Archive for March 14, 2022

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By CNA Staff

Mexican diocese to deny communion to Catholic politicians who voted to legalize abortion

After the legislature of the Mexican state of Sinaloa voted to legalize abortion up to 13 weeks, the Diocese of... Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx marks ‘20 years of queer worship and pastoral care’ at St. Paul parish church, Munich, southern Germany, March 13, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Marx celebrates Mass marking ‘20 years of queer worship and pastoral care’

‘I desire an inclusive Church,’ he said at the Mass. Read more

Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare in a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 27, 2021, after having been shot in Rumbek, South Sudan.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis meets shot South Sudan bishop-elect at Vatican

Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare was shot in both legs in Rumbek, South Sudan in April 2021. Read more

The aftermath of Russian bombing on the outskirts of Irpin, northern Ukraine.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Expel ‘evil spirit of war’ from Ukraine with prayer and fasting, urges Catholic leader

The appeal was made by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Read more

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By CNA Staff

‘We will not be silenced,’ says UK Catholic activist after Hong Kong jail threat

Benedict Rogers was told he could face 3 years in prison under the National Security Law. Read more

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By CNA Staff

'We were practically nothing to him,' ex-seminarian says of Bishop Zanchetta's abusive behavior

One of the former seminarians who was the victim of sexual abuse by Argentine Bishop Emeritus Gustavo Zanchetta of Orán... Read more

Pope Francis meets members of the Anima per il Sociale nei Valori d’Impresa association at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, March 14, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Here’s why Pope Francis is warning against the ‘temptation of activism’

‘If you want to be a “soul” in the world of business, do not neglect to take care of your... Read more

Cardinal Michael Czerny takes possession of his titular church of San Michele Arcangelo in Rome, Jan. 19, 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican cardinal to make 2nd visit to Ukraine border at Pope Francis’ request

Cardinal Michael Czerny will travel to the Ukraine-Slovakia frontier. Read more

Bishop Eusebio Ignacio Hernández Sola of Tarazona welcomes a group of Ukrainian refugees to the diocesan seminary, March 13, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Spanish seminary takes in 60 refugees from Ukraine

The seminary of the Diocese of Tarazona welcomed Sunday 60 refugees from Ukraine who arrived accompanied by dozens of volunteers... Read more

Marty Walsh, United States Secretary of Labor under Joe Biden, who will be given the Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice Medal by Catholic Memorial School April 1, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Massachusetts prolifers lament Catholic school's choice to honor pro-abortion cabinet member

A coalition of Catholic and pro-life organizations in Massachusetts is speaking out against the decision of a Boston Catholic school... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

What's in Colorado's abortion bill? Here's why pro-lifers are alarmed

Colorado lawmakers are debating The Reproductive Health Equity Act, a piece of legislation which would codify Colorado’s place as one... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Father Willie Doyle, World War I military chaplain, deserves sainthood cause, Irish group says

Father Willie Doyle, S.J. was an Irish priest whose heroic sacrifices as a military chaplain during World War I were... Read more