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Cardinal Robert McElroy speaks at the conference "Catholic Social Teaching and Work with Migrants and Refugees at a Time of Uncertainty" on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNAWashington D.C., Mar 25, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).Washington, D.C.'s newly minted archbishop, Cardinal Robert McElroy, made his first public appearance since his installment at a conference on immigration policy Monday, offering a "spiritual and moral" reflection on the "American situation at this moment."Appealing to the teachings of Pope Francis as articulated in his recent letter to the American bishops and his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti, McElroy centered his remarks on the parable of the good Samaritan. "We've got to remember the call of Jesus is constant, to always be attentive to the needs and the suffering that lie around us, to perceive it, and then to act," he said, comparing the plight of migrants to the robbers' victim in the parable of the good Samaritan.&...
A Chase bank building in Wilmington, Delaware. / Credit: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCNA Staff, Mar 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).Legislators in several states are moving to address the practice of "debanking" as part of an effort to stop what some critics say are anti-conservative measures employed by major U.S. financial institutions.The Cambridge Dictionary defines debanking as "the act by a bank of closing someone's account because they are regarded as a risk legally, financially, or to the bank's reputation." Critics have claimed that the practice is used by banks to antagonize certain groups, including conservatives and other political activists. For example, the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit earlier this month against one of the largest banks in the United States. President Donald Trump claims he was a victim of debanking after Capital One allegedly closed hundreds of his organization's accounts soon after his supporters' Jan. 6, 2021, storming ...
null / Credit: Tudoran Andrei/ShutterstockACI Africa, Mar 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).Church leaders in Zambia have denounced what they have termed "unpalatable remarks" against faith leaders who have reportedly criticized the Zambian government for various misdeeds, including unfair distribution of resources and poor infrastructure.In a March 19 statement, the church leaders, including representatives of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), emphasized the churches' role as a voice for the voiceless. CCZ general secretary Rev. Emmanuel Chikoya; EFZ executive secretary Bishop Andrew Mwenda; and ZCCB secretary-general Father Francis Mukosa signed the statement. "We observe that church leaders, in the course of fulfilling their role of providing checks and balances, have been subjected to unpalatable remarks with no consequences," they lamented. "We strongly object to...
null / Credit: Ulf Wittrock/ShutterstockCNA Staff, Mar 24, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA).Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of an abortion procedure.A woman is suing an abortionist for allegedly leaving more than half of her unborn child inside her after an abortion.The 32-year-old woman, identified as "Jane Doe," was about five months pregnant with her fifth child when she traveled from Indianapolis to an abortion facility in Champaign, Illinois. Days later, she needed emergency care and surgery to remove remnants of her 22-week-old child from her body. Now, Doe is suing the abortionist for medical negligence.Doe and her lawyers filed the lawsuit against Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle and his Equity Clinic last week in the Circuit Court of Champaign County. On April 1 and 2, 2023, Doe visited the Equity Clinic for a late-term abortion. The next day, she called the clinic to report heavy cramping. When Doe first reported something had gone wrong, th...
Eucharistic hosts. / Credit: L.A. Faille/ShutterstockCNA Staff, Mar 24, 2025 / 17:50 pm (CNA).Following an investigation into a possible Eucharistic miracle at a local parish, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis announced Monday that scientific analysis indicated that the cause was natural, not miraculous. Last month, a post on X drew attention to what the post called a "'potential' Eucharistic miracle" after a parish in southern Indiana discovered a host with red spots on it, which the parish sacristan thought could be blood. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said in a statement shared with CNA that laboratory analysis of common bacteria had caused the discoloration. "A biochemical analysis of a host from St. Anthony Catholic Church in Morris, Indiana, that was displaying red discoloration revealed the presence of a common bacteria found on all humans," the statement read. "No presence of human blood was discovered." The host had fallen and was later discovered w...
null / Credit: Orhan Cam/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 24, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).Three U.S. representatives have introduced a bill that supports American taxpayers who choose to participate in health sharing, a care option favored by Christians and pro-lifers for its religious freedom protections.If passed, the Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act would designate health sharing payments as tax deductable, alleviating costs for families who opt for health sharing over traditional health coverage, many of whom do so for religious reasons. The act was introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania; Greg Murphy, R-North Carolina; and Chris Smith, R-New Jersey."Unfairly, Americans have been historically penalized by the tax code when they chose to use faith-based health care sharing ministries to meet their health care needs. The Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act will remedy this problem, ensuring Americans are no longer disadvantaged by the tax co...
A group of members of Regnum Christi. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Regnum ChristiMadrid, Spain, Mar 24, 2025 / 10:45 am (CNA).The confirmation, more than 15 years ago, of the sexual abuse of minors committed by the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Marcial Maciel, marked a turning point for priests, consecrated men and women, and laypeople in the Regnum Christi movement. The revelation of these painful events led to a period of discernment and renewal that for many became a path of hope.In 1998, nine victims filed formal charges against Maciel at the Vatican, but he denied the allegations. In 2004, the investigation was resumed, and the Holy See ordered him to withdraw from active ministry, although he was never expelled from the congregation. After his death in 2008, the Legionaries of Christ publicly apologized, confirming Maciel's double life, which also included fathering at least four children with various women.According to a 2019 report by Regnum Christi, at least 175...
A newly-renovated classroom in the Holy Land. Less than 10% of classrooms administered by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem have received these kinds of upgrades, according to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemCNA Staff, Mar 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).An ancient Catholic lay order with members worldwide is leading a campaign to renovate and modernize dozens of schools in the Holy Land, an effort the group says is an important and concrete step toward peace in the region. The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ), a Catholic order of chivalry originally founded to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, is aiming to raise $12 million to support 44 K-12 schools throughout Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus that collectively serve nearly 19,000 students.The group's Ensuring the Future Campaign will dedicate $8 million to the renovation and modernizati...
A scene from St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer's trip to Jaltepec, Mexico, in June 1970. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei/FlickrMadrid, Spain, Mar 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).On March 28, the centennial of the priestly ordination of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, will be celebrated with liturgical and academic events in Zaragoza, Spain, and in Rome.The Spanish saint was ordained a priest in Zaragoza in the chapel of the current St. Charles Borromeo seminary.Escrivá entered the seminary in September 1920, transferring from the seminary in Logroño. In addition to studying theology at the Pontifical University of Zaragoza, he also studied law at the state university.The newly ordained priest celebrated his first Mass on March 30, 1925, the Monday of Holy Week, in the chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral. The new priest offered the Mass for the repose of the soul of his father, José Escrivá, who had died in November 1924...
Pope Francis gives a thumbsup gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican MediaVatican City, Mar 23, 2025 / 06:22 am (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
