Archive for May 27, 2022

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By CNA Staff

UPDATE: These Catholic bishops support Nancy Pelosi ban on Holy Communion

So far only a small minority of U.S. bishops have come out publicly in support of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s... Read more

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By CNA Staff

Armenian patriarch to represent Catholics at Middle East Council of Churches

Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian has led the Armenian Catholic Church since September 2021. Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis cites JRR Tolkien in essay on storytelling

The pope referred to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ author in the afterword to a new book. Read more

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By CNA Staff

Germany’s Bishop Bätzing defends promotion of priest accused of sexual harassment

The chairman of the German bishops’ conference said he would handle the case differently today. Read more

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By Courtney Mares

This Catholic is trekking 4,000 miles across Europe to Jerusalem

Carlota Valenzuela began the epic foot pilgrimage in January. Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Zuppi announces report on clerical sex abuse in Italy

The report will only cover the years 2000 to 2021. Read more

Pope Francis creates five new cardinals during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica on June 28, 2017.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Is Pope Francis about to name new cardinals?

The last consistory creating new cardinals was in November 2020. Read more

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By Joe Bukuras

Large US companies rated on respect for free speech, religious freedom

With some American companies able to have a profound impact on the exercise of free speech and religious freedom, Alliance... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Vandalism of pro-life pregnancy centers continues across US with incident near Seattle

A Seattle-area crisis pregnancy center was tagged with graffiti and vandalized in the early morning hours of May 25. In... Read more

"ALIVE: Who is there?" is a new documentary about personal encounters with the Eucharist.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Eucharist film again in US theaters for one day only

A film highlighting the transformative power of the Eucharist will have an encore showing in theaters in the U.S. on... Read more