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null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 14:21 pm (CNA). Pro-life organizations are expressing concern for families, women, and children after Ohio voters approved a referendum to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. “Our hearts are broken tonight not because we lost an election, but because Ohio families, women,…
The Houck family / Credit: Thomas More Society CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2023 / 14:27 pm (CNA). Months after being unanimously acquitted of all charges against him, Catholic father and pro-life activist Mark Houck and his wife Ryan-Marie Houck filed lawsuits on Monday against the FBI and DOJ for malicious and retaliatory prosecution, abuse of…
A baptismal font in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. / Bwag via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Rome Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 14:25 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine office has said an adult who identifies as transgender can receive the sacrament of baptism under the same conditions as any adult, as long as there…
Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920-1998). / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Nov 8, 2023 / 12:51 pm (CNA). Pope Francis approved a miracle on Wednesday attributed to Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, paving the way for the beatification of the curial cardinal whom the pope considered a friend. The miracle, which Francis approved on Nov. 8, involved…
Pope Francis waves to the crowds at his general audience on Nov. 8, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 8, 2023 / 12:20 pm (CNA). In his ongoing catechetical series on apostolic zeal, Pope Francis on Wednesday drew upon the example of Venerable Madeleine Delbrêl as a testament to conversion and service in…
The Vatican’s doctrine office has responded to a bishop’s questions concerning the role of people who identify as LGBT at Catholic baptisms and weddings. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) published a three-page Italian document responding to six questions Nov. 8. Leave a comment The text was signed by Pope Francis at…
COP28 logo. / Credit: rafapress/Shutterstock Vatican City, Nov 8, 2023 / 11:50 am (CNA). The Holy See has signed an interfaith declaration on taking action to protect the environment during a religious summit held ahead of the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, signed the statement on behalf…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin greets voters at Haymarket Elementary School Nov. 7, 2023, in Haymarket, Virginia. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 09:16 am (CNA). Virginia Democrats kept control of the state Senate and flipped the state House of Delegates on Tuesday in what will be a major blow…
A road in Enugu State, Nigeria. / Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 08:28 am (CNA). A new report from a Christian advocacy group says that Christianity continues to thrive and grow despite brutal repression and attempts by governments, groups, and individuals across…
null / Credit: andriano.cz/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 06:47 am (CNA). The gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Mississippi on Tuesday ended with two incumbent victories, one Democratic and the other Republican, with both states holding their respective status quos after much-watched and expensive campaigns. The elections were viewed by some as referendums…
