Texas passes ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban

Washington D.C., May 14, 2021 / 09:15 am America/Denver (CNA). States continued a nationwide trend of enacting pro-life laws in 2021, with the Texas legislature passing a “heartbeat” bill this week, and Montana enacting funding restrictions on abortion providers. The Texas state Senate on Thursday passed a ban on abortions …
Pope Francis to discuss climate change with John Kerry at Vatican

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 14, 2021 / 13:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis will meet Saturday with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, who is also a keynote speaker at a Vatican conference on financial solidarity and climate change. Kerry, who currently serves as the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy …
Polyglot priest beatified after miraculous healing of unborn baby

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 15, 2021 / 07:00 am America/Denver (CNA). A polyglot priest and founder of the Society of the Divine Savior was beatified at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on Saturday. Bl. Johan Baptist Jordan, also known by his religious name of Francis …
Live! Ordination of Priest, Saturday May 15, 11:00 a.m.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will ordain 7 Priest on Saturday, May 15th at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati. Join us as we celebrate Edward Hoffmann, Aaron Hess, Michael Kapolka, Anthomy Marcelli, Scott Morgan, Elijah Puthoff, and Louis Jacquemin ordination into the priesthood.
May 15: St. Isidore

Isidore was born in 1070 in Madrid, Spain. His family was poor, and he labored as a farmer on the land owned by a rich man named John de Vergas. He was very pious and such a good worker that de Vergas allowed him to worship daily in the chapel …
Maria Emmerich: Chaminade Julienne Volunteer

Chaminade-Julienne High School Senior Volunteers with her Mother at Food for the Journey. Volunteers are like gold to a nonprofit agency. When they find one willing to take on the work that needs to be done, they’ve found a treasure. That would describe Maria Emmerich, 18, a senior at Chaminade …
Metuchen seminarian killed in hit-and-run accident in New York City

By CNA Staff Metuchen, N.J., May 13, 2021 / 11:01 am America/Denver (CNA). A seminarian for the Diocese of Metuchen was killed Tuesday evening in a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan. Ngu Quoc “Peter” Tran, 29, was a first-year theology student at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in South …
Fostering Vocations in Coldwater

by Susie Bergman Three Mothers of Priests from the Northern Archdiocese Share their Stories In northern Mercer County, nestled in a rural region of rich farmland, a different kind of fruitfulness has flourished. The Coldwater Cluster of Parishes, comprised of St. Mary, St. Anthony and Holy Trinity Churches, has produced …
U.S. bishops pray for peace as Israel-Hamas conflict rages

Washington D.C., May 13, 2021 / 09:01 am America/Denver (CNA). The U.S. bishops’ conference offered prayers for peace in the Holy Land on Thursday, as conflict between Israel and Hamas flared up this week. “We are greatly saddened that simmering tensions erupted into violence in the Holy Land this week,” …
Former President of Cincinnati Right to Life Passes Away

(Cincinnati, OH) – It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and former President of Cincinnati Right to Life, Mr. J. Patrick Conroy, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 8, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Mary …