Teens deserve better than Planned Parenthood in LA schools, critics say |
As Planned Parenthood prepares to open as many as 50 centers in Los Angeles public high schools, critics are warning that the organization will not help teens receive the formation... |
Ohio legislator didn't consult with doctors before crafting bill on ectopic pregnancy |
An Ohio state representative told the Cincinnati Enquirer Dec. 17 that he did not consult with doctors before crafting a bill that would allow insurance providers to pay for... |
Argentina updates protocol assuring abortion access for rape victims |
The administration of Argentine president Alberto Fernández, who took office last week, has updated the country's abortion protocol to guarantee access to abortion to... |
Lawmakers in Mexican state defeat bill to expand legalization of abortion |
Last week, the Hidalgo state legislature in Mexico defeated a bill that would have legalized abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. |
White House hosts Catholic leaders for religious freedom briefing |
The off the record briefing, held in the Indian Treaty room of the Executive Office Building, focused on “life, religious freedom, and other issues pertinent to the Catholic... |
Drop in support for the death penalty matches decline in its use |
As support for the death penalty decreases in the U.S., so does the number of inmates executed by the states, said a new report this week. |
Philippines quake victims need water, aid, prayer |
After a southern Philippines earthquake killed at least nine and displaced thousands of people on Monday, survivors emphasized their need for fresh water, and Catholic leaders... |
SCOTUS to hear Catholic school religious freedom cases |
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide two religious freedom cases concerning Catholic schools during its upcoming term, the court announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18. |
The Vatican-London investment scandal: A CNA explainer |
Since October, CNA has been covering a Vatican financial scandal involving an investment in a London luxury apartment development through a controversial broker, a loan from a... |
Rep. Loudermilk defends comparison of Trump impeachment to Pontius Pilate and Jesus Christ |
A Georgia congressman’s office defended a claim made Wednesday that Jesus Christ was afforded more rights during the trial that led to his crucifixion than President Donald... |
The Vatican-Centurion Global financial scandal: A CNA explainer |
In recent weeks, CNA has been covering a Vatican financial scandal involving a multi-million-dollar investment fund, money donated by Catholics to support charity and Vatican... |
Benedictine Sisters in Ecuador inaugurate baby drop-off box |
A group of religious sisters in Santo Domingo, Ecuador has installed the country’s first baby drop-off box, as an alternative to abortion for mothers who find themselves... |
Pope Francis accepts resignation of dean of cardinals, sets 5-year term limit |
Pope Francis Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals and declared that the position will now have a five-year term limit... |
Pope Francis: A baby's smile is a sign of God’s love |
The very first way the Child Jesus revealed the love and goodness of the Father was in smiling at his parents, just “like every newborn baby in this world,” Pope... |
Church reform takes personal conversion, Pope Francis tells Roman Curia |
To carry out the continuing reform of the Church requires a willingness to change and a commitment to personal conversion, Pope Francis said Saturday, during his annual Christmas... |
Denver initiative aims to reduce barriers between Catholics, lonely seniors |
When John O’Brien was in high school, his father, while only in his forties, was admitted to an assisted living facility because of Pick's disease, a rare disorder... |
Legion of Christ says 33 of its priests sexually abused minors |
Since its founding in 1941, 33 priests of the Legionaries of Christ committed sexual abuse of minors, victimizing 175 children, according to a report of an internal commission... |
Children are 'innocence, promise, many good things,' Pope Francis says |
Pope Francis Sunday attended a party with the children and families receiving treatment and help at the Vatican's 98-year-old free health clinic. |
The saints and blesseds of the 2010s |
Since a new decade begins Jan. 1, CNA offers a look back at some of the men and women named saints or blesseds during the last ten years. |
Pope Francis: This Christmas, imitate St. Joseph's trust in God |
In a difficult situation, St. Joseph put his whole trust in God and was obedient, an example for all Catholics to imitate, Pope Francis said during the Angelus Sunday. |
US bishops support Congressional resolution against assisted suicide |
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is encouraging members of Congress to support a continuing resolution criticizing assisted suicide as “deadly, discriminatory... |
Erie diocese opens sainthood cause of lay educator, advocate for those with disabilities |
When Dr. Gertrude Barber became the assistant superintendent of the Erie School District in Pennsylvania, the standard practice for educating children with disabilities and special... |
CDF official: Anthropology and Scripture document is not ‘open’ to same-sex unions |
The secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, said Friday that a new document by the Pontifical Biblical Commission does not give an... |
HHS rule again allows religious adoption agencies to serve in face of LGBT demands |
A federal rule change once again allows faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding without being required to place children with same-sex couples. The move was... |
Border bishops celebrate Posadas with migrants at Mexican shelter |
Three bishops from along the U.S.-Mexico border joined migrants last week in celebrating Las Posadas, a Latin American Christmas tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s... |
US international religious freedom commission reauthorized, with strings |
The Senate is set to re-authorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom for the next three years, in a compromise bill that has drawn charges of hampering... |
Lawsuit challenges Nashville suburb's limits on abortion clinics |
Pro-life advocates warned against efforts to expand abortion after backers of abortion provider Carafem filed a legal challenge against a Nashville suburb’s zoning... |
Texas Right to Life fined for illegal funding of political ad |
Pro-life group Texas Right to Life has been issued a $7,500 fine by the Texas Ethics Commission for illegally funding a political radio ad for the 2018 re-election campaign of a... |
Pope Francis installs cross in Vatican for migrants who died in Mediterranean |
Pope Francis Thursday hung a cross encircled by a life jacket inside a Vatican building in memory of migrants and refugees who have lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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