German homeschooling family living in US for 15 years may be deported by Biden admin
A petition urging the Biden administration to allow the Romeike family to stay in the United States was recently started by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association.
German bishops in tug of war over blessing same-sex unions
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki faces mounting pressure from multiple fronts, including local media — and some clergy: In open defiance, several priests conducted an event blessing same-sex couples outside the iconic Cologne Cathedral Sept 21, 2023. / Credit: Archdiocese of Cologne CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2023 / 11:23 am (CNA). The German Bishops’ Conference convenes […]
Swiss bishop calls for women’s ordination, end to celibacy ahead of synod
null / Nikolai Lehmann (@lehmannnikolai)|Unsplash CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2023 / 11:53 am (CNA). A Swiss bishop called for the end of mandatory priestly celibacy and for the ordination of women in an interview published Sunday, just days ahead of his participation at the Synod on Synodality in Rome next week. “It’s time to abolish […]
Diocese of Rome: Thousands expected at Vatican for ecumenical prayer vigil ahead of synod
null / Credit: TTstudio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Rome on Monday said it is anticipating thousands of pilgrims in attendance at an ecumenical prayer vigil at the Vatican later this week, with the event scheduled ahead of the start of the historic synod taking place in […]
Vatican Spins Cardinal’s Abrupt Synod Cancellation
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – In a rare intervention, the Holy See Press Office has rushed to clarify that a top cardinal’s abrupt withdrawal from the forthcoming synod is not due to Rome’s recent exoneration of a celebrity predator priest. Pope Francis meets Maria Campatelli Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, the former prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, […]
3.8 Million Illegal Entries and Counting
DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, approximately 3.8 million individuals have entered the United States through its borders. Almost half of them entered illegally without detection. Over the past three years, Syracuse University’s TRAC immigration database recorded 2,345,600 individuals receiving “notices to appear” before an immigration court. NTAs are typically […]
Pope pays respect to deceased Italian President Napolitano (Crux)
Pope Francis visited the Italian Senate on September 24, to pay his respects to the late Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, who was lying in state there. The occasion marked the first time that a Roman Pontiff had entered the Italian Senate. In another first, Napolitano—who was not a believer—will be the first Italian president not […]
Papal praise for Cardinal O’Malley’s work on sex-abuse crisis (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis paid tribute to Cardinal Sean O’Malley for his leadership in confronting the sex-abuse crisis, as he spoke on September 25 to a delegation of the Latin American Research and Training Commission for the Protection of Minors. “The abuses that have affected the Church are but a pale reflection of a sad reality that […]
Nebraska woman gets two years in prison for helping to abort, burn late-term grandchild
The woman treated her own grandchild ‘like yesterday’s trash,’ the judge said.Read More
US government monitoring pregnant moms’ social media posts
Internal emails show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is collecting personal data that might otherwise require a court order – including expecting parents’ posts about pregnancy on websites like BabyCenter.Read More