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Articles by CNA Staff
German priest contradicts pope and backs pornography as sexual ‘relief’ for celibates
Nov 16, 2022 / 13:30 pmA priest of the Diocese of Münster, Father Hermann Backhaus, said he also considers it a “very strong” statement to associate the devil with pornography.
FULL TEXT: Archbishop Gomez calls for evangelizing response to secular age
Nov 16, 2022 / 12:45 pmArchbishop José H. Gomez gave an impassioned farewell address as USCCB president on Tuesday in Baltimore.
Cuban dictatorship to interrogate EWTN correspondent a second time
Nov 16, 2022 / 11:31 amThe Cuban dictatorship’s National Revolutionary Police once again summoned Adrián Martínez Cádizfor an “interview” or interrogation on Nov. 16.
Food shipment feeds hundreds at parish, orphanage and school in Ukraine
Nov 16, 2022 / 09:00 amAmid concern over new missile strikes and ongoing prayer by Pope Francis for Ukraine, hundreds in the war-torn country received nutritional support from the U.S.
Archdiocese of Madrid pays ‘debt’ to John Paul II, dedicates cathedral chapel in his honor
Nov 16, 2022 / 08:30 amThe cathedral of the Archdiocese of Madrid dedicated Nov. 13 a new chapel in honor of St. John Paul II, who consecrated the church in 1993.
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio elected USCCB president
Nov 15, 2022 / 12:48 pmArchbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore was elected vice president.
Construction worker travels hundreds of miles by horse to pay homage to Blessed Virgin Mary
Nov 15, 2022 / 10:00 amArriving at the feet of Mary was “indescribable,” said the cowboy pilgrim, Sergio Ariel Ozán.
Chilean court upholds acquittal of bishop accused of covering up teen’s disappearance
Nov 10, 2022 / 17:00 pmThe Supreme Court of Justice of Chile recently upheld the acquittal of Bishop Emeritus Bernardo Bastres Florence of the Diocese of Punta Arenas.
Jewish actor converts to Catholicism: the Virgin Mary ‘is my most beautiful love’
Nov 10, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe famous Jewish actor and humorist Gad Elmaleh announced his conversion to the Catholic faith, a process in which he says the Virgin Mary played a crucial role.
How the image of the Virgin of Almudena survived the eighth-century Muslim invasion
Nov 9, 2022 / 17:00 pmEvery Nov. 9, the Church in Spain celebrates the Virgin of Almudena, whose image “hides” a peculiar story that might not be familiar to many.
Hand grenade found among donations to Beatitudes Home in Peru
Nov 9, 2022 / 16:00 pmFather Omar Sánchez Portillo said the package with the explosive was left last weekend at the collection center in the Miraflores district in Lima.
DeSantis criticized for running ‘God made a fighter ad’
Nov 8, 2022 / 04:00 amCritics mocked the ad for being the “gospel of the Ron DeSantis re-election campaign.”
Bishops urge conversion amid drug gang violence in Ecuador
Nov 7, 2022 / 16:15 pmDrug trafficking gangs in Ecuador have reacted to the government’s efforts to retake control of the prisons by launching a series of attacks.
Pope Francis: ‘We have to keep fighting for women’s equality’
Nov 6, 2022 / 10:00 amReturning from Bahrain, the pope was asked if he supports the efforts of women and young people in Iran to fight for more freedom.
Priest laments state of apparition site of Our Lady of Fatima in Spain
Nov 4, 2022 / 17:00 pmWhile progress has been made on the restoration of the shrie, Spanish Father Javier Siegrist noted that “it’s still insufficient and much aid is needed.”
Prohibiting Nativity scenes in Mexico would be an ‘attack’ on religious freedom, group says
Nov 3, 2022 / 18:00 pmThe National Front for the Family said prohibiting Nativity scenes on public property in Mexico would be “an enormous absurdity.”
Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba
Nov 3, 2022 / 15:02 pm“We have been working with the little flour that was left and what was in reserve has already run out,” the Carmelite nuns in Havana who make the hosts said.
Spanish bishop prays in front of abortion clinic on All Souls’ Day despite oppressive law
Nov 3, 2022 / 14:00 pmBishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, joined the 40 Days for Life campaign Nov. 2 in front of an abortion facility.
ADF calls on human rights commission to defend religious freedom in Mexico and Nicaragua
Nov 1, 2022 / 17:15 pm“Latin America is currently experiencing a surge of human rights abuses in the area of religious freedom,” stated Tomás Henriquez, ADF International’s director of advocacy for Latin America.
Catholics take to the streets to pray for peace in Bolivia
Nov 1, 2022 / 13:25 pmThe Catholic community prayed for peace while in the Santa Cruz region an indefinite strike continued over the date for the census to be taken.