Unborn baby dies while surgeons perform hysterectomy on gender-confused woman
The disturbing story shined a spotlight on one of the most extreme outcomes of rejecting biological reality and triggered derision from social media users who blasted media outlets for referring to the pregnant mother as ‘him.’Read More
Australian archbishop: ‘Highly likely’ Rome will end celibacy for indigenous priests
While Archbishop Mark Coleridge claims indigenous people will only become priests if the celibacy requirement is lifted, other clerics consider that possibility to be inadequate and ‘inappropriate.’Read More
Georgia court sparks outrage and confusion after posting and removing charges against Trump
The former president’s legal team has argued that the incident ‘was not a simple administrative mistake’ but is ’emblematic of the pervasive and glaring constitutional violations which have plagued this case from its very inception.’Read More
China: Violent Anti-Religious Sinicization Campaign
Crosses have been removed; members of the clergy arrested and placed in administrative detention for the simple fact of practicing their faith; places of worship forced to support the campaign of “sinicization” according to the ideology of President Xi Jinping. In recent weeks, China has seen a further escalation in the crackdown on religious activities, […]
Cleveland Erects a Diocesan Shrine for the Traditional Liturgy
On July 28, Bishop Edward Malesic issued a decree making the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Cleveland, a diocesan shrine dedicated to the traditional Latin Mass and where the other sacraments can also be administered. Bishop Malesic said the church will be used “for worship according to the 1962 Missale Romanum and other […]
Niger: Bishops Are Alarmed by Risk of Escalation
The Catholic Bishops of West Africa, a consortium of representatives of sixteen episcopal conferences, published a press release on August 8, warning against armed intervention in Niger: “We affirm and insist to ECOWAS and the African Union that any military intervention in Niger at this time would complicate the situation of the people of Niger […]
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Childhood Prepared His Path to Holiness
Maximilian Kolbe, 1939 The Polish religious was one of the most beautiful figures of holiness of the last century.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flip-flops on abortion
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2023 / 12:25 pm (CNA). Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flip-flopped on abortion this weekend, first stating that he would support a 3-month federal abortion ban, but… […]
San Antonio archdiocese removes two priests over allegations of child sex abuse
San Fernando Cathedral is the mother cathedral of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2023 / 13:25 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, has removed two of its incardinated priests from ministry after re… […]
Dictatorship in Nicaragua blocks two priests who attended WYD from returning to the country
Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the patriarch of Lisbon, was the main celebrant for the Tuesday evening outdoor opening Mass for World Youth Day held at Eduardo VII Park on Aug. 1, 2023. / Credit: Jesus Huerta /JMJ Lisboa 2023/Flickr JMJ Lisboa 2023 … […]