Catholic News
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New York bill would bar Chick-fil-A from major highway over Sunday closures
null / Credit: Elliott Cowand Jr/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 18, 2023 / 15:02 pm (CNA). A proposed bill in New…
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Midnight Mass in Bethlehem: Patriarch addresses Gazan Christians, calls for end to war
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, presides over the Christmas Midnight Mass in the Church of St. Catherine…
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U.S. bishops: Vatican declaration does not change Church teaching on marriage
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meets for its fall plenary assembly meeting Nov. 14, 2023, in Baltimore. /…
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New Yorkers will vote on making abortion an ‘equal right’ in state’s constitution
null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). New Yorkers will be voting next November…
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Blind from birth, Sister Chiara Antonella shares her story of music and prayer
The Monastery of Città della Pieve in Italy. / Credit: Monastery of Città della Pieve ACI Stampa, Dec 26, 2023…
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Polish bishops: Church does not have authority to ‘bless same-sex unions’
A plenary meeting of the Polish bishops’ conference on March 15, 2022. / Credit: episkopat.pl CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2023…
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Study used to justify ‘conversion therapy’ bans is faulty, Catholic researcher contends
Father Paul Sullins, PhD, is a senior research associate at the Ruth Institute and a retired professor of sociology at…
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O Little Town of Bethlehem… Pennsylvania? The story of ‘Christmas City USA’
Standing 100 feet tall, the Christmas Star overlooks the little town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (aka “Christmas City, USA”). / Credit:…
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Dissenting priests in Syro-Malabar Church protest Pope Francis’ Christmas deadline
A liturgy at St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, Arakuzha, India. / Achayan via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Bangalore, India,…
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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily for Christmas 2023
Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on the night of Dec. 24, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 24,…
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