Archive for March 4, 2020
This 'David and Goliath' has been confirmed as work of female Counter-Reformation artist
For years, the dramatic paintings of Artemisia Gentileschi, a Catholic artist of the Counter-Reformation, were misattributed to male artists –... Read more
Editor’s note: Journalist Luke Coppen to join Catholic News Agency
Earlier this week, veteran British journalist Luke Coppen accepted a position as CNA’s Europe Editor. Read more
West Virginia passes bipartisan 'Born Alive' law
Unlike similar bills to protect children born after at the federal level, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act received widespread bipartisan... Read more
German bishops reelect secretary on interim basis
The secretary of the German bishops’ conference has been reelected to his position, despite announcing last week that he was... Read more
Maine law removes religious exemptions for vaccinations
Voters in the state rejected an effort to overturn a state law that will go into effect next September. The... Read more
Pontifical universities close as coronavirus deaths in Italy surpass 100
Rome’s pontifical universities will temporarily shut down tomorrow, after Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 100 people March 4. Read more
Supreme Court hears arguments on Louisiana abortion law
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act on Wednesday, as justices questioned lawyers from both sides... Read more
Malone suspended priest secretary who leaked chancery tapes
The day before he left his office, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo forbade his former priest secretary from celebrating sacraments,... Read more
He won’t win. So why is Brian Carroll running for president?
Brian Carroll, an evangelical Christian, is the presidential nominee of the American Solidarity Party, a small but growing group based... Read more
Portland archdiocese: Coronavirus or no, Communion can be received on the tongue
The right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue has been affirmed by the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, which... Read more
Japanese dioceses suspend Masses amid coronavirus epidemic
Several Japanese dioceses have suspended Masses for several weeks due to the ongoing coronavirus scare across the country. Read more
French bishop: Fear the 'epidemic of fear' more than coronavirus
People should be more concerned about the epidemic of fear than the coronavirus outbreak, Bishop Pascal Roland of Belley-Ars has... Read more
Bishop encourages peace zones amid Filipino communist rebellion
After a recent military attack in the southern Philippines, a bishop has called on the government and rebel forces to... Read more
