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null / Credit: Orhan Cam/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 19, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pro-life advocates plan to push federal- and state-level legislative and policy reforms on abortion when the United States Congress and many state legislatures enter into session in January 2025. Many plans look toward regulating the abortion drug mifepristone, which is…
“Sts. Peter and Paul,” Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown. / Credit: Public domain Vatican City, Nov 18, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul. Here are three things to know…
Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 18:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ call for an investigation into claims that a genocide may be happening in Gaza has garnered criticism. In a…
Before being named a commissioner, Brendan Carr was a legal adviser for the Federal Communications Commission and then served as its general counsel. / Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend…
null / Credit: Noska Photo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Police in Arizona are investigating an October parish fire as an act of arson, with authorities seeking help identifying a suspect in the blaze amid warnings from federal law enforcement over increased arson activity against houses of worship. Fire officials at…
Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas, expressed his hope that the approval of series of liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Chiapas “will encourage the process to promote similar adaptations in other Indigenous groups.” / Credit: Diocese of San…
Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti on Nov. 14, 2024, was named the 2024 Opus Prize laureate, which comes with a $1.2 million award recognizing transformative humanitarian work. / Credit: Santa Clara University ACI Africa, Nov 18, 2024 / 11:40 am (CNA). Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti, the founder and executive director of the Centre for Women Studies…
A bridge over the Mississippi River near St. Louis. / Credit: Checubus/Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Nov 18, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). After a close but heartbreaking loss at the ballot box that saw Missouri voters choose to enshrine a right to “reproductive freedom” in the state constitution Nov. 5, the head of the Missouri…
Left to right: John Ratcliffe, Marco Rubio, Elise Stefanik, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Jason Mendez/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 18, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). President-elect Donald Trump has chosen several Catholics to serve in his Cabinet and other parts…
Children play as procession participants wait to enter the Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne for adoration. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Nov. 18 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, a French religious sister who came to the United States…
