Colorado Can’t Refuse State Funds to Christian School Over Gender Policies
Ruling allows the Darren Patterson Christian Academy to participate in the universal preschool program while its constitutional lawsuit is still pending but does not settle the lawsuit. A Christian school will be allowed to participate in Colorado’s universal preschool program after a judge ruled Oct. 20 that the state cannot discriminate against the school based […]
Notre Dame Students Publish Letter Objecting to Drag Show on Campus
Peter Zelasko University of Notre Dame The planned Nov. 3 show is set to follow a course symposium on the South Bend, Indiana, campus.
Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House
Win McNamee Newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks in the House chamber after his election at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25 in Washington. During his first address as speaker, Johnson, a practicing Christian, stated his belief that all authority is granted by God and that leaders have a responsibility […]
Pope Francis on women deacons: ‘Holy orders is reserved for men’
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his Angelus address on Oct. 15, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 25, 2023 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Pope Francis reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern Church deacons, in an interview for a book released Tuesday in Italy. The […]
Rupnik ‘presumed innocent’ until proven guilty, says diocese that welcomed him
Father Marko Rupnik. / Credit: Screen shot/ACI Prensa Rome Newsroom, Oct 25, 2023 / 12:55 pm (CNA). Father Marko Rupnik, the former Jesuit priest and mosaic artist accused of serious abuses against women, has been accepted for priestly ministry… […]
Synod on Synodality addresses the Church in letter to the people of God
Delegates to the Synod on Synodality meet in the final days of the synod, Oct. 25, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 25, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The Synod on Synodality has addressed the members of the Catholic Church in a let… […]
Cardinal Pizzaballa: For Christians in Gaza Strip, temptation is to look for future elsewhere
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Oct. 20, 2023. / Credit: Gianfranco Pinto Ostuni CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Editor’s note: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, releas… […]
Kissinger at Al Smith Dinner underscores AI growth as one of world’s pressing challenges
NEW YORK (OSV News) — In a time of international tensions and domestic divisions, it is crucial for leaders to bridge the gap between political strategy and practical tactics, said centenarian statesman Henry A. Kissinger, who headlined the 78th dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Oct. 19. The current risks are so great […]
Two Nuns (Also Twin Sisters) Remain in Gaza to Help Victims in Need – Their Inspiring Story
The ambassador of Peru in Egypt, José Guillermo Betancourt, reported that the religious missionaries of the Family of the Incarnate Word, María del Pilar and María del Perpetuo Socorro Llerena Vargas, have decided to stay in Gaza to help victims in the conflict zone. In a statement to the program Ampliación de Noticias, Betancourt indicated […]
New Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson affirms God, rejects Marxism in first speech
‘I believe that scripture, the Bible, is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority,’ Speaker Johnson told the House.Read More