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South Dakota state capitol / oleprophoto/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 16:32 pm (CNA).South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation that will prohibit doctors from prescribing drugs or performing surgeries on minors that are intended to transition the child into a gender that is different from his or her sex. "South Dakotas kids are our future," Noem said in a statement. "With this legislation, we are protecting kids from harmful, permanent medical ...

Null / Sidney de Almeida / ShutterstockWashington D.C., Feb 14, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA).Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta dedicated and blessed his archdioceses newest chapel while on his way to catch a flight Monday.Airline workers and travelers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence of Christ thanks to the efforts of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airports chaplains and the cooperation of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.Located in t...

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 12, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 07:50 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Wednesday created a new independent supervisory commission for the Diocese of Rome.The commission will meet once a month and report directly to the pope in a yearly meeting.The oversight committee is part of the popes reform of the governance of the Rome Diocese, a reorganization that centralizes more of the dioceses activities under his authority.In a document ...

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke offers Mass in Rome at his titular church, the Holy Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Parish, on Feb. 5, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).After Nigeria was recognized as having the highest Mass attendance in the world, the African nations youngest cardinal has shared some of the secrets behind his countrys vibrant sacramental life.A recent study found that 94% of Nigerias 30 million Catholics say they attend Mass at least weekly...

Pope Francis at his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 05:15 am (CNA).The Vatican is joining the Italian government and NGOs in sending help to the suffering people of Turkey and Syria.According to Vatican News, Pope Francis has provided 10,000 thermal shirts for people who do not have adequate shelter in Turkey and Syria.The pope has also sent financial aid to Syria through the countrys apostolic nunciature, Vatican almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski t...

Null / cgstock/ShutterstockSt. Louis, Mo., Feb 14, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego announced last week that the diocese is considering declaring bankruptcy due to the "staggering" legal costs of responding to 400 new lawsuits brought during a three-year statewide expansion of the statute of limitations for child abuse cases."Bankruptcy would provide a pathway for ensuring that the assets of the diocese will be used equitably to compensate all victims of ...

Bishop Barry Knestout. Photo Courtesy of Archdiocese of Washington / nullWashington D.C., Feb 13, 2023 / 19:44 pm (CNA).Bishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond on Feb. 13 called on members of Congress from Virginia to publicly condemn a leaked FBI memorandum that sought to link Catholics to violent extremists.According to the leaked FBI memo, "radical-traditional" Catholics who are interested in the Traditional Latin Mass are likely to have ties to "the far-right white na...

Attorney General Merrick Garland / Justice DepartmentWashington D.C., Feb 13, 2023 / 17:05 pm (CNA).The chief law enforcement officers from 20 states signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning a since-retracted "anti-Catholic" leaked internal memorandum produced by the FBIs Richmond field office.Published Feb. 8 by the website UncoverDC, the memo discusses launching an investigation into "radical-traditionalist" Catholics because of possible ties to &...

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas. / Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.Kansas City, Kan., Feb 14, 2023 / 05:08 am (CNA).Editors note: Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, wrote the following commentary in response to recent statements by Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego and Church leaders in other parts of the world calling for changes in the Catholic Churchs approach to womens ordination and sexual morality. This article originally appeared in The Leav...

Kansas City Chiefs' kicker Harrison Butker (left) and Kansas City Chiefs' punter Tommy Townsend watch the ball during Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2023. / Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty ImagesWashington D.C., Feb 13, 2023 / 11:07 am (CNA).The game-winning kick in Super Bowl LVII was made by a Catholic, who later gave credit to his teammates and glory to God.With the score even...