New York attorney general sues pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal statements
Abortion pill reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 14:57 pm (CNA). New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday filed a lawsuit against multiple pregnancy resource centers and a pro-life group over […]
China, Church and State: Easter in Beijing at Three Cathedrals
Courtesy photo Children from roughly ages 6 to 14 assemble before Archbishop Li Shan at Easter Day Mass. PHOTO ESSAY: A surreal balance exists between accepting state monitoring and confessing one’s faith without fear.
Armed Priest Arrested as He Tried to Enter the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli
Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli prayer and address on Sunday, May 5, 2024. After being arrested, the priest was reported to the authorities for illegal possession of weapons.
Holocaust Remembrance march at Auschwitz overshadowed by war in Gaza
The March of the Living memorial march at Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day took place amid the backdrop of pro-Palestinian protests and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
If 2+2=4, Then God Exists…
Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Liebniz, and William Lane Craig provide famous reasons to believe that God exists. Less well known is a way proposed by the African intellectual Augustine. In his fantastic book Five Proofs of the Existence of God, Edward Feser explains this argument at length. Inspired by Augustine, let’s begin with the reality that […]
Jesus Is Always Your Friend…
At the Last Supper, Jesus told his apostles, “I have called you friends …” He calls them friends and he does not lie; what Jesus speaks is true. And then he tells them, “You are my friends if you do what I command you.” But what if we, or they, do not do what Christ […]
The story behind the hidden persecution of Christians in Nicaragua…
Discover the untold story of Catholic Priests in Nicaragua, facing adversities and government opposition in their efforts to bring the Gospel to their people. Despite Nicaragua’s deep-rooted Catholicism, priests and bishops find themselves targets of persecution and religious constraints. Through this interview, you can step into their world with Fr. Robert Havens from the CANELA […]
Looking Ahead to the Ascension…
The solemnity of the Ascension comes 40 days after the “main event” of Easter. This might be why it has the sense of being somewhat of an afterthought to the Paschal Mystery. In addition, in the Church’s post-Vatican II liturgical calendar, the Ascension has been reduced from its status of an octave to a single […]
No, the Resurrection is not a wonderful symbol of hope…
Last Epiphany, my wife and I had our annual debate over whether to take down the Christmas tree. She has a weird dislike of finding pine needles on the floor. I don’t understand it. She invokes the tradition of Christmas lasting through Epiphany. I argue that grace overflows the traditional rules, and that keeping up […]
Bishop Strickland: Catholics cannot be ‘silent’ in face of ‘effort to eliminate supernatural faith’
On Part 2 of this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland reminds us that without Christ we can do nothing and expounds on a recent letter he wrote on apostasy among the clergy.Read More