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

Papal Foundation announces $9m in grants for charitable projects

May 2, 2021 / 10:00 am

The Papal Foundation announced April 28 they will be distributing $9.2 million in grants to dioceses in 64 countries in the coming year. 

Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics supporting abortion should not present themselves for Holy Communion

May 1, 2021 / 10:05 am

Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone released on May 1, 2021 a pastoral letter about the worthiness required for the reception of Holy Communion in which he insisted that any Catholic cooperating with the evil of abortion should refrain from receiving the Eucharist.

Father asks Argentine court to prevent abortion of his child

Apr 30, 2021 / 18:18 pm

A man from San Juan province in Argentina filed for an injunction to prevent his ex-wife from aborting their child, however, the judge rejected the measure, which pro-lifers say shows there is a loophole in the abortion law that ignores fathers.

Santa Fe archdiocese to sell over 700 properties amid mounting abuse settlements

Apr 30, 2021 / 18:00 pm

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe intends to sell over 700 properties by year’s end to help pay for settlements to sexual abuse survivors, an examination of court records has found.

Remaining Catholic clergy kidnapped in Haiti finally released

Apr 30, 2021 / 16:29 pm

The Society of Priests of St. Jacques announced this Friday, April 30th, that the remaining seven of the 10 Catholic leaders kidnapped in Haiti on April 11 have been released and are in good health.

Kentucky priest "on cloud nine" after priestly faculties reinstated

Apr 30, 2021 / 13:00 pm

An Owensboro, Kentucky priest says he is “on cloud nine” after receiving word that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had reinstated his faculties after he appealed his permanent suspension from public ministry. 

Pro-life former congressman: Catholics in politics need to be ‘different’

Apr 30, 2021 / 11:00 am

A Catholic former Democratic congressman said that President Biden’s pro-abortion policies flout what it means to live as a Catholic in public life.

Actor in 'The Chosen' praises show’s message for people with disabilities

Apr 28, 2021 / 07:58 am

An actor on the internet show The Chosen, which tells the story of Jesus, praised the show’s accommodation of his disability in his character’s role as an example of inclusion.

Judge tosses out girls’ complaint against Connecticut transgender sports policy

Apr 26, 2021 / 13:00 pm

Four female athletes in Connecticut are appealing a court ruling that dismissed their legal challenge to the state’s transgender sports policy.

Abortion survivor hopes her story spurs support for mothers in need

Apr 22, 2021 / 16:00 pm

An abortion survivor hopes that her story of life will help people be “the hands and feet of Jesus” to women in need.

Vatican unveils official prayer of 2022 World Meeting of Families

Apr 22, 2021 / 07:00 am

The 10th World Meeting of Families will take place June 22-26, 2022.

Sri Lankan religious leaders condemn extremism two years after Easter bombing

Apr 21, 2021 / 18:00 pm

Numerous religious leaders gathered in Sri Lanka to mark the second anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings and to pray for an end to religious extremism. 

Indianapolis archbishop offers prayers in response to local mass shooting

Apr 16, 2021 / 09:46 am

The Archbishop of Indianapolis on Friday offered prayers and called on Catholics to work to end gun violence, after a deadly mass shooting at a local FedEx facility the night before.

How a Catholic family of 16 lives debt-free

Apr 15, 2021 / 18:30 pm

Five years ago, a Catholic family of 16 made international news for sending their children to college without any debt – and now the parents are offering their financial advice in a book.

White House spokeswoman grilled on fungibility of Title X funding

Apr 14, 2021 / 14:18 pm

Earlier today, EWTN’s White House Correspondent Owen Jensen questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the proposed reversal of the Trump administration’s Protect Life Rule.

Biden administration proposes restoring Title X funding for abortion clinics

Apr 14, 2021 / 12:49 pm

President Joe Biden is moving to reverse a Trump-era policy that barred federal Title X funding to entities that perform and refer for abortions, such as Planned Parenthood. 

After school shooting, Knoxville bishop asks for 'positive solutions' to gun violence

Apr 12, 2021 / 17:22 pm

Bishop Richard Stika of the Diocese of Knoxville demanded “positive solutions” to gun violence after a fatal shooting at an area high school on Monday. 

CNA Newsroom: "Running the Race, Keeping the Faith"

Apr 12, 2021 / 16:55 pm

What does it mean to be both physically and spiritually fit?

Canadian bishops condemn new assisted suicide law

Apr 9, 2021 / 17:00 pm

Canada’s Catholic bishops have condemned the country’s new assisted suicide law, and are asking for people to pray and to contact their elected officials in opposition to it. 

How Archbishop Naumann's family tragedy shaped his beliefs on the sanctity of life

Apr 8, 2021 / 15:00 pm

For the chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee, his family’s history of tragedy shaped his beliefs on human dignity – from the unborn to the criminal on death row.