U.S. bishops to meet in November to discuss synod, Eucharistic Revival, canonization causes — By: Catholic News Agency

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meets for its fall plenary assembly meeting Nov. 14, 2023, in Baltimore. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 18, 2024 / 18:15 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather in Baltimore next month for its 2024 Fall Plenary Assembly. Major items…

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Texas attorney general sues doctor over allegedly giving cross-sex hormones to children — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a doctor for reportedly violating state law by prescribing transgender drugs to underage children. A law passed by the state Legislature last year prohibits doctors from performing “gender transition” surgeries on minors; it also…

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Christian foundation decries ‘widespread, systematic’ forceful conversion to Islam in Sudan — By: Catholic News Agency

Smoke billows during air strikes in central Khartoum as the Sudanese army attacks positions held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) throughout the Sudanese capital on Oct. 12, 2024. / Credit: AFP via Getty Images ACI Africa, Oct 18, 2024 / 14:40 pm (CNA). A U.K.-based human rights foundation condemned the forced conversion of…

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