CNA Staff
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Articles by CNA Staff
Florida priest, convicted of rape, sentenced to nearly 8 years in prison
Feb 18, 2022 / 17:15 pmFather Jean Claude Philippe, 67, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Homestead, Florida, was sentenced to 94½ months in state prison after being convicted of raping a woman at the rectory where he lived.
Sri Lankan court acquits security officials over Easter attacks
Feb 18, 2022 / 13:00 pmA court in Sri Lanka on Friday acquitted two former security officials who charged with negligence relating to the 2019 Easter bombings, in which at least 260 people were killed.
Pope Francis’ second summit with Russian Orthodox patriarch could be held in June-July
Feb 18, 2022 / 08:55 amAleksandr Avdeyev said: ‘The place hasn’t been chosen yet.’
Pope Francis offers condolences after Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada, leaving at least 10 dead
Feb 18, 2022 / 06:00 amThe boat sank 280 miles from the Newfoundland coast.
Human rights activist asks UNESCO to ensure protection of Nagorno-Karabakh’s historic Christian sites
Feb 18, 2022 / 03:00 amThe sites include 161 churches.
Study challenges claim that legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide could ‘save lives’
Feb 17, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe peer-reviewed paper analyzed suicide rates in Europe.
Verdict in Finland’s Bible tweet trial expected in March
Feb 16, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe trial of Päivi Räsänen, a physician and mother of five, ended on Feb. 14.
Pope Francis recalls late Italian cardinal’s ‘love for the ministry of reconciliation’
Feb 16, 2022 / 07:45 amCardinal Luigi De Magistris died days before his 96th birthday.
Pope Francis: ‘Let us ask ourselves if, in our hearts, we love the Church’
Feb 16, 2022 / 03:35 amAt the general audience, he concluded his 12-week catechesis on St. Joseph.
Pro-life bell forged in Poland and blessed by Pope Francis resounds in Ecuador
Feb 15, 2022 / 14:00 pmThe bell is one of three known as the ‘Voice of the Unborn.’
Pope Francis accepts retirement of LA auxiliary bishop who served with ‘zeal, dedication, and love’
Feb 15, 2022 / 08:35 amBishop Edward William Clark oversaw the Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region.
Full text: EWTN’s exclusive interview with Archbishop Gänswein
Feb 14, 2022 / 16:30 pmBenedict XVI’s personal secretary discusses the Munich abuse report.
Archbishop Gänswein tells inside story of Benedict XVI’s response to the Munich abuse report
Feb 14, 2022 / 05:40 amBenedict XVI’s personal secretary said the 94-year-old was ‘doing well’ despite the recent media firestorm.
Pope Francis at the Angelus: Accept the 'Paradox of the Beatitudes'
Feb 13, 2022 / 06:15 amPope Francis spoke on the paradox of the Beatitudes in his Sunday Angelus address on Feb. 13, saying that the defining characteristic of a disciple of Jesus is joy.
Papal delegate to govern group co-founded by French Catholic mystic
Feb 12, 2022 / 06:05 amThe Foyers de Charité movement was founded by Marthe Robin and Father Georges Finet.
More than 800 anti-Christian incidents reported in France in 2021
Feb 12, 2022 / 04:10 amInvestigators identified a total of 1,659 anti-religious acts last year.
Facing criticism, CatholicVote head says 'let's get the facts' about Catholic charities' role helping migrants
Feb 11, 2022 / 16:42 pmIn an exclusive interview with CNA, CatholicVote's Brian Burch explains the group's controversial legal efforts to obtain copies of "all communication" between the Biden administration and Catholic organizations helping migrants at the U.S. border.
Minor seminary in Burkina Faso attacked
Feb 11, 2022 / 13:04 pmSaint Kisito de Bougui, a minor seminary in Burkina Faso, was attacked overnight, the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need announced Friday.
Vatican: Number of Catholics worldwide rose by 16 million in 2020
Feb 11, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe Church grew most rapidly in Asia and Africa.
Pope Francis appoints bishop to lead two Irish Catholic dioceses
Feb 11, 2022 / 05:30 amBishop Michael Duignan said it was ‘a historic day’ for the Catholic Church in Ireland.