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Rubio bill would block Biden from declaring public health emergency to expand abortion
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that would prohibit the executive branch from expanding abortion access through a... Read more
Spanish bishop: Reference to UN’s Agenda 2030 on World Youth Day website was ‘a mistake’
The bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, José Ignacio Munilla, called the reference to the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 on the... Read more
Mexico priest recounts ‘amazing’ confession of accident victim he stopped to help
Father Salvador Nuño, a Legionary of Christ priest who serves in Monterrey, Mexico, shared the story on Facebook Jan. 27. Read more
Utah bans transgender surgery for minors, places hold on hormone drugs
Gov. Spencer Cox called the legislation a “nuanced and thoughtful approach to this terribly divisive issue.” Read more
Spanish bishops lament low participation in Synod on Synodality, especially by young people
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference has presented the Synthesis for the European Continental Stage of the Synod on Synodality. Read more
‘Hands off Africa!’ Pope Francis says in Democratic Republic of Congo
Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a blind eye... Read more
Minnesota Senate sends far-reaching abortion bill to governor’s desk
Catholic leaders had strongly denounced the bill, proposing instead a slate of pro-family measures that they say will reduce demand... Read more
Pope Francis meets Order of Malta as it turns ‘a very important page of history’
On Jan. 25-29, 111 members of the Order of Malta assembled to elect new leadership in an extraordinary chapter general... Read more
EWTN restructures domestic news outlets, aims to further US and global growth
The strategic realignment includes the announcement of new leadership of Catholic News Agency, ACI Group, and the National Catholic Register. Read more
Pope Francis meets with refugees from Congo and South Sudan before flight to Africa
Among the refugees who met with the pope was Bidong, who spent much of his childhood in a refugee camp... Read more
Biden administration seeks to remove moral objection exemption from Obamacare contraceptives mandate
Under the Trump administration, employers with religious or moral objections to contraception could opt out of providing coverage without penalty. Read more
Pro-life advocates and lawmakers react to news of Mark Houck’s acquittal
Mark Houck’s pro-life supporters hailed Monday’s verdict while also chastising the Department of Justice for filing charges against the Catholic... Read more
UPDATE: Mark Houck cleared of FACE Act charges in rebuke to Justice Department’s aggressive prosecution
Pro-life activist Mark Houck was found not guilty Monday on federal assault charges stemming from a shoving incident outside a... Read more
U.S. bishops urge Congress to pass No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Bishop Michael Burbidge issued a letter Friday to House and Senate leaders supporting the legislation to permanently ban taxpayer funding... Read more
Mark Houck trial update: Alternate chosen to replace juror
The alternate took the place of the original juror at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday, when deliberations began again. Read more
Pope Francis entrusts trip to Congo and South Sudan to Blessed Virgin Mary
The pope departs Rome on Tuesday morning for the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a... Read more
German bishops’ president rebukes Pope Francis for criticism of Synodal Way
Bishop Georg Bätzing says the Germans have “fundamentally different views of synodality” than Rome. Read more
Nuncio in Spain explains the Holy See’s position on the UN’s Agenda 2030
Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza detailed how the Holy See participated “very intensely” in the preliminary discussions held for the preparation... Read more
Exiled priest says bishop on trial in Nicaragua created secret human rights office
Father Uriel Vallejos recounted how the Bishop Rolando Álvarez opened the office to help those persecuted after anti-government protests in... Read more
Synod organizers tell Continental Assemblies not to ‘impose an agenda’ on discussions
Cardinal Mario Grech and Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich stressed that the Synod of Bishops is not meant “to address all... 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)
