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Articles by CNA Staff
South Korean shrine celebrates designation as international pilgrimage site
Jan 14, 2022 / 12:00 pmHaemi Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine is the second Korean site to receive the honor.
Vatican astronomer: ‘Trust the science’ does not convince those who most need to be convinced
Jan 14, 2022 / 11:30 amBrother Guy Consolmagno said the phrase left him ‘puzzled.’
Catholic bishop in India cleared of charges of raping a nun
Jan 14, 2022 / 10:22 amA bishop charged with the repeated rape of a nun over the course of two years was acquitted by a court in India’s Kerala state on Friday.
Report: 1 in 5 Irish priests and brothers have died in the past three years
Jan 14, 2022 / 05:15 amThe Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference was unable to confirm the figure.
Pope Francis: Synodality is not a ‘search for majority consensus’
Jan 13, 2022 / 06:30 amThe pope was speaking to French Catholic Action groups.
New COVID-19 rules for visitors to Vatican Museums
Jan 13, 2022 / 04:10 amThe museums are a major source of revenue for the Holy See.
The Final Dispatch of Father Hudgins, a Lansing priest who died in a road accident
Jan 12, 2022 / 14:41 pmFather David Hudgins, a priest of the Diocese of Lansing, penned an article for publication in his parish bulletin shortly before his death in a road accident on Jan. 3.
Rector agrees to delay departure from Rome’s North American College
Jan 12, 2022 / 13:00 pmFather Peter Harman will now stay until the end of June.
Austria’s Catholic Church reports decline in membership, rise in income
Jan 12, 2022 / 09:10 amA total of 72,055 people formally left the Church in Austria in 2021.
German Catholic bishop criticizes delay in Synodal Way gender-neutral language debate
Jan 12, 2022 / 06:20 amBishop Rudolf Voderholzer said: ‘I protest against this approach.’
Pope Francis prays for workers ‘crushed by an unbearable burden’ in COVID-19 recession
Jan 12, 2022 / 02:55 amHe led a moment’s silence at his general audience.
Rep. Chris Smith highlights bipartisan bill on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Jan 11, 2022 / 18:07 pmIn recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan. 11, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan piece of legislation intended to combat what his office calls “modern-day slavery.”
A magazine launched by a saint is still thriving 100 years later
Jan 10, 2022 / 12:00 pmPope Francis sent a message marking the publication’s centenary.
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to Christian facing blasphemy charge
Jan 10, 2022 / 09:00 amA lawyer hailed the decision as ‘a very important ruling.’
Pope Francis prays for victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in decades
Jan 10, 2022 / 05:41 amNineteen people, including nine children, died in the apartment fire in the Bronx.
Pope Francis laments ‘cancel culture’ in annual address to diplomats
Jan 10, 2022 / 04:20 amThe pope was giving his annual “state of the world” address.
Pope Francis appeals for end to violence in Kazakhstan
Jan 9, 2022 / 05:15 amHe called for dialogue in Sunday Angelus address.
Pope Francis baptizes babies in Sistine Chapel for 1st time since COVID-19 declared a pandemic
Jan 9, 2022 / 03:05 amThe pope baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel.
Pope Francis: Let’s ‘begin again with more humanity’ amid pandemic
Jan 8, 2022 / 06:38 amThe pope was addressing a Vatican-based lay association.
Bishop Schneider: Catholics in Kazakhstan are safe amid unrest
Jan 8, 2022 / 04:45 amProtests broke out after a sharp rise in gas prices.