By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2024 / 16:13 pm The Diocese of Rapid City on Saturday announced the death of Bishop Peter Muhich at the age of 62, with the prelate’s death coming days after he entered hospice care. “With sorrow, the Diocese of Rapid City shares the …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2024 / 10:40 am Half a dozen pro-life activists on Tuesday were found guilty of violating a federal law that forbids protesters from blocking the entrances to abortion clinics. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release that the six defendants in the Nashville, …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 25, 2024 / 11:30 am A Kentucky bishop this month announced the dismissal of two priests who he said had repeatedly denigrated the modern form of the holy sacrifice of the Mass in their parish. Covington Bishop John Iffert said in a letter to members of Our …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 19, 2024 / 17:17 pm Jim Harbaugh, the celebrated football coach whose University of Michigan Wolverines just won the national championship, made a surprise appearance Friday at the annual pro-life march in Washington, D.C., at which he praised marchers for what he said was the …

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 Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 16, 2023 / 15:02 pm Two Christian women were killed on Saturday by an Israeli sniper at the Catholic Holy Family Parish in Gaza, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said on Saturday morning. The patriarchate said in a statement that “around noon” on Dec. 16, a …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:00 pm A survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church closures in that country. Catholic Union, a lay organization that bills itself as “dedicated to the defense of …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2023 / 11:45 am Michael Voris, the founder of St. Michael’s Media which operates the controversial Catholic media outlet Church Militant, resigned this week over an undisclosed “morality” violation, the company said on Tuesday. Church Militant posted on its website on Tuesday that Voris had “been …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2023 / 06:00 am As Catholic schools struggle to reach pre-pandemic student enrollment levels, Catholic home education appears to be enjoying a small renaissance, in keeping with trends showing an ongoing spike in home schooling across the U.S. The Washington Post last month reported that home …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 15:48 pm An assault at a San Francisco Catholic church on Sunday led to a police pursuit that reportedly included the possible use of a pipe bomb. The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA), a local police union, said on X on Sunday …