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null / MK Feeney|Flickr|CC BY 2.0 DEED CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 14:40 pm (CNA). The Franciscan Friars of California announced this week that they have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over dozens of sexual abuse allegations filed against the religious order. The Franciscans of the Province of St. Barbara, founded in 1915 in…

A man walks the Camino de Santiago in Spain. / Credit: Jorge Luis Ojeda Flota via Unsplash CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Pilgrims walking the famous Camino de Santiago have reached a new record. In 2023, nearly half a million people from around the world hiked this historic route. According to…

Actor Shia LaBeouf was confirmed on Dec. 31, 2023, by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron. / Credit: Capuchin Franciscans-Western America Province CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday evening.  The…

Emergency room intensive care unit. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 10:40 am (CNA). A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Biden administration’s argument that emergency room doctors should be required to perform abortions under federal medical law. The legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said on Tuesday that the U.S. Court…