null / Credit: Stephen Kiers/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A New Jersey teacher’s dismissal from her Catholic school classroom over her role as a surrogate mother has raised the question of just when Catholic employers can dismiss workers for not adhering to the faith.  The teacher, Jadira Bonilla, was put…

Virginia State House. / Credit: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Richmond, Virginia, Oct 8, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Virginia’s two Catholic bishops are urging voters to “form [their] consciences and vote” in the state’s upcoming gubernatorial election that could also see the state poised to pass a far-reaching pro-abortion constitutional amendment. The Virginia Catholic Conference at its…

The Tomb of St. Francis. / Credit: Courtesy of Sacred Convent Press Office Rome Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). For the first time, the body of St. Francis of Assisi will be visible to all, from Feb. 22 to March 22, 2026. This religious and historical event was announced on the memorial…

FDA sign outside their headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Catholic bishops sharply criticized the Trump administration’s recent approval of the generic abortion drug mifepristone, saying that women and children deserve better care.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug even…