By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 11, 2024 / 13:35 pm When parents seek medical help for their gender-confused children, they are assured that puberty blockers are “reversible” treatment that pauses puberty, offering the “chance to explore gender identity.” But a Mayo Clinic study published in late March found that boys who take …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2024 / 13:00 pm A Catholic university in New Jersey returned to its historic tradition of naming a “priest-president” following the previous president’s abrupt resignation and lawsuit against the school. Seton Hall University, one of the oldest diocesan-run universities in the nation, on April …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2024 / 10:40 am Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Peter Jugis and appointed a new prelate to take his place, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The Holy Father “has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2024 / 12:50 pm Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for 2024, announced his abortion policy in a Monday Truth Social video in which he said that “the states will determine” the future of abortion in the U.S. In the video, …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 9, 2024 / 13:30 pm The Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested an 18-year-old man from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who allegedly planned to kill Christians and burn down churches in his town to further the mission of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). …

By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2024 / 11:00 am A Wisconsin bishop has publicly rebuked the former apostolic nuncio to the United States, accusing him of defamation and a possibly illicit ordination. The clash between Bishop James Powers of the Diocese of Superior and Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò stems …

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 6, 2024 / 07:00 am Four Catholic priests shared their reflections in answer to a simple but very important question for the life of faith: Why go on a spiritual retreat? Father Antonio Domenech Guillén, a priest of the Diocese of Cuenca in …

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 3, 2024 / 17:30 pm In a new book interview with Pope Francis, the Holy Father recalled that Benedict XVI defended him when he was accused of promoting “homosexual marriage.” In the Spanish-language book “The Successor: My Memories of Benedict XVI,” Pope Francis …

By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Apr 2, 2024 / 15:15 pm The Vatican’s top doctrinal office next week will unveil a new declaration on the theme of human dignity, one that is expected to address a range of contemporary moral issues including gender ideology and surrogacy. The Holy See Press Office …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 1, 2024 / 16:20 pm Three pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after disrupting the Saturday evening Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City as the faithful were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Protesters entered the cathedral about 45 minutes into …