Will the Supreme Court Take on David Daleiden’s Case?
TierneyMJ The marble columns of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. A lower court ruled that the pro-life activist is liable for $16 million to cover Planned Parenthood’s security measures and attorney fees when he made public the abortion leader’s practice of profiting off aborted children’s body parts.
Thomas Aquinas College reports minimal damage amid tropical storm, earthquake
Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California. / Henrik Lehnerer / Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Aug 22, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA). As the new school year began, students arriving at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, had two maj… […]
Canadian bishop calls fire devastation ‘closest image to apocalyptic wasteland I have ever seen’
An aerial view shows charred remains on the side of the road beside the highway in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on Aug. 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of … […]
Pope Francis praises Dorothy Day in preface to collection of her work
Dorothy Day, American journalist, social activist and Catholic convert circa 1916. / Gobonobo wikimedia commons. Denver, Colo., Aug 22, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Dorothy Day’s conversion story shows the importance of “restlessness” in seeking God,… […]
California parents protest bills they say would take away their rights
About 1,000 Californians rallied in front of the state capitol steps in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2023, to protest a series of bills they say would take away their rights as parents. / Credit: Snejanna Yalanji Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 22, 20… […]
Court upholds Alabama ban on child sex-change treatments
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 22, 2023 / 15:07 pm (CNA). A federal court on Monday upheld an Alabama law banning hormonal sex-change treatments for children under 18. The court’s decision places Alabama among the 14 states … […]
Canonization cause opens for Argentine officer tortured and killed by Marxist insurgents
Argentino del Valle Larrabure. / Credit: Public Domain ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 22, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). The bishop for the military and head of the Bishops’ Delegation for the Causes of the Saints in Argentina, Santiago Olivera, announced the b… […]
Boston Catholic schools leader Thomas Carroll stepping down at end of school year
Students who are all winners of the St. Joseph art contest stand alongside Thomas Carroll, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Boston. / Credit: Archdiocese of Boston Boston, Mass., Aug 22, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Thomas W. Carroll,… […]
An inside look at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Jayd Henricks, the President of Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal, served from 2006 to 2017 on the staff of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), including six years as the Executive Director […]
5 Glorious Reasons Mary Should Reign as the Queen of Your Heart
Why should you devote yourself to the Blessed Mother? As the Church celebrates the Queenship of Mary, here are a few reasons why she should reign as “queen” of your heart: 1) Many of the greatest saints devoted their hearts to Mary Countless saints devoted themselves to the Blessed Mother, but here are just a […]