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Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

UPDATE: Carmelite nuns affiliate with Society of St. Pius X after yearlong feud with local bishop

Sep 17, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

After a string of controversies, a group of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, announced that they are associating with the... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, March 14, 2024, and greets Dr. Sarah Taxler, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States. Standing with the vice president is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Democrats tee up ‘Catholics for Harris-Walz’ coalition

Sep 17, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

A virtual campaign event designed to organize Catholic support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential candidacy is set to... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to Archbishop William Seng Chye Goh (left) after he elevated him to cardinal during a consistory to create 20 new cardinals on Aug. 27, 2022, at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore ‘has revived the faith of our people,’ cardinal says

Sep 17, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

Cardinal William Goh, archbishop of Singapore, hailed the positive results of the recently concluded papal visit to his country. Read more

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Senate Republicans block unrestricted IVF insurance mandate but still back other IVF bills

Sep 17, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Senate fell several votes short of the three-fifths majority needed to end debate on the bill Tuesday afternoon. Read more

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Social media health hazard? Attorneys general call for surgeon general’s warning 

Sep 17, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

A bipartisan group of 42 state attorneys general recently called for the U.S. surgeon general to add a health warning... Read more

More than 300 years old, the feast of Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle is one of the most popular in Argentina.

‘Feast of the Miracle’ in Argentina attracts more than half a million pilgrims

Sep 17, 2024

By Julieta Villar

More than 650,000 pilgrims gathered this past weekend in the city of Salta, Argentina, to celebrate the Feast of Our... Read more

A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18, 2018, in Chicago.

Catholic universities among dozens of schools with links to abortion industry, study finds

Sep 17, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Of the 732 Christian schools investigated, more than 80 were found to have some sort of connection with Planned Parenthood... Read more

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln carries the Eucharist through Nebraska.

Bishop Conley: Invite one person to the Catholic faith this year

Sep 17, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

As part of the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival, the bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, urged Catholics to be part of the... Read more

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, France, as the Holy See’s special envoy for the Quebec Archdiocese’s jubilee celebrations to take place Sept. 20–22, 2024.

Pope Francis appoints special envoy for Quebec Archdiocese’s 350th anniversary celebrations

Sep 17, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Last year, the Quebec Archdiocese opened a special jubilee year to mark the historic occasion of the local Church’s founding... Read more

A reliquary containing relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Church of Sant’Angela Merici in Rome, Oct. 11, 2021.

Pope Francis tells young people to prioritize the Eucharist like Carlo Acutis

Sep 17, 2024

By Courtney Mares

“As Blessed Carlo Acutis said, the Eucharist is the highway to heaven,” the pope wrote in his message for diocesan... Read more

“We want the Florida public to understand that Florida physicians are against Amendment 4 and that’s because it’s dangerous — not just for the babies that will be eliminated after they can feel pain but also for mothers and girls,” said Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie (right) in an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Sept. 16, 2024.

Abortion amendment on Florida ballot ‘brutal and dangerous,’ physician says

Sep 17, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol, Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie discussed Amendment 4 and its ramifications. Read more

The St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square on March 27, 2020, in New Orleans.

Archdiocese of New Orleans offers $62 million abuse settlement; survivors ask for $1 billion

Sep 17, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The archdiocesan proposal is considerably less than the roughly $1 billion proposed by survivors of clergy abuse. Read more

Pope Francis addresses young adults gathered in Tirana, Albania, for the Mediterranean Encounters 2024 conference on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Pope Francis: Diverse religious identities are ‘a gift from God’

Sep 17, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Contemplate the diversity of your traditions as a wealth, a wealth willed by God,” the pope told young adults gathered... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matalgalpa, Nicaragua.

Bishop Álvarez chosen by Pope Francis to participate in Synod on Synodality

Sep 17, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the... Read more

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA.

USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy

Sep 16, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Out of 164 CPC designations, there has only been one “binding agreement” entered to address a religious freedom violation and... Read more

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Families are moving out of ‘blue’ states and heading for red and purple, researchers find

Sep 16, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

A new study by the Institute for Family Studies shows that families are moving out of “blue” states and heading... Read more

Organizers discuss the upcoming second session of the Synod on Synodality at a press conference at the Holy See Press Office on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

Here’s what will be new at the Synod on Synodality part 2

Sep 16, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will begin Oct. 2–27 in Rome, the second part of... Read more

A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney.

Next International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Sydney in 2028

Sep 16, 2024

By David Ramos, Diego López Marina

The 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, wrapped up with the announcement that Sydney will host the next congress... Read more

Bishop Emeritus Edward Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, passed away at age 84 on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Oklahoma Bishop Emeritus Slattery, ‘man of deep faith,’ passes away at 84

Sep 16, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“Bishop Slattery was a man of deep faith who knew that death would bring him to his Lord,” Tulsa Bishop... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Vatican announces press conference on ‘spiritual experience’ of Medjugorje

Cardinal Víctor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will lead a press conference on the... Read more