CNA Staff
The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff are a team of journalists dedicated to reporting news concerning the Catholic Church around the world. Our bureaus are located in Denver, Washington, 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
Record number of abortions recorded in England and Wales in 2020
Jun 15, 2021 / 06:05 amThe statistics showed that 3,083 abortions took place on grounds of disability.
International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest unveils official hymn
Jun 15, 2021 / 04:30 amThe song is a “refreshed version” of a hymn from 1938, when Hungary last hosted the congress.
Update: Meeting between Pope Francis and President Biden did not happen
Jun 14, 2021 / 16:55 pmAccording to Vatican sources June 15, there is no meeting currently scheduled between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden.
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CNA launches daily Catholic news podcast made for smart speakers
Jun 14, 2021 / 16:02 pmCatholic News Agency has launched a new audio news update, designed specifically for smart speakers.
Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral launches appeal for interior restoration
Jun 14, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe cathedral is scheduled to reopen for worship in April 2024.
The German Synodal Way: A CNA explainer
Jun 14, 2021 / 12:14 pmThe “Synodal Way” – in German: Synodaler Weg – is a controversial discussion process underway in Germany with the declared aim of addressing the Church’s clerical sexual abuse crisis by debating and passing resolutions
Poland’s Catholic bishops look ahead to fall meeting with Pope Francis
Jun 14, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe Polish bishops’ ad limina visit to Rome is scheduled for October.
CNA Newsroom: Blessed are the Peacemakers
Jun 14, 2021 / 08:55 amHow can people of faith respond to gun violence? We speak to a recent victim of an armed robbery, Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland; hear another bishop’s response to the recent mass shooting in San Jose; and remember Officer Eric Talley, a Catholic father of seven who died heroically responding to a mass shooting in Boulder, CO.
Pope Francis: Help the world’s small food producers
Jun 14, 2021 / 08:00 amThe pope made the appeal in a message to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Pope Francis: Marginalizing the poor threatens ‘the very concept of democracy’
Jun 14, 2021 / 05:30 amIn his World Day of the Poor message, the pope appealed for a new global approach to poverty.
Joe Biden attends Sunday Mass in English seaside town amid G7 summit
Jun 14, 2021 / 03:30 amJoe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended Mass in St. Ives, which has a population of 12,000 people.
Amoris laetitia webinar equips leaders to build up sacramental marriages in the Church
Jun 13, 2021 / 08:50 amOrganized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, the four-day webinar centered on the question: "Where do we stand with the application of Amoris laetitia?"
Pope Francis: 'All that is good belongs to God'
Jun 13, 2021 / 06:10 am"Even the seed of our good works may seem small; yet, all that is good belongs to God and therefore humbly, slowly bears fruit," Pope Francis said.
Cardinal Zen says possible restrictions to extraordinary form Mass are ‘worrying’
Jun 12, 2021 / 06:30 amCardinal Joseph Zen called possible restrictions to the celebration of Mass in the extraordinary form “worrying news.”
Eucharistic coherence and the USCCB spring meeting: Five questions you need answered
Jun 11, 2021 / 22:00 pmThis CNA explainer goes through the essential background questions about the term eucharistic coherence in preparation for the USCCB spring meeting next week June 16-18, 2021. Questions include: Where did the term eucharistic coherence originate? Why is it linked so closely to abortion and euthanasia? Why is it linked with Catholic politicians in particular? Why do medical professionals have special responsibility to live eucharistic coherence? Why is eucharistic coherence connected to the USCCB spring 2021 meeting?
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Archbishop Lori: Knights of Columbus must be at the forefront of Eucharistic renewal
Jun 11, 2021 / 16:03 pmArchbishop William Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, called on the Knights not only to “support” but also to “be in the forefront” of a national Eucharistic Revival project to be presented to the U.S. bishops next week.
Poland is consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Jun 11, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe act of consecration took place at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kraków.
CNA’s award-winning podcast celebrates 100 episodes
Jun 11, 2021 / 13:00 pmCatholic News Agency’s award-winning flagship podcast CNA Newsroom is returning to weekly publication, in celebration of its 100th episode.
Bl. Carlo Acutis continues to inspire Catholics via new exhibit, film
Jun 11, 2021 / 12:00 pmHe became the first millennial to be declared blessed on Oct. 10, 2020.
Pope Francis names new prefect of Vatican Congregation for Clergy
Jun 11, 2021 / 06:57 amThe 69-year-old bishop is the first Korean to lead a Vatican congregation.