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Statue of King Louis IX of France in Forest Park, St. Louis. / Credit: STLJB/Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Jun 27, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has upheld a decision by Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis to close a parish — one of several that had appealed its closure…
U.S. Capitol viewed through the columns of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2024 / 18:10 pm (CNA). A decision in a high-stakes abortion case was accidentally prematurely posted to the Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday. Though not the final ruling, the inadvertently leaked document indicates that the…
Rachel Levine, then a nominee for assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before her confirmation hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25, 2021. / Credit: Caroline Brehman/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden’s administration…
Pilgrims shield themselves from the sun at Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 26, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has announced measures to transition Vatican City to using solar energy as its main source of electricity, as…
Central to the charism of Saint Josemaría Esrivá de Balaguer was his insistence that all Christians are called to aim for holiness in their ordinary lives, especially through their everyday work. / Credit: Opus Dei / Flickr ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 26, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). Today the Catholic Church honors St. Josemaría Escrivá…
A general view of the Louisiana State Capitol on April 17, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). A coalition of state residents is suing the Louisiana government to block the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools, arguing that displays…
USCCB President Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks at the bishops’ spring meeting, Thursday, June 13, 2024. / Credit: USCCB Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has laid off staff members from a department specializing in social justice initiatives that has been at the center of controversy over…
null / Credit: HQuality/Shutterstock Baltimore, Md., Jun 26, 2024 / 15:50 pm (CNA). The Delaware state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would legalize assisted suicide. The upper legislative chamber of President Joe Biden’s home state approved the proposed law by the narrowest of margins — 11 to 10. The narrow passage of H.B….
A flooded road is seen in the village of Tintenbar after heavy rain on April 5, 2024, in Ballina, Australia. / Credit: James D. Morgan/Getty Images Rome, Italy, Jun 26, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The effect of climate change on vulnerable populations among the Pacific Island nations was the subject of “Oceania Speaks,” a…
Aerial photo of Floyd River flooding near Alton, one of many communities under water in northwest Iowa in June 2024. / Credit: Sioux County Sheriff’s Office Facebook account CNA Staff, Jun 26, 2024 / 13:40 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Sioux City will hold a special collection next month to help victims of recent devastating…
