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Articles by CNA Staff
Meet the priest the Nicaraguan dictatorship wants to put away for eight years
Jan 21, 2023 / 08:00 amFather Oscar Benavidez was found guilty of two crimes at a Jan. 16 trial riddled with irregularities and consisting of only one hearing.
Petition denounces ‘direct persecution’ of pregnancy center by Mexico City health department
Jan 20, 2023 / 15:00 pmAn online petition charges that the Mexico City Ministry of Health “is trying to take away all the vans of the Women’s Help Centers.”
Cardinal praises exemplary life of beatified Italian judge murdered by the Mafia
Jan 19, 2023 / 16:00 pmCardinal Pietro Parolin made his remarks at a Jan. 18 conference in the Italian Senate on the continued relevance of the life of Blessed Rosario Livatino.
Four Latin American countries among the top 50 most dangerous in the world for Christians
Jan 19, 2023 / 15:00 pmAccording to the study, Colombia is the most dangerous country for Christians in the Americas and ranks 22nd worldwide.
Priest warns of dangers of social media after 12-year-old girl records her suicide
Jan 18, 2023 / 16:30 pm“I think it’s important to let ourselves be ‘hit hard’ by these stories, and that it not come off as just another piece of news,” the priest said.
Brazilian bishop authorizes prayer for private devotion to Benedict XVI
Jan 18, 2023 / 14:15 pm“As children of the Church we must pray and ask God for his eternal rest in heaven,” the prelate said in sharing the prayer on his Facebook page.
Blessed Sacrament desecrated in church in Nicaragua
Jan 18, 2023 / 07:20 amUnidentified individuals on Jan. 15 desecrated the Blessed Sacrament in a Catholic church in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
Thousands attend funeral of modern-day St. Francis in Italy
Jan 17, 2023 / 15:30 pmThousands of people attended the Jan. 17 funeral of Biagio Conte, the lay missionary founder of the Hope and Charity Mission.
Thief steals St. Michael statue from church, trips, and is injured by the angel’s sword
Jan 17, 2023 / 15:00 pmA drunken thief was injured after falling on the sword of a statue of St. Michael the Archangel that he was trying to steal from a church in Monterrey, Mexico.
Nicaraguan priest found guilty, sentenced to eight years in prison for ‘conspiracy’
Jan 17, 2023 / 14:30 pmA judge found Father Oscar Benavidez Dávila guilty of the crimes of “conspiracy to undermine national security and sovereignty” and “spreading fake news.”
Church in Colombia says government announcement of supposed cease-fire was a ‘great defeat’
Jan 17, 2023 / 14:00 pmThe Archdiocese of Bogotá published an editorial Jan. 11 criticizing the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, for announcing a supposed cease-fire.
South America’s largest Stations of the Cross turns 80
Jan 14, 2023 / 08:00 amThe largest Stations of the Cross in South America, located in the city of Tandil in the Buenos Aires province in Argentina, turned 80 on Jan. 10.
Christian Lawyers Foundation in Spain demands TV series promoting pedophilia be pulled
Jan 12, 2023 / 16:30 pm“Scandal, Story of an Obsession” is a Mediaset España production that began being broadcast on Telecinco Jan. 11.
Church in Argentina to celebrate 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to papacy
Jan 12, 2023 / 14:00 pmCardinal Jorge Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected pontiff on March 13, 2013.
Church in Peru condemns murder of police officer burned alive: ‘No more deaths!’
Jan 11, 2023 / 17:15 pmThe confrontations between protesters and law enforcement began after then President Pedro Castillo on Dec. 7, 2022, declared a state of emergency.
Argentina pro-life pregnancy service falsely accused of holding minor ‘captive’
Jan 11, 2023 / 16:15 pmPro-life organization Grávida Santa Fe explained that the minor and her mother, who during this week were helped by Grávida, stayed there “freely and voluntarily.”
PHOTOS: Remembering Cardinal Pell
Jan 11, 2023 / 08:30 amAustralian Cardinal George Pell died Tuesday in Rome at age 81 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Catholic bishop arrested by dictatorship in Nicaragua to be put on trial
Jan 10, 2023 / 17:00 pmBishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been held under house arrest in Nicaragua since August, will be put on trial, accused of “conspiracy” against the regime.
‘Black Nazarene’ procession in the Philippines draws over 100,000 two years after pandemic
Jan 10, 2023 / 11:30 amThe origin of the image dates back to 1607, when the wooden image representing Christ bent under the weight of the cross was transported from Mexico to Manila.
Lawyer travels more than 300 miles on horseback to thank St. Sebastian for his law degree
Jan 9, 2023 / 16:30 pmAccompanied by his 13-year-old son, Jesús Muñoz is traveling 500 kilometers (310 miles) on horseback to fulfill a promise made to St. Sebastian 20 years ago.