CNA Staff
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Articles by CNA Staff
‘An untimely idea’: Ukrainian Catholic leader concerned by format of Pope’s Good Friday Via Crucis
Apr 12, 2022 / 10:10 amMajor Archbishop Shevchuk addressed the plan for Ukrainian and Russian families to carry a cross together.
Cardinal Tagle laments killing of Caritas workers in Mariupol
Apr 12, 2022 / 07:07 am‘We honor the sacrifice of humanitarian workers by praying for them and their families,’ he said.
Bishops sign letter warning that Germany's 'Synodal Path' could lead to schism
Apr 12, 2022 / 06:00 amAn 'open letter' circulating among the world's bishops criticizes Germany's ongoing "Synodal Path" process for looking at the Church and its mission "through the lens of the world rather than through the lens of the truths revealed in Scripture and the Church’s authoritative Tradition."
Charleston diocese: Making death-row inmate choose means of execution is 'barbarism'
Apr 11, 2022 / 13:00 pmAfter the South Carolina Supreme Court set a date for the execution of Richard Moore, the Diocese of Charleston stated its opposition to capital punishment, and that the man must choose how his life will be ended.
7 people killed at Caritas office in besieged city of Mariupol
Apr 11, 2022 / 10:40 amTwo female staff members of Caritas Mariupol were said to be among the dead.
‘A blow from the devil’: Shattered Fatima statue found in Ukrainian Catholic seminary occupied by Russians
Apr 11, 2022 / 09:38 am‘This affair struck me as very unusual,’ said seminary rector Father Ruslan Mikhalkiv.
UPDATE: Soldiers searching for weapons leave Burma cathedral
Apr 9, 2022 / 21:56 pmGovernment soldiers departed from the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and its compound in downtown Mandalay Saturday after a thorough search for weapons turned up only two ceremonial swords given to Archbishop Marco Tin Win, sources told CNA.
Burmese archbishop remains under house arrest; 'We are all praying,' priest says
Apr 9, 2022 / 06:49 amResidents of downtown Mandalay remain on edge as a military occupation of the Catholic archdiocesan compound continues for a second day.
Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg talk about 'Father Stu' — and the 'Passion of the Christ' sequel
Apr 8, 2022 / 15:48 pmRaymond Arroyo, host of "The World Over" on EWTN, spoke with actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson and screenwriter and director Rosalind Ross about their new movie, "Father Stu."
Burmese soldiers invade Catholic cathedral, detain archbishop
Apr 8, 2022 / 13:45 pmApproximately 40 Burmese soldiers forcibly took control of a Catholic cathedral in Mandalay on Friday and detained an archbishop and dozens of other worshippers, including a correspondent for CNA.
German diocese hires self-identified transgender man to teach religious ed
Apr 8, 2022 / 10:28 amA German diocese has granted a biological female who identifies as a transgender man permission to teach Catholic religion to schoolchildren.
Ukrainian Catholic leader prays at mass grave in Bucha
Apr 8, 2022 / 08:05 am‘Seeing the mutilated, breathless bodies, we prayed for their eternal rest,’ Major Archbishop Shevchuk said.
Drunk Russian man attacks Ukrainian Catholic priest in Germany
Apr 6, 2022 / 15:00 pmA drunk Russian physically attacked the pastor of the Ukrainian Catholic parish in Hamburg on Saturday.
Catholic youth organizations urge end to Germany's ban on abortion ads
Apr 6, 2022 / 10:44 amThe Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ), an umbrella organization of Catholic children's and youth associations, has spoken in favor of abolishing the ban on advertising for abortions in Germany.
Priest sends open letter to German cardinal begging him to uphold Catholic teaching on homosexuality
Apr 6, 2022 / 09:25 amA priest who works with those with same-sex attraction who want to lead chaste and faithful lives has written an open letter to Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, in response to their call for a change in Church teaching on homosexuality.
Archbishop Gomez encourages pilgrims marking jubilee of Christianity in Los Angeles
Apr 5, 2022 / 15:13 pmArchbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles urged those making a pilgrimage Saturday to mark 250 years of Christianity in the archdiocese to emulate the courage of St. Junípero Serra, who first brought the Church to the area.
German Catholic bishops’ leader replies to Nordic bishops’ ‘Synodal Way’ critique
Apr 5, 2022 / 05:15 amThe Nordic bishops cautioned against ‘capitulation to the Zeitgeist.’
Bishop urges 'common task of healing' after Sacramento shooting
Apr 4, 2022 / 15:13 pmBishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento encouraged city residents to engage in the work of communal healing and helping after a shooting left six dead on Sunday.
Major archbishop hopes Pope Francis will visit Kyiv ‘as soon as possible’
Apr 4, 2022 / 11:25 amThe pope has said that a visit is “on the table.”
Pope Francis asks opponents of Syro-Malabar uniform liturgy to take ‘painful step’ of accepting change
Apr 4, 2022 / 08:35 amProtests against the change have included a hunger strike by priests and the burning of effigies of cardinals.