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Articles by CNA Staff
US Catholic bishops call for ‘honest dialogue’ on ‘persistent evil of racism’ after mass shootings
May 17, 2022 / 05:17 amThe 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 pmIn 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 pmThe 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 amAlmost 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 amThe 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 amTen 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 amThe 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 pmA 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 amThe 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 amThe 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 pmThe 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 amSpeakers 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 pmThe 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.
Catholic archdiocese in Nigeria announces death of kidnapped priest
May 12, 2022 / 06:20 amFather Joseph Aketeh Bako was kidnapped in March.
Pope Francis: Migrants and refugees have ‘enormous potential’ to help society
May 12, 2022 / 04:27 amThe pope made the comment in his message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022.
Cardinal Zen released on bail
May 11, 2022 / 10:08 amThe news emerged shortly after the Vatican said that it was concerned to hear of reports of his arrest.
Politico: Supreme Court abortion draft still the only one being circulated
May 11, 2022 / 06:33 amIn a new report, the news organization that first published a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade says the document is still the only one being circulated among the justices.
Former Hong Kong bishop Cardinal Zen arrested
May 11, 2022 / 06:32 amThe 90-year-old was reportedly detained in his role as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund.
Ukraine war: Catholic charity to fund restoration of looted seminary
May 11, 2022 / 04:25 am‘They took everything they could,’ said seminary rector Father Ruslan Mikhalkiv.
Catholics under attack: Incidents since SCOTUS draft abortion decision, by state
May 10, 2022 / 18:50 pmHere is a list of acts of vandalism and other provocations against Catholic churches and pro-life groups since the May 2 publication of a draft Supreme Court opinion in a pivotal abortion case.