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A poster of “polysexual” flags is displayed at Upper Elementary School in North Hanover Township, New Jersey, and is plaintiff Angela Reading’s exhibit attached to the complaint of a now-federal lawsuit.

New Jersey mom sues Homeland Security, TSA for ‘threat-tagging’ over Facebook post

Mar 25, 2025

By Matt McDonald

Angela Reading’s lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration among the defendants. Read more

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Pro-life groups praise Trump plan to cut taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood

Mar 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Officials are mulling an immediate freeze of $27.5 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Title X Family... Read more

A Chase bank building in Wilmington, Delaware.

CNA explains: What is ‘debanking’ and how does it affect Catholics?

Mar 25, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Critics have claimed that the practice of “debanking” is used by banks to antagonize certain groups, including conservatives and other... Read more

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Diocese promotes day of ‘unplugging’ from screens, devices for Lent

Mar 26, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is promoting a “Diocesan Day of Unplugging” on March 28 as a Lenten fasting discipline. Read more

Bishop Mark Seitz speaks at a rally for immigrants and refugees at the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, on Monday, March 24, 2025.

South Texas diocese hosts vigil march in solidarity with migrants and refugees

Mar 25, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The event fell on the 45th anniversary of the killing of St. Oscar Romero, an El Salvadoran bishop who was... Read more

Pope Francis joins the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024.

Pope Francis: When you protect children from abuse ‘you serve and honor Christ’

Mar 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Abuse prevention,” the Holy Father said, “is not a blanket to be spread over emergencies but one of the foundations... Read more

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Zambia’s church leaders denounce attacks on faith leaders’ criticism of government

Mar 25, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Auxiliary Bishop Gabriel Msipu Phiri has reportedly been at the center of tensions with the country’s government for being vocal... Read more

Rody Sher, editor-in-chief of ACI MENA, speaks on the second anniversary of ACI MENA in 2024 at the Catholic University in Erbil, Iraq, where the agency is based. This year marks three years since ACI MENA began its mssion to report on the Church and the lives of Christians in the Middle East.

ACI MENA celebrates 3 years of amplifying voices of Christians in the Middle East

Mar 25, 2025

By Georgena Habbaba

A service of EWTN News, ACI MENA was established in 2022 and currently operates from the Catholic University in Erbil,... Read more

The General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome.

Jesuits extend reparations offer to victims of alleged Rupnik abuse

Mar 26, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Father Marko Rupnik is accused of having committed serious sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse of dozens of religious sisters under... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, speaks during a presentation of the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act, which protects pregnancy care facilities, at a March 24, 2025, press conference in the U.S. Capitol.

Lawmakers unveil legislation to protect pregnancy care centers across the country

Mar 25, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025 aims to “prohibit discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion,”... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.

Archbishop credits Cardinal Pell’s intercession for miraculous survival of Arizona toddler

Mar 28, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney this week credited the apparently miraculous survival of an Arizona toddler to the intercession of... Read more

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

Chicago Archdiocese sues over ‘racketeering scheme’ involving false sex abuse claims

Mar 26, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Archdiocese of Chicago has filed a lawsuit alleging a “racketeering enterprise” among a group of individuals who reportedly filed... Read more

Highlands El Encinar School in Madrid.

Regnum Christi: Principal resigns following arrest of school chaplain on sex abuse charges

Mar 26, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Father Jesús María Delgado, principal of Highlands El Encinar school in Madrid, has resigned in the wake of complaints of... Read more

A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a fragment of his pericardium, visits the U.S. at Holy Family Parish in Queens, New York, on April 6, 2022.

Italian prosecutors investigate illegal sale of apparent Carlo Acutis relics online

Mar 27, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The investigation by the Perugia Public Prosecutor’s Office was prompted by a complaint by the bishop of Assisi, the city... Read more

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Archbishop calls for defending human life in all stages and situations

Mar 25, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

On the Day of the Unborn Child, March 25, Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, issued a call to... Read more

The main altar of one of the colonial-era churches in Popoyán, Colombia, one of the stops on the itinerary of the 2025 International Congress on Religious Tourism.

Colombia to host 2025 International Congress on Religious Tourism

Mar 26, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The 2025 International Congress on Religious Tourism will explore “how evangelization and tourism can promote the social and economic development... Read more

Thousands particpate in a Eucharistic procession sponsored by the Napa Institute through the streets of Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 15, 2024.

Napa Institute fosters Catholic-Protestant collaboration on common efforts

Mar 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Earlier this month, Napa Institute Board Chairman Tim Busch hosted a meeting among 15 Catholic and Protestant faith leaders for... Read more

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Australian study finds ‘lifelong benefits’ to Catholic education

Mar 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The study found that Catholic school attendees were more likely on average to be employed and to earn higher wages... Read more

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA.

Commission urges Trump to take action against governments that violate religious liberty

Mar 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“Make appropriate policy changes to demonstrate meaningful consequences and encourage positive change,” the USCIRF report recommends. Read more

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.

Bishop Zaidan calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Holy Land following resumed attacks in Gaza

Mar 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Maronite Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan said the resumed conflict “will have dire implications for any future civil society development in... Read more