Archive for March 2, 2020

U.S. bishops from New York during their ad limina visit to Rome in Nov. 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Buffalo’s Bishop Edward Grosz

Pope Francis Monday accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward Grosz, the auxiliary bishop of Buffalo, who has faced accusations of... Read more

The Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. ?w=200&h=150

Gregorian University clears Scottish bishop accused of plagiarism

The announcement Monday concluded an investigation begun by the university in January, following accusations that Bishop Stephen Robson of Dunkeld,... Read more

Pilgrims stand in St. Peter's Square before the Wednesday general audience on Feb. 26, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Coronavirus postpones pope's global economic summit

The three-day conference, named for St. Francis and scheduled to meet in Assisi, was planned to take place March 26-28... Read more

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto at the Vatican, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Collins blasts Canadian assisted dying laws

Canada is embracing “death on demand” in its healthcare laws, according to Cardinal Thomas Collins. The Archbishop of Toronto issued... Read more

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, speaks at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Zen invites Cardinal Re to show claimed China documents from Vatican archive

Cardinal Zen on Sunday responded to the claim of the Dean of the College of Cardinals that Benedict XVI had... Read more

Travellers at an airport in Chengdu, China wear masks to prevent infection from coronavirus. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

French priest hospitalized with coronavirus

A priest has been hospitalized in Paris after testing positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus Feb. 28.  Read more

Catholic pray outside of a Catholic Church in Nanma, June 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Chinese Catholics pray outside closed churches in Mindong

New pictures and video appear to show Catholics praying outside of churches closed by the government in the Diocese of... Read more

Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church. ?w=200&h=150

Detroit parish designated Michigan's third minor basilica

The Archdiocese of Detroit announced Sunday that Pope Francis has granted the title of minor basilica to Ste. Anne Church... Read more

President Donal Trump campagning in New Hampshire. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Catholics at conservative conference say they will back Trump, with reservations

Catholics attending Mass at the Conservative Political Action Conference convention told CNA their support for President Donald Trump’s bid for reelection... Read more

Bishop John Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota offered Mass with members of the USCCB's Region VIII who gathered at the grotto chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Minnesota bishops issue guidelines on transgenderism in Catholic schools 

The Catholic bishops of Minnesota have published guidelines regarding gender identity and Catholic schools, emphasizing the Catholic mission of schools... Read more

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Nicaragua's Father Ernesto Cardenal dies at 95

Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, a Nicaraguan poet and Marxist liberation theology activist whose priestly faculties were long suspended for his assuming... Read more