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Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk prays on April 7, 2022, for Ukrainians killed by Russian forces in Bucha.

Ukrainian Catholic leader prays at mass grave in Bucha

Apr 8, 2022

By CNA Staff

‘Seeing the mutilated, breathless bodies, we prayed for their eternal rest,’ Major Archbishop Shevchuk said. Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured on July 2, 2015.

Cardinal Parolin says that curial reform might not be over

Apr 8, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

In Part 2 of an exclusive interview, the Vatican Secretary of State discusses the future of his powerful dicastery in... Read more

Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 2022

Aborted babies found in DC: Officials silent on investigation

Apr 7, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Anti-abortion activists claim the driver of a medical waste disposal truck gave them a box outside an abortion clinic March... Read more

Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising holds a protest outside the office of District of Columbia mayor Muriel Bowser, April 7, 2022.

Law, politics, and five abortion victims: Will justice prevail in DC?

Apr 7, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The bodies of five abortion victims in the District of Columbia have captured headlines, with pro-life activists asking if they... Read more

Randall Terry, spokesman for the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, a pro-life group, speaks at a press conference on April 5, 2022. The group says it obtained the remains of more than 100 aborted babies, which included five babies the group says were the victims of late-term abortions, from a biohazard waste disposal company, a charge the company has denied.

What happens to the remains of aborted babies? Here’s what we know

Apr 7, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

“Without regulations, medical practitioners are free to dispose of human fetal remains by incineration with medical waste, by dumping in... Read more

"ALIVE: Who is there?" is a new documentary about personal encounters with the Eucharist.

New eucharistic movie hits U.S. theaters for one day only

Apr 7, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

A new documentary titled "ALIVE: Who is there?" highlighting the transformative power of the Holy Eucharist will be debuting for... Read more

People praying at an abortion clinic.

Spain criminalizes pro-life witness near abortion clinics

Apr 7, 2022

By ACI Prensa

Spain’s Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a bill amending the country’s penal code to criminalize “harassment” of women entering... Read more

US President Joe Biden and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson watch the US Senate vote on whether to approve Judge Brown's appointment to the US Supreme Court in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2022.

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black woman on Supreme Court

Apr 7, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose nomination was opposed by pro-life groups, will become the first black woman to serve on the... Read more

Sister Isabela, Sister Roziane, and Sister Mariana Guimaraes.

Three sisters were called to be nuns in the same religious order

Apr 7, 2022

By Natalia Zimbrão

Sister Mariana, Sister Roziane, and Sister Isabela Guimaraes are three blood sisters who embraced their call to religious life in... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the community of the Pontifical German Institute of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome on April 7, 2022.

Pope Francis praises pope’s attempt to reconcile with Martin Luther

Apr 7, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

“He would have plenty of work today,” Pope Francis said. Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn on March 19, 2022.

Cardinal Parolin: Ukraine has the right to defend itself, but arms shipments could cause ‘terrible’ escalation

Apr 7, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, discussed the Holy See's diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting in Ukraine... Read more

Pope Francis received Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash, on April 7, 2022

Pope Francis receives Ukraine’s new Vatican ambassador

Apr 7, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Ukrainian ambassador arrived in Rome in March. Read more

Sister Suellen Tennyson, a member of the Congregation of the Marianites of Holy Cross, who was abducted in Burkina Faso April 4, 2022.

Abducted American religious sister a former leader of her congregation whose heart turned to missionary work

Apr 6, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The American religious sister kidnapped in West Africa this week is a former international leader of her congregation, who was... Read more

All Saints' Ukrainian Catholic parish in Hamburg, Germany.

Drunk Russian man attacks Ukrainian Catholic priest in Germany

Apr 6, 2022

By CNA Staff

A drunk Russian physically attacked the pastor of the Ukrainian Catholic parish in Hamburg on Saturday. Read more

Right to Live members protest a bill that would criminalize prayer near abortion clinics in Madrid's Plaza de la Marina Española, April 6, 2022.

Bill criminalizing prayer near abortion clinics protested outside Spain's Senate

Apr 6, 2022

By Diego López Marina

The Right to Live platform in Spain held a protest Wednesday in front of the the country’s Senate of a... Read more

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Catholic youth organizations urge end to Germany's ban on abortion ads

Apr 6, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ), an umbrella organization of Catholic children's and youth associations, has spoken in favor... Read more

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Priest sends open letter to German cardinal begging him to uphold Catholic teaching on homosexuality

Apr 6, 2022

By CNA Staff

A priest who works with those with same-sex attraction who want to lead chaste and faithful lives has written an... Read more

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on April 6, 2022.

Pope Francis: We are witnessing the ‘impotence’ of the UN in the Ukraine war

Apr 6, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope made the comments during a reflection on his recent trip to Malta at his weekly general audience. Read more

Young adults who have helped with the "I Thirst" project at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dedham, Massachusetts from left to right: Emily Rittenour, Matthew Marquet, Monet Souza, Natlia Derosa, Sister Josephine Ngama, Lew Uttaro, Gianfranco Derosa, Elizabeth Balzarini, George Matta, Mark Farah.

This Catholic parish is helping to bring fresh water to a poor Nigerian village

Apr 6, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

“They need water.” These words have inspired a Catholic parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, to undertake an ambitious effort to fund... Read more

Pope Francis holds up a flag which he said was brought to him from “the martyred city” of Bucha, Ukraine at his general audience on April 6, 2022.

Pope Francis: Blood of Bucha victims ‘cries out to heaven’ for end to Ukraine war

Apr 6, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope held up a blue and yellow flag which he said was brought to him from “the martyred city”... Read more