Pennsylvania Votes to Keep High Court Majority That Has Upheld Abortion Access
A gavel sits on top of court documents. In Pennsylvania, elective abortion is legal through the 23rd week of pregnancy.
Virginia, New Jersey Races Deliver Victory to Democrats Amid Trump’s Second Term
Win McNameeVirginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger delivers remarks during her election night rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Nov. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia. In New Jersey, meanwhile, Democrat Mikie…
S.F. Archbishop Says State Officials Never Contacted Him About Removal of St. Junípero Serra Statue
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone joins Vigil participants on July 1, 2020, at the St. Junípero Serra Statue along I-280 in California. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s account flatly contradicts the California Department of Transport’s narrative; no…
Vatican Nixes Use of ‘Co-Redemptrix,’ ‘Mediatrix’ As Titles for Mary
Daniel Ibáñez/CNACardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, prays before an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child during the rosary vigil for Pope Francis at the…
Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix,’ ‘Mediatrix’ as titles for Mary
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, prays before an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child during the rosary vigil for Pope Francis at the Vatican…
Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign
Jewish and Catholic faith leaders condemned a Halloween parade float that carried a replica of the gate to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz as the designer behind it apologized, saying he made it “with…
Venice revives a quarter-mile floating bridge to island cemetery for All Souls’ Day mourners
VENICE, Italy — Venice’s San Michele island is the final resting place of American poet Ezra Pound, Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and many Venetians known only to their loved ones. The city of Venice this year…
Catholics welcome Trump designation of Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern
Nigerian Catholics welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over the weekend, even as Trump’s rhetoric became more bellicose on Saturday. Trump told military leaders on Saturday to…
Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death”
In a Mass commemorating all the faithful departed, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said the memory of those who have gone before us carries hope for eternal life and is a reminder that Jesus has…
7 fascinating facts about St. Martin de Porres, the first Black saint of the Americas
St. Martin de Porres. / Credit: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Nov. 3, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Martin de…