Catholic healthcare leader warns of transgender mandate in change to Obamacare rule
null / JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 30, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Chris Faddis, president of Solidarity HealthShare, is sounding the alarm over a new Biden administration change to the Affordable Care Act that he says denies religious freedom rights of Catholic and Christian health providers who object to sex change surgeries. The administration’s new […]
Armed New York resident arrested in St. Peter’s in Rome was on ‘Most Wanted’ list
Pope Francis receives a baby for a blessing as pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 30, 2024 / 16:03 pm (CNA). A man arrested earlier this month in St. Peter’s Square while carrying three 8-inch knives is a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal William Goh of Singapore: ‘Deep Encounter With Jesus’ Is Key to Passing on the Faith
Sean Boyce The spiritual shepherd of the Church in Singapore is Cardinal William Goh, archbishop since early 2013 and a cardinal since 2022. In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, archbishop talks about Pope Francis, who he describes as a ‘beacon of mercy and compassion’; the Synod on Synodality; being a cardinal; and his hopes […]
Catholic Healthcare Leader Warns of Transgender Mandate in Change to Obamacare Rule
J. David Ake The sun flares next to the sign marking the headquarters building of the US Department of Health and Human Services on February 9, 2024, in Washington, DC. This change means that any insurer or physician receiving federal financial assistance must cover or provide sex reassignment surgeries and therapies on the grounds that […]
Pier Giorgio Frassati is on his way to sainthood. Here’s what he taught me about failure and friendship
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian mountain climber, pipe smoker and friend to many, died of polio in 1925 at age 24. 100 years later, he still inspires us and, I believe, still serves alongside us.
Pope Francis to Regnum Christi: May the Spirit Help You to Make ‘Mystery of Christ’ Present
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 24, 2024. According to its statement, Regnum Christi is made up of the Legionaries of Christ (1,316), consecrated women, consecrated laymen, and laypersons.
Global group of pastors looks at parishes, synodality and mission
“Tradition comes alive in the art of creatively transmitting the messages entrusted to us. We must transmit them in new translations into a living, intelligible language,” Father Tomáš Halík, a Czech theologian, told the priests. “To be faithful to tradition is not to be resistant to change.”
Pope responds with ‘open heart’ to LGBTQ parents criticizing controversial Vatican document
Pope Francis has written to a group of parents of LGBTQ persons, responding to their criticism of a Vatican document that condemned gender theory and gender-affirming surgeries. He told them he received their critique with an “open heart.”
Game, set, God: French athlete trades championship title for abbey life
Elevation of the chalice at a Traditional Latin Mass. / Credit: Wikimedia JoeJ10/CC BY-SA 4.0 CNA Newsroom, Apr 30, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). At the pinnacle of his professional sports career, one French athlete announced his intention to quit vol… […]
Nebraska parish mobilizes to help neighbors after massive tornado
Aerial view of tornado damage in Elkhorn, Nebraska, taken on April 29, 2024. Tornadoes ripped through the Midwest over the weekend of April 26–28, 2024. / Credit: mpi34/MediaPunch/IPX/AP Photo CNA Staff, Apr 30, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA). After a b… […]