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An unknown security guard stands at the entrance of a church destroyed during the fighting with ISIS in Mosul, Iraq. / Credit: CHRIS POOK/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Jun 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The fall of Mosul, Iraq, to ISIS in 2014 wasn’t the beginning of the struggle for the city’s Christians. Killings, abductions, and…
Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. / Credit: Zelda Caldwell/CNA Louisville, Ky., Jun 14, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). The head of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ pro-life committee on Thursday expressed disappointment in the Supreme Court ruling that allowed…
U.S. Capitol, Senate side. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2024 / 16:50 pm (CNA). The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted down a bill that Democrats said was designed to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures nationwide, with the measure coming amid a continued national debate over the medical procedure that…
Holy Cross parish in Buenos Aires, Argentina. / Credit: Roberto Fiadone/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 13, 2024 / 15:40 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, incorporated into the celebration of the Mass a political chorus used in protests against the government of President Javier Milei. The irregular act took…
A homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2023. / Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Ahead of the eighth observance of the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis this week urged Christians around the world to share…
The Eucharist makes its way up a ski hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. / Credit: Greg Effinger/Archdiocese of Denver/Denver Catholic CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA). As far as “highlights” go on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, thus far they don’t get much higher than 12,000 feet…
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 26, 2024, for a lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), which seeks to impose more restrictions on the prescription of mifepristone. / Credit: Peter Pinedo/CNA CNA Newsroom, Jun 13, 2024 / 12:38 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a physician-led…
The cross of the German “Synodal Way.” / Credit: Maximilian von Lachner / Synodaler Weg CNA Newsroom, Jun 13, 2024 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Just one day before a crucial meeting of the German Synodal Way, a Catholic initiative announced it has turned to the Vatican in an attempt to avoid what it sees as…
The exterior of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York / Credit: Michael Shriver/buffalophotoblog.com CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). A New York-based historical preservation group is launching an effort to save Catholic churches in the city of Buffalo that are allegedly “deeply at risk of vacancy and demolition” amid a diocesan…
Pope Francis made his remarks on synodality during an annual meeting for moderators of international associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements, and new communities, organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life on June 13, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jun 13, 2024 / 11:10 am (CNA). Pope Francis said Thursday a…
