Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

The Catholic Church by the numbers: more Catholics but fewer vocations 

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s Angelus address on Jan. 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 8, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA). The number of Catholics worldwide increased by 14 million in 2022, according to the Vatican’s 2022 Statistical Yearbook of the Church released earlier this month and highlighted […]

Missouri bishops plead for death row inmate on eve of execution

null / Credit: felipe caparros/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 8, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of Missouri are urging the faithful to contact Republican Gov. Mike Parson to stay the execution of convicted murderer Brian Dorsey, who i… […]

Creative 303 redux: Another win for religious freedom

On June 30, 2023, in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a major win for free speech, the Supreme Court reasoned that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission could not enforce the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act to compel a […]