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by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2022 / 06:00 am October 15 is the feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and Doctor of the Church whose life of prayer serves as an example for many Catholics today. Teresa Sanchez …

Students and other participants hold signs at the 2020 March for Life in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2020. Credit: Peter Zelasko/CNA
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 13, 2022 / 10:45 am The 2023 theme for the annual March for Life was announced Thursday in preparation for the first march after the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide. The theme of the …

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 12, 2022 / 14:00 pm A Nebraska television station fired its news director and co-anchor after she collected signatures for a pro-life petition aimed at making her hometown of Curtis a sanctuary city for the unborn. Melanie Standiford, a Nebraska native, told CNA …

ny Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 12, 2022 / 16:38 pm A Catholic church in Lansing, Michigan, has released a security video that captured three hooded individuals vandalizing the church Oct. 8 with pro-abortion and anti-Catholic graffiti. The three individuals can be seen approaching the Church of the Resurrection on …

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 12, 2022 / 11:45 am Two new Catholic movies that debuted in theaters in September and October are coming back to the big screen for encores by popular demand. American moviegoers will be able to see “Saint Michael: Meet the Angel” in theaters Oct. …

by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Oct 11, 2022 / 16:00 pm Many YouTube videos produced by Catholic or pro-life organizations will now bear an abortion disclaimer and links to an abortion webpage, as YouTube claims that abortion is a topic prone to misinformation. The move means many YouTube videos …

by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 10, 2022 / 16:25 pm A New York judge opened the door to legal recognition of multi-partner relationships while ruling in a housing court case. In a ruling on a dispute over a rent-stabilized apartment, Judge Karen May Bacdayan of the Civil Court …

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Oct 11, 2022 / 10:05 am On Nov. 8 voters in five states — Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota — will decide on whether to legalize recreational marijuana use. Catholic bishops in several of those states have urged voters to reject ballot measures that would legalize marijuana, citing …

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 11, 2022 / 15:00 pm Former Hawaii congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday that she is leaving the Democratic Party, citing a long list of reasons including its hostility to “people of faith.” “Any political party that is trying to …

Campers pray the rosary July 24 during Mike Sweeney Catholic Baseball Camp at the Russell Road Sports Complex in Kent, Wash. (CNS photo/Stephen Brashear) See BASEBALL-CAMP July 30, 2014.
by Daniel Ibañez Rome Newsroom, Oct 9, 2022 / 08:00 am October is the month of the rosary. Catholics around the world are encouraged to join in praying the rosary daily to honor the Virgin Mary. On Oct. 7, Catholics celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. It …