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Articles by CNA Staff
Archbishop Cordileone rebukes legislators' take on Communion debate
Jun 25, 2021 / 13:13 pmOn June 23, 2021, First Things published Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s paragraph-by-paragraph response to “Statement of Principles,” a document developed by 60 Democratic legislators in response to the USCCB vote to create their own Eucharistic document.
Pro-life leader: Report decrying ‘religious extremist funders’ should spur Catholics to defend life
Jun 25, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe report claimed to identify more than 50 “anti-gender actors operating in Europe.”
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Miami archbishop prays for victims of condominium building collapse
Jun 25, 2021 / 11:00 amThe archbishop of Miami on Thursday prayed for victims of a condominium building collapse in Surfside, Florida.
Vatican takes action against two more retired Polish Catholic bishops
Jun 25, 2021 / 07:30 amThe measures concerned Bishop Stefan Regmunt and Bishop Stanisław Napierała.
Catholic bishops lament European Parliament abortion vote
Jun 25, 2021 / 03:45 amArchbishop Stanisław Gądecki said the vote signaled that the EU was embracing “a culture of death and exclusion.”
Gibraltar abortion referendum: Voters back bill legalizing abortion
Jun 24, 2021 / 19:09 pmThe people of Gibraltar voted in a referendum Thursday to approve a bill legalizing abortion.
15-year Courage staffer says apostolate 'helped me to become the man I am today'
Jun 24, 2021 / 19:00 pmA 25-year member of the Courage International apostolate says the ministry formed him into the man he is today.
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Lubbock’s Catholic cathedral finds $250k missing, FBI finds embezzlement suspect in Colombia
Jun 24, 2021 / 17:00 pmA man who allegedly stole more than $250,000 from Lubbock’s Christ the King Cathedral has been located in Colombia, and U.S. officials are seeking his return.
After ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is dismissed, USCCB urges acceptance of migrants
Jun 24, 2021 / 13:30 pmThe U.S. bishops’ conference on Thursday emphasized the need to welcome immigrants after the Supreme Court resolved a challenge to the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy.
Jesuit priest responds to statement of pro-abortion Catholic members of Congress
Jun 24, 2021 / 12:40 pmA Jesuit priest and radio host on Thursday critiqued a recent statement by Catholic House Democrats, who had asked not to be denied Communion for their pro-abortion policy stances.
European Parliament backs ‘extreme’ abortion report despite protests
Jun 24, 2021 / 10:35 amThe report describes abortion as “essential healthcare” and seeks to redefine conscientious objection as a “denial of medical care.”
Pope Francis encourages us to continue on ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishops’ leader after audience
Jun 24, 2021 / 06:50 amBishop Bätzing said he “made it clear that the rumors that the Church in Germany wants to go its own way are not true.”
Kidnappers free Catholic priest and four others in Mali
Jun 24, 2021 / 05:00 amGunmen released Fr. Léon Douyon 72 hours after seizing him.
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Chileans to pray ‘Rosary of Hope’ for drafting of new Constitution
Jun 23, 2021 / 15:00 pmBeginning Wednesday, June 23, Catholics in Chile will pray a rosary every week for the Holy Spirit to guide the work of drafting a new constitution for the country.
Leading US bishops praise Biden's global vaccine pledge
Jun 23, 2021 / 14:01 pmLeading U.S. bishops on Wednesday praised President Joe Biden for pledging 500 million COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, and urged his administration to work with Catholic and other faith-based groups on vaccine distribution.
Christian legal group denounces ‘targeted smear campaign’
Jun 23, 2021 / 10:00 amADF International was responding to a European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights report.
Five Quotes to Bring you Closer to Saint John the Baptist
Jun 23, 2021 / 06:30 amJune 24th is the solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Here are five quotes to help you get to know the man of whom Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.”
Catholic priest among five people kidnapped in Mali
Jun 23, 2021 / 05:00 amFr. Léon Douyon was abducted by gunmen on June 21.
Polish Catholic archbishop urges European Parliament to reject abortion report
Jun 23, 2021 / 03:30 amArchbishop Stanisław Gądecki made the appeal on the eve of a crucial vote.
Soros and IPPF-funded EU parliamentarians aim to blacklist reputable Christian groups
Jun 22, 2021 / 16:57 pmThe European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) a group of European parliamentarians committed to compel the recognition of abortion as a “human right” world-wide, is preparing a major political coup aimed at discrediting reputable Christian and human rights organizations which the group describes as “religious extremists” allegedly committed “to roll back human rights in sexuality and reproduction.”