CNA Staff

CNA Staff

The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff is a team of journalists dedicated to reporting news concerning the Catholic Church around the world. Our bureaus are located in Washington, D.C., and Rome. We have sister language agencies in Kenya, Germany, Peru, Brazil, and Italy. CNA is a service of EWTN News. You can contact us at news@catholicna.com with questions.

Articles by CNA Staff

St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis named among patrons of World Youth Day 2023

May 18, 2022 / 11:30 am

The Virgin Mary will be the “patroness par excellence” of the youth gathering.

Pope Francis dismisses prominent German ex-monk from clerical state

May 18, 2022 / 10:51 am

Anselm Bilgri is a well-known figure in the German-speaking Catholic world.

Pope Francis: ‘God is not afraid of our prayer of protest’

May 18, 2022 / 04:20 am

The pope dedicated his general audience address to the Book of Job.

Cardinal Zen may be in Hong Kong court next week

May 17, 2022 / 16:15 pm

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is scheduled to appear in court May 24, according to a report by the British daily The Guardian.

Philly archbishop condemns 'mortal sin of racism' after Buffalo shooting

May 17, 2022 / 15:39 pm

Archbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia said on Tuesday that the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York is a reminder of the continuing “mortal sin of racism.”

Senior German priest leaves Catholic Church

May 17, 2022 / 08:10 am

Andreas Sturm, a former vicar general, will now be a member of Germany’s Old Catholic community.

Cardinal Martini was a ‘prophet,’ says Vatican cardinal

May 17, 2022 / 05:47 am

Cardinal Czerny said that Martini, who died in 2012, ‘anticipated paths that finally involve the universal Church.’

US Catholic bishops call for ‘honest dialogue’ on ‘persistent evil of racism’ after mass shootings

May 17, 2022 / 05:17 am

The USCCB said it would continue to “advocate for an end to violence, and for the respect and dignity of all lives.”

Read Carl Anderson's commencement address at Thomas Aquinas College

May 16, 2022 / 13:25 pm

In his address to the graduates of Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, Carl Anderson, former head of the Knights of Columbus, urged that they take up the task of the Catholic intellectual life.

‘This is going to be a long haul’: Ukraine’s Caritas groups help almost 1.5 million people as war rages on

May 16, 2022 / 12:05 pm

The aid offered so far is ‘just the beginning,’ said Caritas Ukraine president Tetiana Stawnychy.

Benedict XVI: 95th birthday wishes from around world ‘made me very happy’

May 16, 2022 / 10:40 am

Almost 3,000 people sent the pope emeritus congratulatory messages in 24 languages.

Pope Francis offers guidance to young Christians in politics

May 16, 2022 / 08:20 am

The pope was speaking to members of the Chemin Neuf Politics Fraternity.

Bishop condemns 'abhorrently evil' slaying of 10 at Buffalo supermarket

May 15, 2022 / 06:16 am

Ten people were killed and three others injured Saturday when a teenage gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.

Catholic cathedral attacked in Nigeria after arrests over ‘blasphemy’ killing

May 15, 2022 / 00:52 am

The attack took place amid protests demanding the release of two suspects in the killing of a Christian student.

Arrest made in Texas church theft, though tabernacle remains missing

May 14, 2022 / 15:03 pm

A suspect has been charged with burglary in connection with the theft of a tabernacle from a parish church in Greater Houston, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced Friday.

International community laments Cardinal Zen's 'precarious' position

May 14, 2022 / 11:23 am

The arrest this week of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong continues to attract international condemnation, with the U.S. bishops calling the situation “alarming.”

Catholic University awards honorary degree to imprisoned human rights advocate Jimmy Lai

May 14, 2022 / 09:00 am

The Catholic University of America on Saturday awarded an honorary degree to imprisoned Hong Kong human rights advocate Jimmy Lai. His son, Sebastien Lai, accepted the award on his father’s behalf.

Pope Francis: Anglicans are ‘valued traveling companions’

May 13, 2022 / 12:20 pm

The pope was speaking with members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Dialogue Commission (ARCIC).

Church leaders and scholars to explore St. John Paul II’s ‘natural law legacy’

May 13, 2022 / 08:57 am

Speakers will include papal biographer George Weigel and Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk.

German bishops' president asserts 'the need to develop the Church's teaching'

May 12, 2022 / 17:23 pm

The president of the German bishops’ conference has expressed his belief that Church teaching needs further development, in response to critique of the synodal path in that country.