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Roe v. Wade is overturned. What happens next?

Jun 24, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The Dobbs decision sends the abortion issue back to the states. Here's what you need to know. Read more

Demonstrators on both sides of the abortion issue outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in historic abortion decision

Jun 24, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Shannon Mullen

The decision marks a historic milestone in the decades-long effort to protect the unborn. Read more

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1-year challenge: Knights of Columbus aims to raise $5M for pro-life clinics, maternity homes

Jun 23, 2022

By CNA Staff

The fund drive comes during a wave of vandalism attacks on pro-life clinics across the U.S. Read more

Pope Francis receives a facsimile of a 1919 letter by Adolf Hitler for the Vatican archives during an audience with a delegation of Simon Wiesenthal Center at the Vatican, June 22, 2022.

Records of Jews who sought Vatican help during Holocaust to go public

Jun 23, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Relatives of Holocaust survivors and victims can now look through the files of more than 2,700 Jews who sought help... Read more

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Biden administration seeks school regulation change to ban LGBT discrimination

Jun 23, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The proposed change came on the 50th anniversary of Title IX gender equality law. Read more

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Report: More than 800,000 lives saved by pro-life pregnancy centers since 2016

Jun 23, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Pro-life pregnancy centers have saved over 800,000 lives since 2016, according to an analysis by the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Read more

Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo. Photo Courtesy of Christian Gennari/www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.it

Parents of young mother considered for sainthood share powerful testimony at World Meeting of Families

Chiara Corbella Petrillo rejected any form of cancer treatment that posed a risk to her unborn son. Read more

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Cardinal criticizes Mexican president's anti-crime policy

Jun 23, 2022

By David Ramos

The "hugs not bullets" policy of the president is ineffective, says Guadalajara archbishop Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega. Read more

Cynthia Monteleone, shown at the "Our Bodies, Our Sports" rally in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2022. The mother of three is a track coach, a Team USA World Masters track champion, and an advocate for the preservation of women’s sports.

Female athletes advocate for women’s sports ahead of Title IX transgender changes

Jun 23, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

New regulations the Biden administration will propose could lead to major changes in women's sports. Read more

An Inuit delegation from Canada meets Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 28, 2022.

Itinerary released for Pope Francis' trip to Canada in late July

Jun 23, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada, during which he will meet with representatives of... Read more

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Eyewitness details brutal 'blasphemy murder' of Nigerian Christian student

Jun 23, 2022

By Douglas Burton, Beloved John

A close friend who was with Deborah Emmanuel when she died describes her final hours. Read more

Wolodymyr, Tatiana, Franciszek, Magdalena, and Teresa Korczyński on June 22, 2022.

Ukrainian family prays for peace at World Meeting of Families

Jun 23, 2022

By Courtney Mares

A Ukrainian family of 10 is participating in the World Meeting of Families this week. Read more

Rome - June 22, 2022: Day one of the World Meeting of Families with Pope Francis during the Festival of Families.

World Meeting of Families 2022: Full text of Pope Francis' address at the Festival of Families

Jun 23, 2022

By CNA Staff

Here is the full text of Pope Francis' address at the Festival of Families during the World Meeting of Families... Read more

Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the World Meeting of Families 2022

Cardinal Farrell: St. John the Baptist is a ‘witness to the sacredness of life’

Jun 23, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The cardinal celebrated Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John... Read more

Cardinal Walter Kasper, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, at the Vatican in April 2015.

Cardinal Kasper warns German synodal way risks 'breaking its own neck'

Jun 22, 2022

By AC Wimmer

A theologian considered close to Pope Francis has warned that the German Synodal Way is at risk of “breaking its... Read more

The Chiriaco family share their story at the World Meeting of Families, June 22, 2022.

Catholic family who welcomed Ukrainian refugees into their home share testimony at the Vatican

Jun 22, 2022

By Courtney Mares

As millions of refugees fled the war in Ukraine this year, a Catholic family of eight made the decision to... Read more

Pope Francis speaks at the opening of the World Meeting of Families in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, June 22, 2022.

Catholic marriage is a gift, not a formality, Pope Francis says at World Meeting of Families 2022 opening

Jun 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Wednesday that Catholic marriage is a gift, not just a formality or rule. Read more

Alex Shingleton and Landon Duyka deliver a 'Gospel reflection' during Mass at Old St. Patrick's in Chicago, Ill., June 19, 2022.

Can laity preach at Mass? Chicago parish offers pulpit to same-sex couple

Jun 22, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

A Chicago Catholic parish is facing questions after the pastor allowed a couple in a same-sex marriage to offer a... Read more

Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi.

First married couple to be beatified together featured at World Meeting of Families

Jun 22, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi are the official patrons of the 10th World Meeting of Families taking place in... Read more

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Pope Francis mourns Catholic priests killed in Mexico

Jun 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were killed inside a church on June 20. Read more