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 …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2023 / 09:12 am Multiple victims were reported dead after at least two mass shootings in southern Maine on Wednesday night. The total count of victims was unclear as of early Thursday morning. Law enforcement indicated the ultimate death toll could be nearly 20. …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2023 / 17:10 pm A group of congressional representatives this week urged the Biden Department of Justice to refrain from deporting a German family who emigrated to the U.S. more than a decade ago seeking asylum in order to home-school their children. In the letter, addressed …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2023 / 06:03 am Pope Francis on Wednesday released a new document on the environment that he has described as the “second part” of his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, and which warns of “grave consequences” if humanity continues to ignore the threat of climate change. …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2023 / 17:15 pm Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently urged Catholics at Philadelphia’s Eucharistic Congress to “open ourselves to wonder” before the Eucharist and to seek the “strength, consolation and countless graces” the Blessed Sacrament offers the faithful …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 17:55 pm Kevin Birmingham, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, passed away in his sleep last night, the archdiocese confirmed on Monday afternoon. He was 51. Father Manuel Dorantes, the pastor at St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Chicago, wrote …