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Democrats invite pro-abortion guests to State of the Union
Several Democratic congressmen have invited pro-abortion activists as their guests for President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address... Read more
Catholic aid agencies respond after devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria
According to the latest available estimates as of midday Tuesday, the 7.8-magnitude quake has left at least 6,200 people dead... Read more
Court rules pro-life group owes nearly $1 million in fines for Planned Parenthood protests
A Spokane County judge ruled in December that the “Church at Planned Parenthood” repeatedly violated state law. Read more
Tennessee governor to increase funding for crisis pregnancy centers to $100 million
Gov. Bill Lee announced plans at his annual State of the State address Monday to expand support for crisis pregnancy... Read more
Anglican Church reports synod member to police for tweeting ‘hate speech’
As Church of England leaders meet over whether to bless same-sex unions, a diocese reported a lay synod member to... Read more
Mexican court rules against pro-family leader who called a trans woman legislator a man
The court ruled against the National Front for the Family and its president, Rodrigo Iván Cortés, for calling Salma Luévano,... Read more
The ‘Four Chaplains,’ selfless heroes of WWII, honored on 80th anniversary of their deaths
A New Jersey parish church on Sunday honor the “Four Chaplains” who sacrificed their lives to save others on the... Read more
Police say church vandal was about to break into tabernacle — until he saw the statue of Mary
The suspect started to take a sledgehammer to the tabernacle where the consecrated bread is kept, but something stopped him... Read more
AP tells reporters to call crisis pregnancy centers ‘anti-abortion centers’
Reporters should “avoid potentially misleading terms such as pregnancy resource centers or pregnancy counseling centers,” according to the AP’s Abortion... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences priest critical of the regime to 10 years in prison
Father Óscar Danilo Benavidez Dávila was found guilty Jan. 16. State prosecution requested a sentence of eight years in prison;... Read more
3 dead, 20 injured after bus traveling to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico overturns
The accident occurred Sunday on the Mexico-Puebla highway as the pilgrims were en route to the Basilica of Our Lady... Read more
Church in Costa Rica to compensate four victims of ex-priest serving 20-year sentence
An agreement has been reached to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by ex-priest Mauricio Víquez Lizano, who is serving... Read more
European court: Russia violated human rights by not legally recognizing gay unions
Three couples claimed Russia’s failure to recognize their request for homosexual marriages violated the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Read more
Pope Francis, Syriac Patriarch call for prayers after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
The series of earthquakes — up to 7.8 magnitude — killed an estimated 1,700 people and injured thousands more, with... Read more
Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference: God accompanies people with same-sex attraction
The pope also answered questions about tensions within the Church and spoke about his desire to go to India next... Read more
Pope Francis: Partisans have used Benedict XVI’s death ‘to serve their own interests’
Benedict XVI was “not a bitter man,” Pope Francis said, speaking during his inflight press conference Feb. 5 of his... Read more
More than 100 pilgrims cross the Andes in a show of love for the Virgin Mary
The initiative was coordinated by the young men in the Schoenstatt Movement and youths from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Chile... Read more
Pope at Mass in South Sudan: In the name of Jesus, lay down the weapons of hatred
Pope Francis urged Christians in the war-torn South Sudan to make a decisive contribution to changing history by refusing to... Read more
Surprise hit ‘Lourdes’ documentary, coming to U.S. theaters, captures miracles of a different sort
The film, which will be in 700 U.S. theaters Feb. 8 and 9, presents a unique and affecting view of... Read more
Meet the ‘Lone Survivor’ priest and ‘Grunt Padre’ author who’s now the head chaplain of the Coast Guard
Father Daniel Mode has spent nine years oversea as a Navy chaplain, including seven years on ships and aircraft carriers. Read more
![“Approximately 1 in 7 Christians [more than 365 million people] are subject to significant levels of persecution on the basis of religious beliefs. The number of attacks against Christian churches and property increased significantly in 2023, with more Christians than ever suffering violent attacks,” said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his Sept. 28, 2024 address to the United Nations General Assembly.](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/card.parolin.jpg?w=175&h=100)
