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San Francisco Catholic archdiocese 'surprised' by order to cease indoor, public Masses
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is pledging to comply with the city and county public health orders barring indoor public Masses and limiting outdoor services, including funerals, to 12 people.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera sent a letter June...
June 19 marks the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a liturgical feast celebrated on the Friday after Corpus Christi. The devotion to the heart of Jesus has Christ’s unconditional love at...
CNA Newsroom is going on summer vacation! We’ll be back in six weeks. But before we go, share a six-pack with us. Six segments - all about the 4th of July.
You'll hear about the Italian...
Pope Francis makes donation to World Food Programme as pandemic causes rising hunger
Pope Francis has made a donation to the World Food Programme as the organization works to feed 270 million people this year amid rising hunger caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus infection levels have been rising in Latin America...
Canadian Catholic diocese aims to repair defaced Stations of the Cross
A Canadian diocese said it will aim to repair six statues whose heads and arms were cut off in an act of vandalism.
The statues were part of a walking Stations of the Cross at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Sudbury, Ontario. Some statues...
Biden condemns forced sterilizations by China
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned China’s forced sterilizations of Uyghur women on Wednesday—nine years after he told a Chinese audience that he was “not second-guessing” the country’s one-child policy.
In a campaign press...
Rebuilt from the ashes: The story of an American basilica
An immigrant parish, burnt down, with only the crucifix remaining. A parish rebuilt, transformed and a key part in giving back to the community. In a sense, one parish’s story of struggle, pressure and rebirth is metaphor for the American...
Sagrada Familia invites medical workers to attend July 4 reopening
The Sagrada Família, designed by Antoni Gaudí, will reopen its doors July 4 following a more than 100-day closure due to the coronavirus crisis.
The unfinished basilica, which was forced to close to tourists March 13, will offer free entry to...
Religious scholar laments: Turkish Christians 'a welcome scapegoat'
According to a scholar of comparative religion, Christians in Turkey are being persecuted by the Turkish government, in part to distract attention from its recent setbacks in foreign policy.
Alexander Görlach, a senior fellow with the Carnegie...
