By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Jan 20, 2024 / 08:33 am Bishop Mario Dorsonville of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in southeastern Louisiana, whose ecclesial career spanned nearly four decades, died unexpectedly on Friday evening after serving as bishop of the diocese for less than a year. He was 63. In a …

By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 18, 2024 / 18:00 pm Father Jesús Silva Castignani, a priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain, questioned the spirituality that governs the World Economic Forum now holding its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland: “What spirit governs Davos?” he asked in a Jan. …

By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Jan 17, 2024 / 09:12 am In a continuation of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday dedicated his general audience to highlighting the difference between love and lust, arguing that “in Christianity, there is no condemnation of the sexual instinct.” Centering …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 16, 2024 / 15:30 pm A Supreme Court case being argued this week could have significant implications for a decade-long religious liberty battle fought by the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jan 15, 2024 / 07:00 am Oscar winner Martin Scorsese recently confirmed that a script for his new movie, “A Life of Jesus,” is now finished. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times on Jan. 8, Scorsese said he co-wrote the screenplay with critic and filmmaker …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:00 am Religious Americans feel their faith is less accepted by society than in previous years, a new survey by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found. According to Becket, “the greatest change in perceived feelings of acceptance is among Christians.” …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 10:00 am After a year of renewed attacks on churches and religious centers, the U.S. bishops said in a new report released today that attacks on houses of worship constitute the “largest threat to religious liberty in 2024” and could threaten …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 09:37 am Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in a television interview on Sunday night. In an appearance on an Italian talk show on Jan. 14, the 87-year-old pope …

By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 10, 2024 / 12:45 pm For the past two months, 33-year-old Kegham Balian, an Armenian Christian, has spent a significant part of his days and nights in a tent in a parking area known as “Cows’ Garden” in the southeast corner of the Old City of …

By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2024 / 10:30 am Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help in the search for the “common good.” “I thank you for your commitment to dialogue,” the pope said in a …