By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2023 / 14:50 pm Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely — that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” was Catholic. Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a time and place …

By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2023 / 16:08 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in an interview that President Joe Biden is ignoring his calls about the “tragic, broken” migrant system in the U.S., which has landed tens of thousands of migrants and refugees in …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2023 / 15:20 pm A German family that has lived in the United States for more than a decade after leaving their home country in order to legally home-school their children faces possible deportation next month, their supporters said. The Romeikes — father …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 27, 2023 / 12:00 pm California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that would reduce funding to schools that restrict LGBT content from their classrooms. The bill would centralize state authority over school curricula by fining schools that restrict books that cover homosexuality …

By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Sep 22, 2023 / 13:42 pm The Vatican on Sept. 21 released the final list of names of those participating in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October, including laypeople who will be full voting delegates at a Catholic Church synod for the first time. …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 21, 2023 / 04:00 am Sept. 21 marks the feast day of St. Matthew, also known as Levi, an apostle of Jesus and, according to tradition, the author of one of the four Gospels. Surprisingly little is known for certain about Matthew’s life, even though his Gospel …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 20, 2023 / 19:25 pm Attorney General Merrick Garland strongly objected to accusations that the Department of Justice would discriminate against Catholic Americans during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. Garland called the suggestion of anti-Catholic bias “outrageous” and “absurd” when questioned about a …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 20, 2023 / 14:32 pm A monthlong nationwide college tour by Vice President Kamala Harris, meant in part to promote the expansion of abortion under law, has prompted repudiation from pro-life advocates. The tour, announced Sept. 7, is aimed at bringing together “thousands of students for high-energy, …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2023 / 16:30 pm During a conversation with former President Bill Clinton, Pope Francis urged stronger action on climate change, called for diplomacy instead of war, promoted greater health care access for children, and highlighted the crises facing migrants and refugees. “It is …

By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Sep 17, 2023 / 07:00 am Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher, one of the holiest places in the world for Christians and an important pilgrimage site since the fourth century, is revealing more of its secrets. Ongoing archaeological investigations related to the restoration of the basilica’s …