Million Person March organizer announces new nationwide protests against LGBT agenda
A ‘Worldwide Stop the War on Children Rally’ is set for October 21, Kamel El-Cheikh said after being inundated with requests to organize another event.Read More
Thousands mourn Indian Cardinal Telesphore Toppo at funeral Mass
Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo blesses refugee Christians at Barakhama in Kandhamal in January 2008. / Credit: Anto Akkara Ranchi, India, Oct 11, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Tens of thousands of mourners in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state in eastern India, bid farewell to Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Asia’s first tribal cardinal, Oct. 11 […]
Synod on Synodality members ask ‘for greater discernment’ of Church teaching on sexuality
Delegates meet at round tables during the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 11, 2023 / 15:40 pm (CNA). Participants in the Synod on Synodality have asked “for greater discernment on the teaching of the Church on the subject of sexuality,” a Vatican spokesman said at a […]
Israeli woman whose 80-year-old father was among those taken hostage: ‘Save their lives’
Rocket shells are left on the grass outside a house where civilians and soldiers were killed by Hamas militants days earlier, Oct. 11, 2023, in Be’eri, Israel. / Credit: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2023 / 16:10 pm (CNA). An Israeli woman whose father was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists urged world […]
Update: Over 1,000 killed, including 22 Americans, in Saturday terrorist attacks on Israel
Family and friends of May Naim, 24, who was murdered by Palestinians militants at the “Supernova” festival near the Israeli border with Gaza Strip, react during her funeral on Oct. 11, 2023, in Gan Haim, Israel. / Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2023 / 16:40 pm (CNA). Over 1,200 Israelis and 22 […]
Why Do Leftists Cry Wolf When Schools Remove Dirty Books?
Last week — Oct. 1–7 — was Banned Books Week. Left-wing groups used the occasion to complain about parents pushing for the removal of inappropriate books from public schools’ libraries. In this episode of The Download, hosts Christine Niles, Bradley Eli and Dr. William Mahoney discuss the idea of blocking lewd content from getting into […]
New Bishop Szkredka: A biblical scholar almost by accident
When Father Slawomir Szkredka was first approached 15 years ago about going to graduate school in Rome to study Scripture, he wasn’t exactly excited. “Don’t you have something else for me to study?” Szkredka told Msgr. Craig Cox, Vicar for Clergy for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the time. The young priest already had […]
Archbishop Makrickas: St. Mary Major gets a new ‘online door’
The Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome launches a new internet portal available in seven languages, offering visitors the opportunity to explore its spiritual and artistic richness and fostering a deeper connection with the faithful. Read all
The Eucharist in Times Square: Procession With Father Mike Schmitz Draws Thousands on NYC Streets
Priests, nuns, and laity participated in a massive Eucharistic Procession on the streets of New York City on Oct. 10, 2023. Approximately 5,000 Catholics attended the procession hosted by the Napa Institute for this year’s Principled Entrepreneurship Conference. Father Mike Schmitz, the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Diocese of Duluth, opened […]
Thousands Mourn Indian Cardinal Telesphore Toppo at Funeral Mass
Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo blesses refugee Christians at Barakhama in Kandhamal in January 2008.