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Articles by CNA Staff
1-year challenge: Knights of Columbus aims to raise $5M for pro-life clinics, maternity homes
Jun 23, 2022 / 18:12 pmThe fund drive comes during a wave of vandalism attacks on pro-life clinics across the U.S.
World Meeting of Families 2022: Full text of Pope Francis' address at the Festival of Families
Jun 23, 2022 / 10:25 amHere is the full text of Pope Francis' address at the Festival of Families during the World Meeting of Families 2022, which was held in the Paul VI Audience Hall on June 22, 2022.
Young people 'key' to building understanding, Israeli ambassador to Poland says
Jun 21, 2022 / 17:07 pmThe ambassador spoke to students and faculty at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, June 21.
US Supreme Court rules against Maine's ban on tuition aid to religious schools
Jun 21, 2022 / 10:55 amThe Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that Maine’s policy barring students in a student-aid program from using their aid to attend “sectarian” schools violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
The Church ‘can neither live nor survive without priests,’ Spanish bishop says
Jun 18, 2022 / 10:00 amBishop Demetrio Fernández of Córdoba, Spain, made the remarks before the ordination of five new priests for his diocese.
Meet the 10 newest blesseds of the Catholic Church
Jun 18, 2022 / 08:00 amThe 10 Elizabethan sisters were murdered by Red Army soldiers in 1945.
FBI investigating attacks on Catholic churches, pro-life pregnancy centers
Jun 17, 2022 / 15:20 pmThe FBI said it "takes all threats seriously" and "will remain vigilant to protect our communities.”
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After 'hookup' scandal and 'extended leave,' Msgr. Burrill resumes ministry
Jun 17, 2022 / 10:54 amBishop William Callahan of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has appointed Burrill to serve in a local parish.
99-year-old Carmelite nun credits her family and Mary for her long, happy vocation
Jun 17, 2022 / 04:42 amAgustina Medina Muñoz has been a Discalced Carmelite cloistered nun in Chile for almost 80 years.
Myanmar troops set fire to Catholic church, rebel group says
Jun 16, 2022 / 15:46 pmSoldiers of the military junta that controls Myanmar have frequently attacked Catholic churches and other civilian targets.
Pope Francis accepts Belgian bishop’s request not to be made a cardinal
Jun 16, 2022 / 10:21 amBishop Lucas Van Looy was due to receive the red hat on Aug. 27.
UK government sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church
Jun 16, 2022 / 06:20 amThe Foreign Office said that Patriarch Kirill was being ‘sanctioned for his support and endorsement of Putin’s war.’
White House condemns pro-abortion violence after new Jane’s Revenge threats
Jun 15, 2022 / 16:51 pmIt remains an open question if Jane's Revenge is an organized group, or merely a call for copycat attacks.
Theologian resigns from German ‘Synodal Way’ forum on sexual morality
Jun 15, 2022 / 06:15 amKatharina Westerhorstmann, who teaches theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus in Austria, objected to ideas advanced by the forum.
Pope Francis: ‘When you are old, you are no longer in control of your body’
Jun 15, 2022 / 03:30 amThe 85-year-old pope noted that he needed to walk with a cane.
Franciscans in Germany elect openly gay priest as new superior
Jun 14, 2022 / 19:15 pmFather Markus Fuhrmann said he recently came out as homosexual "to show that I can also be part of the Church in this ministry."
Pope Francis told Bishop Bätzing: We don’t need 2 Evangelical churches in Germany
Jun 14, 2022 / 04:55 amThe pope recalled his remark during a conversation with the editors of Jesuit journals.
Pope Francis: Russia’s use of mercenaries in Ukraine is ‘monstrous’
Jun 14, 2022 / 02:32 amIn a new interview, the pope suggested the Ukraine war was ‘perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented.’
U.S. bishops urge action following church, pro-life pregnancy attacks
Jun 13, 2022 / 19:36 pmThe bishops say “each of us must choose the path of peace and open our hearts to the love that God has for his children.”
Rector of German Catholic seminary found dead
Jun 13, 2022 / 11:30 amThe Diocese of Limburg said: ‘We have lost a committed and much-appreciated pastor.’