Archive for April 14, 2021

Pope Francis speaks from the Apostolic Palace during his general audience livestream April 14, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: ‘The Church is a great school of prayer’

Pope Francis said Wednesday that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray. Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican’s saints office says it did not ask for money for beatification

“What was said is not true,” the undersecretary of the saints congregation wrote in an April 9 letter to the... Read more

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Former Crookston bishop apologizes for failures in governance

Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who has resigned as Bishop of Crookston after being accused of mishandling cases of priests accused of... Read more

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By CNA Staff

Biden administration proposes restoring Title X funding for abortion clinics

President Joe Biden is moving to reverse a Trump-era policy that barred federal Title X funding to entities that perform... Read more

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By David Ramos

Complaint filed against student and doctor in Mexico for advising on how to abort at home

Pro-life leaders have filed a complaint with the Puebla State Attorney General's Office against a university student and a doctor... Read more

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Amazon pulls transgender-critical book before relisting it

The online retail giant Amazon delisted another book critical of transgender ideology, before apparently relisting it for sale on Wednesday... Read more

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By CNA Staff

White House spokeswoman grilled on fungibility of Title X funding

Earlier today, EWTN’s White House Correspondent Owen Jensen questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the proposed reversal of... Read more

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Haitian archbishop demands release of abducted Catholics

The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince has called for the release of 10 people who were kidnapped in Haiti on Sunday and... Read more

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House Republicans seek to defund UN agency over abortion concerns

House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a bill to defund the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), alleging its complicity in forced... Read more