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by Perry West New Orleans, La., Mar 19, 2021 / 04:31 pm MT (CNA).- Catholic culture is everywhere in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is the city’s defining celebration. The city’s cathedral is one of its most well-known landmarks. And in the days leading to March 19, the people of New …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 16, 2024 / 09:21 am Super Bowl-winning kicker Harrison Butker shared a simple — but countercultural — message when he delivered a graduation speech at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, last year. “Get married and start a family,” the Kansas City Chiefs NFL star told …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 14:45 pm Riley Gaines and more than a dozen other female athletes filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) on Thursday alleging that allowing men to compete in women’s competitions denies women protections promised under Title IX. In a …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pm The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law, stripping the group of a key tax break and ordering it to pay into the state unemployment system. Catholic …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2024 / 17:20 pm Kamala Harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic when she toured a Planned Parenthood facility in Minneapolis on Thursday. While at the clinic Harris met with the staff and toured the facility. After touring …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 13, 2024 / 08:00 am The University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life and the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) are together hosting six online seminars in March and April to help develop pastoral guidance regarding the experiences and needs of persons …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2024 / 18:25 pm Doctors in England can no longer prescribe puberty blockers to children to facilitate a gender transition, according to an announcement from the country’s public health care system, the National Health Service (NHS). “Puberty blockers … are not available to …

By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 07:00 am The book “The Example of the First Christians,” published in 2023 by the University of Navarra, examines the early followers of Jesus of Nazareth, whose lives continue to inspire and resonate with Catholics of all times, including today. …

By Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 11, 2024 / 16:20 pm The archbishop of Port-au-Prince and president of the Haitian Bishops’ Conference, Max Leroy Mésidor, shared his perspective on the difficult situation facing his country and the pastoral work of the Church in the midst of violence, kidnappings, and …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Mar 9, 2024 / 07:00 am A novena is a traditional form of Catholic prayer lasting nine days. Typically, novenas focus on asking God for a specific intention and many are prayed through a saint’s intercession. Novenas are a beautiful way to grow in prayer …