null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Bangalore, India, Jan 29, 2025 / 14:05 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church in the western Indian state of Gujarat has expressed “frustration” over the state High Court confirming the government’s power in appointing staff in Catholic high schools. The Jan. 23 verdict “is frustrating for us. We are sad…

null / Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Dorothy Fink announced this week that the agency will review its budget to ensure that taxpayer funds are not being used to pay for or promote elective abortions. In a…

The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines. / Credit: Kagejuni001, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Jan 29, 2025 / 11:45 am (CNA). U.S.-based abuse watchdog BishopAccountability.org during a Jan. 29 press conference held in Manila, Philippines, identified 82 priests and brothers with ties to the Philippines…

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti presides over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Paul’s Shrine in Tabbaleh, Damascus, on Jan. 25, 2025. / Credit: ACI MENA ACI MENA, Jan 29, 2025 / 12:15 pm (CNA). On Saturday, Jan. 25, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at…

Demonstrators rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors. / Credit: Migi Fabara/CNA CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening issued an executive order…