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Amid clown protesters, Boston men’s march for life remains ‘prayerful’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2025 / 09:00 am Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Amid clown protesters, Boston men’s march for life remains ‘prayerful’ Hundreds gathered in Boston last Saturday for a men’s march for life, which drew a rambunctious crowd of protesters dressed …
Detainees denied communion at Illinois detention facility
By Kathleen Murphy Chicago, Illinois, Nov 1, 2025 / 17:29 pm Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado celebrated a Mass Nov. 1 outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees. Maldonado, an auxiliary bishop in Chicago, and a group of eight spiritual leaders sought to bring …
Report finds over 400 cases of vandalism, other ‘hostile’ acts against churches in 2024
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2025 / 15:49 pm A report published by the Family Research Council (FRC) documented more than 400 cases of “acts of hostility” against Catholic and other Christian churches in the U.S. in 2024. The report, published on Aug. 11, found 415 incidents, which included …
Bishop Barron urges court to strike down Washington law that targets seal of confession
By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 15:29 pm Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession, telling the court that the law is “manifestly” disrespectful of the ancient and …
Shine On: The Gift of Freedom
Before Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical, Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson’s place in the minds of many Americans was simple: founding father, third President, sculpted into Mount Rushmore. After Hamilton… well, let’s just say he’s probably now known more for his flamboyant portrayal. I want to shine a light on one of Jefferson’s …
U.S. Catholic bishops announce Religious Freedom Week theme: ‘Witnesses to Hope’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2025 / 18:43 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is commemorating 2025 Religious Freedom Week with the theme “Witnesses to Hope,” according to a June 18 announcement. Religious Freedom Week, which the USCCB first launched in 2018, begins on Monday, June …
Bishop Barron talks faith, freedom, and tech with Tucker Carlson
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2025 / 16:29 pm Bishop Robert Barron sat down with conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson this week to talk about the Catholic faith and discuss some hot cultural topics. Carlson, an Episcopalian, began the June 2 interview by saying that his friends urged …
Supreme Court: Wisconsin violated First Amendment in denying tax break to Catholic charity
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2025 / 12:05 pm The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously held that the state of Wisconsin had violated the First Amendment when it denied a tax exemption to a Catholic charity after claiming that the group’s charitable undertakings were not “primarily” religious. The …
Trump’s Justice Department investigates Washington law threatening seal of confession
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 16:11 pm President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating an “anti-Catholic law” in Washington state that threatens priests with up to one year in jail if they fail to report child abuse they learn about during the sacrament of …
Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Barron to serve on Trump’s new religious liberty commission
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 16:53 pm Two members of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States — Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron — have been tapped to serve on a new presidential commission on religious liberty created by President Donald Trump on Thursday, …
