Archive for May 24, 2021
Bishops offer prayers for 14 victims of cable car accident in Italy
Fourteen people died in a cable car crash in northern Italy Sunday after the cable carrying the passengers up a... Read more
Pope Francis prays that the Dominicans' jubilee year will ‘usher in a new springtime of the Gospel’
Pope Francis praised the Dominican charisms of preaching and missionary discipleship in a letter marking the 800th anniversary of the... Read more
Jerusalem patriarch calls for peace, cooperation in Holy Land
The Patriarch of Jerusalem urged peace, mutual understanding, and cooperation among religious groups in his homily on Saturday, underscoring the... Read more
Pope Francis encourages Italian bishops as the conference begins ‘synodal journey’
The pope gave unscripted remarks as he opened the Italian bishops’ spring assembly on May 24, speaking to a conference... Read more
Controversial La Crosse priest says he will challenge bishop's request to resign
Fr. James Altman, a controversial priest of the Diocese of La Crosse who published a viral video statement last year... Read more
Democratic Senators warn of court-packing if Roe is altered by Supreme Court
Democratic senators have argued that overturning or otherwise limiting Roe v. Wade would pave the way to change the size... Read more
Xalapa archdiocese gives guidelines for 'responsible discernment' in Mexican legislative election
The Archdiocese of Xalapa offered on Sunday four guidelines for “responsible discernment” when casting a vote in the upcoming legislative... Read more
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Legal assisted suicide bill would mean killing, not caring, UK bishop warns
A true culture of caring protects the sick, the vulnerable, and the elderly, said one English Catholic bishop in response... Read more
Missouri parish remembers those killed in historic tornado, ten years on
A Catholic parish in Missouri this week held a memorial service for those killed ten years ago when a massive... Read more
New York dioceses update liturgical restriction guidelines
Dioceses in the state of New York updated their COVID-19 guidelines last week, following the recent shift in federal pandemic... Read more
US bishops welcome resumption of temporary protections for Haitian migrants
The chairs of the US bishops’ committees on migration and international justice and peace on Monday commended the Biden administration’s... Read more
Pope Francis hints at imminent changes in the Roman Curia
Multiple sources have told CNA that Pope Francis told the Italian bishops that there will soon be a new prefect... Read more
Chicago archdiocese reinstates Father Pfleger after investigating sex abuse allegations
Outspoken activist priest Father Michael Pfleger will return to the pulpit, after a Chicago archdiocese investigation concluded there was “insufficient... Read more
