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Activist Marguerite Stern poses for a picture in an artist squat in Paris on Sept. 6, 2019.

Radical feminist who desecrated Notre Dame Cathedral apologizes to Catholics

Nov 5, 2024

By Solène Tadié

In a video posted on social media, Marguerite Stern said she believes that by attacking the Catholic religion, she has... Read more

Rita Marker, a longtime advocate against assisted suicide, died Oct. 30, 2024, at the age of 83. She was the founder, with her husband, Mike, of the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force, later renamed the Patients Rights Council, where Rita served as the executive director until early 2024.

Rita Marker, prolific anti-euthanasia advocate, dies at 83

Nov 5, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Marker, a mother of seven, was appointed with her husband of six decades, Mike, to the Vatican’s Pontifical Council on... Read more

Lila Rose, founder of Live Action.

Overcoming prior hesitation, Catholic Live Action President Lila Rose votes for Trump

Nov 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“I will be voting for Donald Trump,” Lila Rose, who is Catholic, said in a Nov. 2 post on X,... Read more

The Vatican on Oct. 31, 2024, inaugurated a center to welcome pilgrims and tourists before they visit St. Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican opens visitor center for St. Peter’s Basilica

Nov 5, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the Vatican basilica. Read more

Pope Francis speaks to the academic community at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on Nov. 5, 2024.

Pope Francis at Gregorian University warns of ‘Coca-Cola spirituality’

Speaking at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, the pope told faculty and students to avoid superficial approaches to faith... Read more

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Britain to get its first Catholic medical school in 2026

Nov 5, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“We are proud to be London’s Catholic university and to launch the first school of medicine at a Catholic university... Read more

Consultant Surgeon Andrew Ready and his team conduct a live donor kidney transplant at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on June 9, 2006, in Birmingham, England.

Can Catholics donate their organs? Here’s what the Church says

Nov 5, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Catholic Church states that organ donation is an acceptable and even morally laudable practice, but it must always be... Read more

The blood of St. Januarius liquefied on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, before a Mass in Naples, Italy, where Archbishop Domenico Battaglia said that the blood of the fourth-century martyr is a powerful reminder that “love is stronger than death.”

Pope Francis includes Naples, Italy, archbishop among new cardinals

Nov 5, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

During his tenure in Naples, Italy, the archbishop has spoken out strongly against the violence of organized crime in the... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.

Bishop Robert Barron pans ‘Conclave’ movie: ‘Run away from it as fast as you can’

Nov 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“If you are interested in a film about the Catholic Church that could have been written by the editorial board... Read more

Sister Clare Crockett is the subject of the documentary “All or Nothing.”

Cause for beatification of Sister Clare Crockett opened

Nov 4, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The congregation of Sister Clare Crockett, a young nun who died in 2016 during an earthquake in Ecuador, announced the... Read more

Delegates at the 2024 Synod on Synodality participate in roundtable meetings on Oct. 10, 2024, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.

4 German bishops praise Rome synod, criticize German Synodal Way

Nov 4, 2024

By CNA Deutsch

The statement of the four bishops said “the goals of the German Synodal Way and the global Church process of... Read more

Members of a rescue team search for victims at Klatanlo village in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Nov. 4, 2024, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted overnight.

Volcano destroys Indonesia Catholic convent, killing religious sister

Nov 4, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Sister Nikolin Padjo, head of a local monastery in Boru, Wulanggitang, died in the eruption, according to a report by ... Read more

Sister Annella Zervas, OSB, in her casket, after she died at 26 of a debilitating skin disease. August, 1926.

Sister Annella Zervas’ sainthood cause could be opened this month

Nov 4, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

At their planned annual plenary meeting in Baltimore, which begins Nov. 11, the USCCB plans to discuss opening her cause... Read more

Heralds of the Gospel founder Monsignor João Scognamiglio Clá Dias.

Heralds of the Gospel founder dies at 85 

Nov 4, 2024

By Monasa Narjara

Monsignor João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, died in the early morning hours of Nov.... Read more

Pope Francis on Nov. 4, 2024, named Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey Grob as archbishop of Milwaukee.

Pope Francis appoints Chicago auxiliary bishop to lead Milwaukee Archdiocese

Nov 4, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

With the Nov. 4 appointment, 63-year-old Bishop Jeffrey Grob will be returning to his birth state of Wisconsin. He was... Read more

Pope Francis prays during a Mass of suffrage for deceased cardinals and bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 4, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis offers Mass for over 120 deceased cardinals and bishops

Nov 4, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Seven Catholic cardinals and 123 Catholic bishops died within the last 12 months. Six U.S. bishops were among the deceased... Read more

Ben Kresse, a theology teacher at St. Xavier High School, shows a group of students how to uncover a temporary marker on a gravesite in Meadow View Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 21, 2024.

In Louisville, Catholic high schoolers help bury the indigent dead

Nov 4, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Charities of Louisville says its burial program provides services “for individuals in our community who do not have resources... Read more

Archbishop Adrian Józef Galbas.

Pope Francis names Archbishop Galbas as new leader of Warsaw Archdiocese

Nov 4, 2024

By CNA Staff

The appointment was announced Monday by the apostolic nunciature in Poland. Read more

John Kraemer shows off the interior of one of his Lego churches to an interested parishioner at Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Standish, Michigan.

Michigan man builds up the Catholic Church, one Lego at a time, for 25 years

Nov 4, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Every year, for 25 years now, Kraemer assembles some 30,000 Lego bricks into a painstakingly intricate model of a Catholic... Read more

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October.

Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love

Nov 3, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Every Sunday, Pope Francis appears at a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square to give a brief spiritual reflection before leading... Read more