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Archbishop Timothy Broglio is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and also leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio calls on faithful to join in prayer on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Oct 3, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Archbishop Timothy Broglio invited the faithful throughout the country to join in prayer on the first anniversary of the Oct.... Read more

Autistic Catholics is an online resource and support system that offers weekly meetings for Catholics on the autism spectrum.

Autistic Catholics find a voice: New support group fosters connection and belonging

Oct 3, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Autistic Catholics, an online resource and support group, kicked off this week with the group’s first online meeting. Read more

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Virginia school board to pay teacher $575,000 after firing over transgender pronouns

Oct 3, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Peter Vlaming was dismissed by the West Point School District in 2018 after he refused to use male pronouns to... Read more

The archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Joseph Arshad, addresses the persecuted Christian community of Jaranwala in August 2023. Twenty-one Catholic churches, Bibles, and family homes were set on fire.

Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed

Oct 3, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

A Christian mother of four has been sentenced to death by a judge in Pakistan for allegedly spreading blasphemous messages... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez.

Who is Rolando Álvarez, the bishop persecuted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship?

Oct 3, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos is once again in the news after Pope Francis appointed him to participate in the second... Read more

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Bishop’s message to women contemplating abortion: ‘Go to any Catholic church’

Oct 3, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s a roundup of the latest developments in the U.S. regarding abortion and pro-life issues. Read more

A sign for the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is on display near the hospital in Burbank, California.

California Catholic hospital apologizes after lawsuit claims it denied pregnant woman care

“While elective abortions are not performed in Providence facilities, we do not deny emergency care,” a Providence St. Joseph Hospital... Read more

The Cathedral of La Plata in Argentina is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.

Opus Dei in Argentina denies accusations of human trafficking and labor exploitation

Oct 2, 2024

By Julieta Villar

The Prelature of Opus Dei in Argentina has “categorically denied” recently publicized allegations of human trafficking and labor exploitation. Read more

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

A look at the religious freedom cases that could be on the Supreme Court docket this term

Oct 2, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The most high-profile religious liberty case being appealed to the Supreme Court deals with religious freedom and parental rights in... Read more

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Vermont diocese files for bankruptcy amid more sex abuse lawsuits

Oct 2, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“While my heart is heavy with the decision to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, such weight pales in comparison to the... Read more

Pope Francis addresses participants of the first meeting of the full assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024.

At Synod on Synodality, pope says Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’

Oct 2, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first... Read more

“We are worried about every human being in Lebanon because there is a big, big difference between what Lebanese people want and [how] the political parties are behaving these days,” said Holy Spirit University of Kaslik President Father Talal Hachem.

As Israel goes after Hezbollah, Catholic university president in Lebanon advocates for peace

Oct 2, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik President Father Talal Hachem discusses the situation of the Christian community in Lebanon amid the... Read more

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross as he opens the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality with a Mass on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis opens Synod on Synodality assembly with warning against personal ‘agendas’

Oct 2, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the... Read more

Diocese of Charlotte Vicar General Monsignor Patrick Winslow speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

North Carolina chancellor on Hurricane Helene disaster: ‘Extremely difficult’

Oct 2, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Hurricane Helene passed through multiple southeastern states during its trek through the U.S. last week. The storm killed more than... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024 in New York City.

Vance, Walz clash over late-term abortion, protections for born-alive infants in debate

Oct 2, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

During the Oct. 1 CBS debate both candidates quarreled over abortion policy and about which presidential ticket has the best... Read more

Pope Francis greets the crowd at the end of a Mass for the opening of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in St Peter's Square.

Pope Francis calls for global day of prayer, fasting amid escalating conflict in Holy Land

Oct 2, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The pope’s surprise announcement comes the morning after Iran launched hundreds of missiles toward Israel. Read more

The Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility is seen at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on June 30, 2005, near Richland, Washington.

Catholic University lab gets $31 million contract to clean World War II-era nuclear site

Oct 2, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The lab assists with nuclear cleanup efforts in areas around the country by researching safer and more cost-effective methods of... Read more

Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei.

What is Opus Dei? A CNA explainer

Oct 2, 2024

By JD Flynn

Opus Dei was founded Oct. 2, 1928, by Father Josemaría Escrivá to help lay Catholics understand the baptismal calling of... Read more

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9 quotes from saints about guardian angels

Oct 2, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Oct. 2 is the feast of the guardian angels, and for the entire month the Catholic Church celebrates these celestial... Read more

On the eve of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, that the Catholic Church must first acknowledge its sins and ask for forgiveness before it can be credible in carrying out the mission Jesus Christ entrusted to his Church.

Pope Francis: We must acknowledge our sins, ask forgiveness to become missionary Church

Oct 1, 2024

By Kristina Millare

During the penitential celebration on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, confessions and testimonies were shared by bishops, religious,... Read more