Lawmakers renew calls to repeal the FACE Act
PAAU activists hold a rally outside Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022. / Credit: Katie Yoder/CNA Washington D.C., May 16, 2024 / 12:19 pm (CNA). As seven pro-lifers were sentenced to years in prison for their efforts to rescue unborn babies from a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic, several lawmakers renewed their calls to […]
Court says Maryland parents have no right to opt out of LGBTQ curriculum
Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework. / Credit: The Religious Freedom Institute CNA Staff, May 16, 2024 / 12:49 pm (CNA). A federal appeals court […]
Cardinal Parolin says Vatican will attend Ukraine peace summit
The shooting of Slovakia’s prime minister and the intensified Russian attacks on northeastern Ukraine are signs of a generalized increase in violence and a lack of a real commitment to dialogue and peace, said the Vatican secretary of state.
Church members help people displaced by Brazil floods, form solidarity networks for assistance
The unprecedented storms devastating vast areas in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil since the end of April have already displaced more than half a million people, which has led to the formation of many solidarity networks. Members of the Catholic Church, which is playing a central role in aid efforts, are calling […]
Filipino bIshops oppose Chinese naval blockade (AsiaNews)
The Catholic bishops’ conference of the Philippines has supported Filipino claims to free use of the South China Sea, applauding a civilian mission that defied a Chinese blockade to bring supplies to Filipino fishermen. “We must reject imperialist bullying and geopolitical warmongering,” said Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, the president of the bishops’ conference, […]
Pope lauds ecumencial ties with Greek Orthodox (Vatican News)
Pope Francis met on May 16 with a delegation from the Greek Orthodox Church, and expressed his hope that young Catholics and Orthodox would recognize each other “as brothers and sisters, united in diversity and capable of bearing witness to the love of Christ, especially in a world so divided and riven by conflict.”
Reverse climate change, Pope demands (Vatican News)
Pope Francis demanded action to “invert the global warming curve” in a May 16 address to participants in a Vatican-sponsored conference on climate change. In a highly detailed talk, the Pope said that the problem of climate change is becoming steadily more acute, and told an international group of political leaders that “we are working […]
Patriarch Bartholomew: Preparations underway for 1700th anniversary of Nicaea
Bartholomew I of Constantinople speaks to journalists in Lisbon about ecological conversion, the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and the ecumenical preparations for the upcoming 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. Read all
Six months in prison for sex at the altar
Traunstein (KNA) A 39-year-old man from Upper Bavaria had sexual intercourse with his wife on the altar of a church in the summer of 2022. The Traunstein district court has now handed him a six-month prison sentence for disturbing the practice of religion. The court confirmed corresponding newspaper reports from Thursday. The woman had previously […]
Servant of God Chiara Corbella’s Beatification Cause to Take a Step Forward in June…
Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo, the joyful young mother who died of cancer in 2012, will be one step closer next month to being declared a saint. The Diocese of Rome announced Wednesday that it will hold the closing session of the diocesan phase of her cause for beatification on Friday, June 21, at […]