Catholic News

Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire

By Nicole Winfield, AP, March 15, 2024 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis,... read more

Kamala Harris becomes first vice president to visit abortion clinic

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024. | Credit: STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images By Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency, March 14, 2024 Kamala Harris became the first sitting vice president... read more

FDA on the Docket at Supreme Court: What to Know Ahead of Abortion-Pill Case

By Judy Roberts, National Catholic Register, March 14, 2024 Abortion advocates like to say their fight for the right to terminate life in the womb is simply about “women’s health,” but that assertion is being challenged by a case going before the U.S. Supreme Court March 26. At stake... read more

Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption

By Daniel Payne/Catholic News Agency Staff, March 14, 2024 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... read more

More Human Embryos Destroyed Through IVF Than Abortion Every Year

By Tyler Arnold/CNA, March 13, 2024 The Catholic Church opposes IVF because it separates the marriage act from procreation and destroys embryonic human life. An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that recognized the personhood of embryonic life sparked a nationwide debate about in vitro... read more

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

By Josh Parry, BBC's LGBT & Identity Producer, March 13, 2024 Children will no longer routinely be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed. The decision comes after a review found there was "not enough evidence" they are safe or... read more

Catholic Priest Shot Dead in Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tzaneen Diocese, South Africa

By Magdalene Kahiu, ACIAFRICA, March 13, 2024 A member of the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) serving in the Catholic Diocese of Tzaneen in South Africa was shot dead while preparing to celebrate Holy Mass the morning of Wednesday, March... read more

Indiana priest sues diocese for defamation

By The Pillar, March 13, 2024 An Indiana priest filed suit on Friday, alleging that when officials in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana said he was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, they violated diocesan policy, and committed both fraud and defamation along the way.  The... read more

More Human Embryos Destroyed Through IVF Than Abortion Every Year

The Catholic Church opposes IVF because it separates the marriage act from procreation and destroys embryonic human life. By Tyler Arnold/CNA, March 13, 2024 An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that recognized the personhood of embryonic life sparked a nationwide debate about in vitro... read more

Parolin: For the Pope, negotiation is not surrender, but a condition for just and lasting peace

Following Pope Francis' interview on the war in Ukraine with Radio Télévision Suisse, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses the issue with the Italian newspaper 'Corriere della Sera', saying there is a risk of nuclear escalation. By Vatican News, March 12, 2024 We publish... read more

Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ comments echo ‘Kremlin propagandists’ say Ukrainian Catholics

By The Pillar, March 11, 2024 The Vatican issued an urgent clarification Saturday, after Pope Francis called for Ukrainians to “have the courage of the white flag” in excerpts from an upcoming TV interview, triggering a fierce backlash from Ukrainian officials and Catholic leaders. But... read more