EWTN News divisions shine at 2024 Catholic Media Association awards — By: Catholic News Agency

National Catholic Register Editor-in-Chief Shannon Mullen (left) and Catholic News Agency Editor-in-Chief Ken Oliver (right) flank Jeanette DeMelo (center), the executive director of the two EWTN News properties. / Rita Sporleder/EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2024 / 12:05 pm (CNA). The 2024 Catholic Media Association (CMA) awards saw EWTN News properties, including Catholic…

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Expert says Supreme Court should ‘do the right thing’ on child transgender procedures — By: Catholic News Agency

Mary Rice Hasson with the Ethics and Public Policy Center speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on the Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. / Credit: ”EWTN News Nightly” CNA Staff, Jun 26, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). A Tennessee law preventing minors from receiving cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers is necessary to…

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Pope Francis: Drug cartels are ‘traffickers of death’ and ‘murderers’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his General Audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 26, 2024 / 07:48 am (CNA). Pope Francis called drug traffickers criminals, murderers, and “traffickers of death” during his general audience on Wednesday. “We cannot ignore the evil intentions and…

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‘Breathtaking’: through the cornfields with Jesus in Nebraska Eucharistic pilgrimage — By: Catholic News Agency

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes southwest of Omaha, Nebraska, on June 21, 2024. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA Omaha, Neb., Jun 26, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). The procession began quietly, with just the sound of footsteps crunching on gravel. The air was thick with incense, heavy with east Nebraska’s summer humidity and dust from the road. …

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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Catholic charter school proposal — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Zolnierek/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 25, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against the establishment of a virtual Catholic charter school, which would have been the first of its kind in the nation. In the U.S., charter schools are free, publicly funded schools that have greater flexibility in their operations and management…

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Pope Francis meets with leaders of Institute of Christ the King, a Latin Mass group — By: Catholic News Agency

Monsignor Gilles Wach (center), prior general of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, is received in private audience by Pope Francis on June 24, 2024. He is accompanied by Monsignor Rudolf Michael Schmitz, vicar general of the institute, and Canon Louis Valadier, provincial of France. / Credit: Courtesy of Institute of Christ the…

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