the court invalidated even modest efforts to regulate or restrain abortion — laws on […]