Archive for September 28, 2020

Pope Francis preaches at a Mass for the Vatican Gendarmerie Sept. 26, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis asks order to keep spreading devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

Pope Francis encouraged a religious order Sunday to continue promoting devotion to St. Michael the Archangel.  Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis appoints extra prosecutor to Vatican City court

Pope Francis Monday named an Italian lawyer and professor of commercial law to work as an additional prosecutor in the... Read more

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Seafarers charity Apostleship of the Sea is renamed Stella Maris

The Apostleship of the Sea, a Catholic charity helping seafarers worldwide, will now be known as Stella Maris.  Read more

Karekin II, leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church, in Echmiadzin, Armenia, Nov. 15, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis meets Armenian Apostolic Church leader amid clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh

Pope Francis met with Armenian Apostolic Church leader Karekin II Sunday morning, moving up an appointment scheduled for Monday, because of growing... Read more

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EWTN invites Catholics to novena for US at 'critical moment' for nation

The EWTN network has invited Catholics to join a novena to the Mother of God that will begin Tuesday, and... Read more

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Los Angeles priest mourned after sudden passing: ‘He died doing what he loved’

After being brought into this world against the odds, losing his father at 8 years old, and surviving a battle... Read more

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Justice Department says San Francisco worship restrictions 'draconian'

The U.S. Department of Justice on Sept. 25 warned San Francisco officials that its current restrictions on public worship in... Read more

Amy Coney Barrett at a September 2017 hearing for Appeals Court nominees in the Senate. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

'Advice and Consent': How the Senate will vet Amy Coney Barrett

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court sets in motion a highly-anticipated confirmation process,... Read more

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German cardinal issues stark warning about ‘Synodal Way’

A German cardinal issued a stark warning Saturday about his country’s controversial “Synodal Way.”  Read more

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Parties divided over nomination of Amy Coney Barrett

Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Sept. 26, party leaders are... Read more

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Ecuadorian president vetoes health code bill

The Ecuadorian president on Friday vetoed the entire Health Code bill passed by the country’s legislature. The bill would have... Read more

Archbishop Charles Brown, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, at a reception following his episcopal consecration in January 2012. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Charles Brown appointed nuncio to the Philippines

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Archbishop Charles Brown as apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, a position which had been vacant... Read more

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Catholic schools take home 40 National Blue Ribbon awards

Catholic schools received 80% of the 2020 National Blue Ribbon awards issued to private schools this year by the Department... Read more

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Denver bishops ask Hispanic voters to support 22-week abortion ban

The bishops of the Archdiocese of Denver are calling on the local Hispanic community to support Proposition 115, a ballot... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Graffiti attacks on San Diego-area churches being investigated as hate crimes

Two Eastern Catholic churches in San Diego County suffered graffiti vandalism attacks over the weekend, and while authorities are treating... Read more

Archbishop Paul Gallagher and U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo at a Vatican symposium Oct. 2, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Vatican has 'moral authority' to speak on China, Pompeo tells CNA in exclusive interview

In an exclusive interview with CNA ahead of his visit to the Vatican this week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike... Read more

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Dad, deacon, lawyer: Amy Coney Barrett’s father shares his testimony of faith

Much has been made of the Catholic faith of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s most recent nominee to the... Read more

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Cardinal Becciu allegations mount as Vatican appoints new prosecutor

Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has provided detailed information to investigators in the ongoing Vatican financial scandal, according to new reports.... Read more