New York AG Letitia James plans to sue pro-life pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal ads
New York AG Letitia James has notified pro-life pregnancy centers of potential lawsuits over alleged misleading statements about ‘abortion pill reversal’ protocols, giving the centers just five days to respond.
Bishop Eleganti: Pope Francis’ Dignitas Infinita contradicts Church doctrine on the death penalty, war
‘Pope Francis and his protege and ghostwriter, Cardinal Fernández, are moving away from tradition with their positions and just war and are taking on great Catholic scholars,’ warns Swiss Bishop Marian Eleganti.
Prominent Catholics urge bishops, cardinals to declare Francis has ‘lost the papal office’ if he refuses to resign
The lengthy statement presents a summary of Pope Francis’ interactions and dealings with a number of high-profile figures in the Church, such as Cardinals Godfried Danneels, Reinhard Marx, Theodore McCarrick, Wilton Gregory, and Víctor Manuel Fernández.
Chicago priest blesses same-sex ‘spouses,’ says Fiducia Supplicans allows it
null / Gutzemberg / Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 3, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA). A priest in Chicago last month blessed a same-sex couple, saying that the Vatican’s recent document Fiducia Supplicans authorized such blessings. Father Joseph Williams, the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish near downtown Chicago, is seen in an April 22 […]
The prayer of a holy journalist before dying for the freedom of the Catholic press
Martyred by the Nazis, Dutch St. Titus Brandsma was a journalist who gave his life so that the truths of faith would not be silenced. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, May 3, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA). World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every May 3, drawing attention to the importance of free and […]
Cardinal Pizzaballa: Peace in Holy Land Built on Dialogue, Action
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa gives the homily at a Mass in which he took possession of his titular church, St. Onuphrius, in Rome on May 1, 2024. The cardinal stressed that the Israel-Hamas conflict is not just an issue for the local Church but also an issue for the universal Church.
Jesuit Father Gregory Boyle and Nancy Pelosi to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The two high-profile Catholics are among a diverse group of 19 individuals to be honored by President Biden for making “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States.”
Pursue simple life, not impossible ideals, Pope recommends (Vatican Press Office)
Speaking on May 3 to representatives of a Spanish educational foundation, Pope Francis called for a model of moral education that “proposes to us simple models of life, and natural models of life, in which we can serve the Lord and be happy.” “How much pain and frustration are caused today by the unattainable stereotypes […]
African bishops prepare study on responses to polygamy (CISAnews)
The Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has formed a commission to study the issue of polygamy and appropriate pastoral responses. The formation of the commission is a response to a recommendation from the African Synod of 2023, which directed the African bishops to “promote theological and pastoral discernment” on the […]
Spanish bishop rips government’s ‘obsessive’ focus on abuse (CNA)
Archbishop Jesus Sanz Montes of Oviedo has denounced the Spanish government’s plan to address sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, saying that the government has approached the problem “in a biased and manipulative way.” The government is exploiting the sex-abuse issue, the archbishop said, as “a kind of obsessive mantra every time they need a […]