Catholic Relief Services unable to provide aid to southern Gaza amid ongoing war
A refugee camp in Gaza houses those displaced by the war. / Credit: Courtesy of Catholic Relief Services CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 09:10 am (CNA). A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) official told CNA this week that the organization has been unabl… […]
14 Catholics killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after refusing to convert to Islam
On his second day in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, Feb. 1, 2023, Pope Francis listened to the stories of victims of violence from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. N… […]
Benedictine Bishop Dominicus Meier replaces Bode in Osnabrück Diocese in Germany
Bishop Dominicus Meier OSB. / Credit: Besim Mazhiqi, Archdiocese of Paderborn CNA Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA). More than a year after a German bishop resigned under pressure over his handling of clerical sexual abuse, the Vatican an… […]
Florida church employee pleads guilty to defrauding parish of $775,000
null / Credit: ElenaR/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). A former employee at a Florida Catholic church has pleaded guilty to stealing more than three-quarters of a million dollars from the parish while employed there.Court … […]
What do women really want? Thoughts on motherhood and career
Much ink has been spilled on Harrison Butker’s recent commencement speech at Benedictine College. Given the indignant articles and commentary in so many places, one would have thought that Butker wanted women to remain barefoot […]
German president laments Church’s diminished role at ‘Catholics Day’
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the103rd German Catholic Convention on May 29, 2024, in Erfurt, Germany. / Credit: Filip Singer – Pool/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 15:15 pm … […]
Pope Francis hails ‘immense gift’ of vocation to the consecrated life
Pope Francis greets a woman religious at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, May 30, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a […]
U.S. Ambassador to Holy See Joe Donnelly will step down, report says
Joe Donnelly was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Holy See by President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth/YouTube Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). The United States’ ambassador to the Holy See — … […]
Lawmakers call for studying environmental impact of abortion pill
null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Here’s a look at abortion-related and pro-life developments that took place in Washington and various U.S. states recently.Environmental fallout from chemical abortionLawmake… […]
‘The Chosen’ announces Season 4 streaming; show’s creator gives Season 5 preview
Jesus and the disciples during Season 4 of “The Chosen.” / Credit: The Chosen/Mike Kubeisy CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The creators of the hit series “The Chosen” announced May 29 that Season 4 will be available for publ… […]