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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 08:00 am A group of 17 House Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Claudia Tenney from New York, is urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to prohibit biological men from participating in women’s sports. Under current NCAA rules, biological male athletes who …
Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 18, 2024 / 07:00 am The director of the Chair of Theology of the Consecrated Life at San Dámaso Ecclesiastical University in Spain, Sister Carolina Blázquez Casado, OSA, explained that the rite of peace at Mass “is not a greeting or friendly gesture.” …
Survey: New priests are young and involved in their community
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 16, 2024 / 13:30 pm The incoming class of seminarians who will be ordained in 2024 is young and involved in their community, an annual survey released April 15 found. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned the Center for Applied Research (CARA) at Georgetown University for …
St. Peregrine Cancer Prayer Service
The Shrine is pleased to be able to offer the St. Peregrine Relic for prayer and veneration. Three times per year a prayer service is held for those who are on a journey with cancer, whether it be as a patient or as a caregiver. The next service will be …
U.S. Supreme Court: Idaho can enforce ban on sex changes for children
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 15, 2024 / 18:45 pm The United States Supreme Court awarded Idaho emergency relief that will allow the state to enforce its ban on doctors performing sex-change operations on children and providing them with sex-change drugs. In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the Supreme …
New York’s Cardinal Dolan ‘safe and secure’ after sheltering amid Iranian airstrikes
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 15, 2024 / 18:15 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is “safe” after he took shelter in Jerusalem as Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles over Israel beginning in the late hours of April 13. Dolan, who leads the Archdiocese of New …
9 facts about Catholics in the U.S., according to Pew research
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Apr 15, 2024 / 06:00 am The Pew Research Center released a new fact sheet Friday that contains nine demographic and statistical facts about the Catholic population in the United States, based on the center’s numerous surveys. Here are Pew’s nine facts about Catholics in the United States. Twenty …
Australian police arrest male suspect following stabbing attack at Sydney church
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Apr 15, 2024 / 07:30 am Australian police have confirmed another stabbing incident in Sydney after shocking video footage of a man apparently attacking a church leader went viral on social media on Monday. In a first statement, New South Wales police urged the community to avoid the …
Trump says he will not sign a national abortion ban if reelected
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 10, 2024 / 14:20 pm Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would not sign a national abortion ban if reelected to the office of the presidency in November. The Republican presidential candidate was at an event in Atlanta on Wednesday when a reporter …
Catholics who participate in Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Congress can receive plenary indulgences
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 10, 2024 / 18:00 pm Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), announced April 9 the opportunity for Catholics who participate in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the National Eucharistic Congress to receive plenary indulgences. Broglio requested that the …
