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The Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Gismondi Job Training Program helps those in need. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2024 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh is expanding its social services offered to people who are homeless and those in…
null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2024 / 18:37 pm (CNA). Ryan Burge, a leading researcher on religion and politics, recently compiled data indicating that “cafeteria Catholicism” is rampant in the United States. Specifically, the country’s Catholics express widespread disagreement with the Church’s teaching on abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty. The…
Bishop Bart van Roijen walked the length of the Gaza Strip on April 29, 2024, in support of those suffering due to the Israel-Hamas conflict. / Credit: Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA). A Catholic bishop walked the length of the Gaza Strip on April 29…
President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2024. / Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Katie Ledecky, Olympic swimmer, devout Catholic, and winner of 10…
Naples Archbishop Domenico Battaglia kisses the reliquary containing the blood of St. Januarius on May 4, 2024. / Credit: Chiesa di Napoli ACI Prensa Staff, May 6, 2024 / 16:48 pm (CNA). The miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius, bishop, martyr, and patron saint of Naples, Italy, was repeated in St….
Pro-lifers march in Colombia on May 4, 2024, in the country’s capital, Bogotá, and other cities and towns throughout the country. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, May 6, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Under the theme “Colombia, With Life There Is Hope,” tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets May…
Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli prayer and address on Sunday, May 5, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, May 6, 2024 / 14:07 pm (CNA). A priest armed with several weapons and dressed in a cassock tried to enter St. Peter’s Square in the…
Abortion pill reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 14:57 pm (CNA). New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday filed a lawsuit against multiple pregnancy resource centers and a pro-life group over…
The Vatican announced on May 6, 2024, that Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John McDermott as the bishop of the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont. / Credit: Diocese of Burlington, Vermont CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 11:52 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Vermont priest John McDermott as the bishop of the Diocese of Burlington…
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), pictured in 1938-1939. / Credit: Public Domain Rome Newsroom, May 6, 2024 / 11:12 am (CNA). Edith Stein could be declared a doctor of the Church with the title “doctor veritatis,” or “doctor of truth,” following a petition from the Discalced Carmelites. Pope Francis received an official request…
