CNA Staff

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

Archbishop Aquila: Germany's synodal path needs repentance, belief, truth

May 26, 2021 / 10:00 am

The German Catholic bishops and those involved in the synodal path of the Church in Germany must be the first to “repent and believe”, even as they call the world to do the same, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver has said. He has warned that the synod’s first text puts forward “untenable” views of the Catholic Church, downplays the Church as God’s instrument of salvation, and ignores the tensions between the Church’s mission and worldly attitudes.

‘We are delighted to have him back’: Carlo Acutis relics arrive in London

May 26, 2021 / 08:10 am

A relic was given to the church where the future blessed was baptized in 1991.

Theft of Mary Queen of Scots’ rosary a ‘tragic loss’ for Catholic history

May 26, 2021 / 06:00 am

Thieves stole the rosary and other items worth more than $1.4 million from Arundel Castle in southern England.

Archbishop Cordileone 'deeply grieved' by attempts to delay consideration of Eucharistic teaching document

May 25, 2021 / 17:20 pm

Two U.S. archbishops on Tuesday responded to attempts by other U.S. bishops to delay consideration of a teaching document on the Eucharist by the full conference.

Former priest, a sex offender, killed Massachusetts altar boy in 1972, investigators conclude

May 25, 2021 / 14:05 pm

A Massachusetts prosecutor announced Monday that a convicted sex offender who had been dismissed from the clerical state, and who died last week, was responsible for the death of an altar boy nearly 50 years ago.

San Francisco archbishop marks cathedral's 50th anniversary with tour for conservatory students

May 25, 2021 / 12:01 pm

Marking the 50th anniversary of the blessing of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone led a tour of the church for students of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on Monday.

US bishops welcome resumption of temporary protections for Haitian migrants

May 24, 2021 / 19:01 pm

The chairs of the US bishops’ committees on migration and international justice and peace on Monday commended the Biden administration’s redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status.

Missouri parish remembers those killed in historic tornado, ten years on

May 24, 2021 / 17:19 pm

A Catholic parish in Missouri this week held a memorial service for those killed ten years ago when a massive tornado struck Joplin, a city of 50,000 people in southwest Missouri near the Kansas and Oklahoma borders. 

CNA Newsroom: "Body and Blood"

May 24, 2021 / 16:05 pm

This week on the podcast, we examine what really happens at the moment of consecration during Mass. And then, travel with us to Poland to learn about a recent Eucharistic miracle.

Brazilian boy who painted pictures of saints to help pay for his medical treatment dies

May 22, 2021 / 15:01 pm

Daniel Neves, a 13-year-old boy who painted pictures of the saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary to help to pay for his medical treatment, died May 18 after being hospitalized for almost two weeks with COVID-19.

In England and Wales, Catholic Church names former prosecutor to lead child protection efforts

May 22, 2021 / 15:01 pm

Nazir Afzal, a prestigious Muslim barrister with a history of prosecuting gangs engaged in sexual abuse and grooming, is the head of the latest effort by the Catholic Church in England and Wales to ensure better prevention of sexual abuse of children and to address ongoing allegations in all Catholic institutions and groups.

Christian group supports prayer octave for China

May 21, 2021 / 17:01 pm

A Christian coalition is supporting the prayer octave for the Church in China urged by Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Yangon.

Pro-abortion groups seek to block Indiana law over abortion pill reversal

May 21, 2021 / 10:19 am

Pro-abortion groups this week asked a federal judge to block a new law in Indiana, set to take effect this summer, which would require doctors to inform women taking the “abortion pill” that it is possible for the effects of the first drug in the regimen to be reversed. 

Christians in Northern Ireland concerned about push for vague 'conversion therapy' ban

May 20, 2021 / 18:01 pm

After Northern Ireland lawmakers passed a resolution to develop a ban on “conversion therapy” regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, several Christian leaders have warned that the ban’s language is vague and could cover ordinary pastoral care and Christian activity.

US bishops promote prayer octave for China

May 20, 2021 / 17:01 pm

The chair of the US bishops’ international justice and peace committee on Thursday called for participation in the prayer octave for the Church in China urged by Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Yangon.

Laudato si' Week recalls encyclical's sixth anniversary

May 20, 2021 / 11:29 am

The Vatican is observing Laudato si’ Week to mark the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for our common home. The week includes an online climate summit.

Bishop Wall on politicians and Communion: 'Our concern is not political but pastoral'

May 19, 2021 / 14:53 pm

Bishop James Wall of Gallup responded Tuesday to a recent essay from Bishop Robert McElroy, in which the Bishop of San Diego opined that in discussions about whether  pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be admitted to Communion, the sacrament is being “weaponized for political ends.”

Native American Catholics focus of Knights of Columbus documentary

May 17, 2021 / 19:01 pm

The historical and contemporary witness of Native American Catholics are the subject of a Knights of Columbus-produced documentary set for broadcast in upcoming weeks.

Hundreds of Muslim clerics have been detained in China's Xinjiang region

May 17, 2021 / 16:44 pm

New research has shown that amid a widespread “reeducation” effort in a region of China— which the U.S. has designated a genocide— hundreds of Muslim clerics have been detained on suspicion of “extremism,” despite little evidence of any behavior other than the typical behavior of an imam. 

After investigation, priest who presided at Biden inaugural Mass resigns as Santa Clara U president

May 17, 2021 / 15:19 pm

Santa Clara University president Father Kevin O’Brien, S.J., engaged in questionable behavior at informal dinners with Jesuit graduate students, the local Jesuit province has ruled, leading to O’Brien’s announcement that he will resign as president of the California Jesuit university. He has entered an outpatient program to address personal issues including alcohol use and stress.