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Central American bishops to address migration crisis in Darien jungle

In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama. / Credit: Gonzalo Bell/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The meeting was convened by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and will take place in Panama City.

Pope Francis names retired judge to investigate sex abuse charges against Canadian cardinal

Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 7, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 6, 2024 / 17:40 pm (CNA).

The Archdiocese of Quebec has announced that Pope Francis has ordered an investigation into the accusations of sexual abuse against Cardinal Gerald Lacroix.

Catholic Church warns of threat posed by organized crime in upcoming elections in Mexico

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ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 5, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).

The Mexican Bishops’ Conference urged authorities responsible for public safety to “guarantee protection and an environment of peace” during the election.

What is inclusive language and why is it dangerous?

Cardinal-elect Víctor Manuel Fernández was appointed by Pope Francis on July 1, 2023, to become the next prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. / Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of La Plata

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 3, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Inclusive language has been identified as “one of the tools” of gender ideology, a school of thought that has been repeatedly criticized by the Catholic Church. 

What happens to the saints whose feast day falls on Feb. 29 when there is no leap year?

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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 29, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).

The Church commemorates some saints on Feb. 29 — but what happens to them the other three years?

Order of Argentine priests spreads the Gospel where the Church has not gone before

Father Federico Highton is one of two Argentine priests who in 2015 founded the Order of St. Elijah, whose motto is “Through my God I shall go over a wall,” which comes from Psalm 17. / Credit: Luis M. Piccinali

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 29, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The Order of St. Elijah was founded in 2015 and seeks to emulate the saints’ missionary boldness.

Milei ends Argentine government use of ‘inclusive language’ promoted by gender ideology advocates

Argentine President Javier Milei speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 24, 2024. / Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 28, 2024 / 19:19 pm (CNA).

Argentine President Javier Milei has ordered the prohibition of inclusive language by the national government.

Why did four Mexican bishops meet with organized crime bosses?

The central plaza in Taxco, a city in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 23, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Father Mario Ángel Flores Ramos of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference discussed with ACI Prensa the bishops’ recent meeting with organized crime figures.

2024 International Congress of Families to be held in Mexico

Guadalajara Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady), Mexico. / Credit: Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 21, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA).

The theme of this year’s congress will be “All Families Can Be Better.”

Pro-life advocates fight against euthanasia expansions across Canada, Australia

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CNA Staff, Feb 21, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

In Canada, euthanasia and assisted suicide have been legal for nearly a decade and in Australia all six of the country’s states currently allow assisted suicide.