CNA Staff
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Articles by CNA Staff
Church wants migrants to be aware of dangers of route through Panama’s Darien jungle
Oct 21, 2022 / 14:00 pmPassing through the Darién jungle in Panama as the first stage of the route to reach the United States continues to be chosen by thousands of migrants.
Catholic Church apologizes ‘unreservedly’ after English child sex abuse inquiry
Oct 20, 2022 / 19:00 pmThe Catholic Church in England and Wales has offered an “unreserved apology” to all sexual abuse victims who have suffered in the Church, following the publication of an independent inquiry released Thursday.
Catholic doctor criticizes Pontifical Academy for Life’s appointing of abortion advocates
Oct 19, 2022 / 18:00 pmIn an article published Oct. 19, Spanish doctor José María Simón Castellví warned that these appointments are “just the opposite of what John Paul II wanted.”
Vatican to return three pre-Columbian mummies to Peru
Oct 19, 2022 / 17:00 pmThe Vatican on Monday returned three pre-Columbian mummies to Peru, which had been loaned for the 1925 Universal Vatican Exposition.
The reasons St. John Paul II gave for adding the Luminous Mysteries to the rosary
Oct 18, 2022 / 14:47 pmTwenty years ago, St. John Paul II published “Rosarium Virginis Mariae,” adding five Luminous Mysteries to the traditional 15 meditated on in the rosary.
Spanish archbishop objects to labeling pro-lifers as ‘ultra-Catholics’ or ‘extreme right’
Oct 17, 2022 / 13:00 pm“There are only ad hominem arguments left for those who know they’re going against science, ethics, integral ecology, and the voice of God,” the archbishop said.
Record-breaking 2.4 million people take part in Our Lady of Zapopan pilgrimage in Mexico
Oct 13, 2022 / 13:13 pmThe pilgrimage culminated Oct. 12 with a Mass at the Basilica of Zapopan in Jalisco state, Mexico.
Catholic church in Brazil desecrated and 28 statues of saints destroyed
Oct 11, 2022 / 18:00 pmThe attack took place Oct. 10 around noon in São Mateus church in the town of São Mateus do Sul located in Paraná state in southern Brazil.
New York judge paves way for recognition of ‘multi-person relationships’
Oct 10, 2022 / 16:25 pmThe judge wrote that the legal protection of same-sex relationships shouldn’t be limited to two people.
Pope names as bishop a Spanish priest whose mother is in the process of beatification
Oct 10, 2022 / 11:32 amPope Francis has appointed Father José María Avendaño Perea as auxilary bishop for the Diocese of Getafe.
Soccer manager turned priest shares message of peace ahead of World Cup playoffs
Oct 7, 2022 / 15:00 pmFather David Jasso appealed to players and fans to remember “that sports and soccer are also a gift from God.”
Police: Man attacked Tulsa cathedral attendant with sword, tried to set building on fire
Oct 5, 2022 / 21:30 pmPolice apprehended a suspect approximately an hour and a half after the alleged attack.
Large sign outside Peru’s Congress tells OAS: ideology does not define women
Oct 5, 2022 / 14:30 pmA large mobile sign with the message “women are defined by biology, not ideology,” addressed participants of the 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
Cardinal Müller warns of grave danger that could lead to humanity’s ‘collective suicide’
Oct 3, 2022 / 18:00 pm“Anthropological nihilism has as its father the pride of the creature that wants to become like God (Genesis 3:5) and wants to establish the difference between good and evil, true and false for itself,” he said.
Priest prevented from returning to Nicaragua: It’s ‘not a crime’ to criticize government
Oct 3, 2022 / 17:00 pmBefore Father Guillermo Blandón could take the flight from Miami to Nicaragua, he was informed that the Nicaraguan government had prohibited him from returning.
LGBT organizations in Spain are pressuring the government to pass the ‘trans law’
Sep 30, 2022 / 17:00 pmThree LGBT organizations have met with the main party of the governing coalition in Spain, seeking the passage of the “trans law” before the close of the legislature next year.
Catholic organizations in Colombia call Bogotá cathedral attack by militants ‘terrorism’
Sep 30, 2022 / 16:00 pmCatholic organizations condemned the Wednesday night attack by abortion militants on the Bogotá cathedral and demanded authorities arrest those involved.
Caritas Algeria closes at government’s behest
Sep 30, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe Church in Algeria announced Sunday that the country has ordered the Church’s aid organization Caritas Algeria to cease its operations.
Priests reject controversial synod poster: it’s ‘out of bounds and confusing’
Sep 29, 2022 / 16:00 pmTwo Spanish priests recently posted their analyses on social media of a controversial drawing posted to the Synod on Synodality Facebook page.
Nicaraguan dictator Ortega verbally attacks pope, calls Church ‘the perfect dictatorship’
Sep 29, 2022 / 13:54 pmPresident Daniel Ortega called the pope a “holy tyrant” and said the Church is “the perfect dictatorship” during a Sept. 28 event in the country’s capital.