Pope Francis on female deacons: ‘No’
Pope Francis sits down for an interview with Norah O’Donnell on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” which aired Monday, May 20, 2024. / Credit: CBS News/Adam Verdugo CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 11:26 am (CNA). Pope Francis has once again come out strongly against an ordained female diaconate, reiterating what for the Holy Father has been […]
Pope expresses ‘spiritual closeness’ to Iran after death of president in helicopter crash
People participate in a funeral procession of president Ebrahim Raisi and his seven aides in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, on May 21, 2024. / Credit: Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI/MOJ News Agency/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 11:5… […]
Spain archbishop on schismatic nuns: ‘I don’t know if they realize the profound consequences’
The schismatic decision of the Poor Clares “seems absolutely wrong to me” but we must see “if it is possible to heal it, cure it, reverse it,” said Spanish Archbishop Mario Iceta. / Credit: Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain ACI P… […]
German priests do not support Synodal Way, new study finds
Cardinal Reinhard Marx. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch CNA Newsroom, May 21, 2024 / 12:56 pm (CNA). Priests in Germany are not supportive of the controversial German Synodal Way, according to a new study commissioned by the German Bishops’… […]
Pope Francis praises historic council in China as ‘an authentic synodal journey’
Pope Francis delivers a video message to the conference “100 Years Since the ‘Concilium Sinense’” at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. / Credit: Fabio Gonnella/EWTN Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2024 / 13:57 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has praised the Catholic Church’s first council in China 100 years ago as […]
UK plans to end gender ideology in schools, set age-based sex education rules
null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 15:55 pm (CNA). The United Kingdom’s Department of Education intends to prohibit the promotion of gender ideology within public schools, set age-based guidelines for sex education, and prote… […]
Possible miracle at Lourdes: Almost-blind woman recovers her sight
null / Credit: Célian de La Rochefoucauld via youheritage.com ACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). The Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes of Madrid, an archdiocesan pilgrim service organization, concluded its 101st pilgrimage on May… […]
‘Equal Rights Amendment’ that could have expanded abortion fails in Minnesota
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in early May urged Catholics to join a rally to oppose the “Equal Rights Amendment” (ERA) at the state capitol in St. Paul. The proposal “fails to protect Minnesotans from discrimination based on relig… […]
The American Abolition of Boys
Choosing the sex of a child created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is banned in most countries throughout Europe. It is forbidden in Switzerland and Austria and prohibited (except for medical reasons) in France, Germany, […]
Supreme Court refuses to hear case against Maryland school district’s secret ‘transitioning’ policy
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the petition of three parents regarding a Maryland school district’s gender transitioning policy after a lower court dismissed their case over a lack of standing.