Articles by Peter Pinedo
Can ‘Catholic joy’ save society? This growing network of Catholic schools says ‘yes’
Feb 2, 2024 / 09:22 amThe first Chesterton Academy was founded in 2008 with a commitment to being “Catholic, classical, and affordable.”
‘Blood on your hands’: Lawmakers grill tech CEOs on child exploitation ‘crisis’
Jan 31, 2024 / 17:38 pmExecutives from social media outlets faced tough questioning at a hearing on “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis.”
Pro-life leaders are ‘laser-focused’ on state marches this election year: Here’s what you need to know
Jan 31, 2024 / 06:00 amWith abortion set to be on the ballot this year in many states across the country, pro-life groups in several states are planning major marches.
Is the persecution in Nigeria a Christian genocide? This bishop says ‘yes’
Jan 30, 2024 / 16:00 pmBishop Wilfred Anagbe of Nigeria warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population could disappear entirely in the next few decades.
Canadian Cardinal Lacroix to ‘temporarily’ step down, denies sexual abuse allegations
Jan 29, 2024 / 16:45 pmCardinal Gerald Lacroix, head of the Archdiocese of Quebec, has temporarily stepped aside from his duties as archbishop after being accused in a lawsuit.
‘Nones’ now largest religious category in U.S., new report says
Jan 25, 2024 / 17:55 pmPew’s new report, released Jan. 24, shows that nones now account for 28% of the total U.S. population, outstripping the next largest group — Catholics.
Christian unity must be rooted in prayer, pope says at ecumenical vespers
Jan 25, 2024 / 16:00 pmMarking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis hosted an ecumenical vespers at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
Assisted suicide will bring about ‘reduction in health care spending,’ report claims
Jan 25, 2024 / 10:30 amThe implementation of assisted suicide will “save” the Canadian health care system between $34.7 and $136.8 million, a new report claims.
‘Love is the answer’: Thousands fill Washington, D.C. stadium for ‘Life Fest’ rally
Jan 19, 2024 / 15:15 pm“We want every person to walk out of here knowing that they are good, that they are chosen, that they are loved,” Sister of Life Mary Gabriel told CNA.
Mass at California Catholic church interrupted by armed police pursuit
Jan 17, 2024 / 15:00 pmAs the priest was elevating the Eucharist just after the consecration, officers entered the sanctuary, shouting at a suspected gunman hiding among the attendees.
Some snow predicted for 2024 March for Life (plus everything else you need to know)
Jan 17, 2024 / 11:42 amThe march’s theme, “With Every Woman, for Every Child,” celebrates the work of pregnancy resource centers across the country.
Religious Americans’ lives possibly at risk in 2024, new report by U.S. bishops says
Jan 16, 2024 / 10:00 amThe State of Religious Liberty in the United States report released annually by the USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty decries foreseeable threats.
Americans of faith feel less accepted by society, new survey finds
Jan 16, 2024 / 09:00 amOnly half of people of faith in the U.S. feel their faith is “completely” accepted or accepted “a good amount,” according to Becket’s 2023 Religious Freedom Index.
U.S. bishops reflect on ‘rallying cry’ of Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 15, 2024 / 05:00 amArchbishop Timothy Broglio said that the renowned civil rights leader taught that “we must confront the evils of racism and prejudice with the love of Christ.”
African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’
Jan 11, 2024 / 14:25 pmCardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, wrote the bishops’ statement issued Jan. 11.
Bishop Barron: Surrogacy results in ‘commercialization of women and children’
Jan 11, 2024 / 14:00 pmBishop Robert Barron’s statement follows the pope’s speech to the ambassadors to the Vatican in which he called for a global ban on surrogacy.
Biden administration drops protections for religious health care providers
Jan 10, 2024 / 18:20 pmA new rule formally rescinds certain provisions that guaranteed doctors and medical practitioners the ability to refuse to perform abortions.
Ohio House votes to override veto of bill banning children’s transgender surgeries
Jan 10, 2024 / 17:47 pmThe Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act would ban gender reassignment surgeries and hormonal treatments on children.
New online database tracks attacks against Christians in real time
Jan 9, 2024 / 17:05 pmThe “Violent Incidents Database,” launched by Global Christian Relief on Jan. 5, tracks attacks on Christians and people of faith in real time.
Thousands of Christians in Nigeria rally to demand action after Christmas massacres
Jan 9, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe protesters called for “urgent humanitarian relief material response by the state and federal government.”