Court keeps Texas abortion law in place, allows challenge to continue

December 10, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court said Dec. 10 that clinics can continue to challenge a Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks… Read More

Vatican official consecrates largest cathedral in Persian Gulf region

December 10, 2021

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, consecrated Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Bahrain, the newest and… Read More

Christmas is time for sharing, not commercialism, pope says

December 10, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Christmas tree and Nativity crèche should evoke the joy and the peace of God’s love and not the selfish indulgence… Read More

Dec. 12 is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 9, 2021

Cropped Photo by Lawrence OP/Flickr People in Mexico, the United States and right here in the Diocese of St. Augustine will celebrate the Feast… Read More

Filipino Community Prepares for Christmas with Simbang Gabi

December 9, 2021

Catholics in the Filipino community worldwide are marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of Christianity in the Philippines this Advent season during the annual,… Read More

Mass marks end of diocesan phase of inquiry for Day’s sainthood cause

December 9, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan phase of the… Read More

Vatican Nativity crèche inspired by Peru’s Andean region

December 9, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The representation of Peru’s diverse Indigenous communities in this year’s Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square embodies the joy and hope… Read More

Survey: Most don’t see reasons to seek vaccine religious exemption as valid

December 9, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A poll released Dec. 9 showed a strong majority of Americans don’t see the reasons for a religious exemption to the coronavirus… Read More

Court unsure of Maine tuition program that excludes religious schools

December 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A majority of the Supreme Court justices viewed a Maine school choice program that excludes religious schools as discriminatory Dec. 8. In… Read More

Mary, Conceived without Sin; Pray for Us

December 8, 2021

By Catholic News Agency On December 8th, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1854, Pope Pius IX… Read More