CNA Staff
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Articles by CNA Staff
Mom says son’s impromptu encounter with Pope Francis led to ‘miracle’
Jan 8, 2022 / 04:00 amThe meeting was one of the viral Vatican moments of 2021.
Vatican delays external audit of contracts in Germany’s Cologne archdiocese
Jan 7, 2022 / 12:05 pmThe review must wait until the return of Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.
Catholic nurse unfairly dismissed over cross necklace, UK tribunal rules
Jan 7, 2022 / 06:00 amThe verdict was hailed as a ‘landmark ruling.’
Three Kings parades held at more than 600 locations across Poland
Jan 6, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe annual event commemorates the Magi who traveled to see the newborn Jesus.
Pope Francis: ‘I continue to dream of a completely missionary Church’
Jan 6, 2022 / 04:10 amHe made the remark in his message for World Mission Day 2022.
Philippines cancels Black Nazarene procession again, citing COVID-19
Jan 5, 2022 / 16:28 pmPhilippine authorities are canceling the country’s “Black Nazarene” procession — an annual event where millions of Catholics accompany a revered statue of Jesus through the streets of Manila — for a second year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is the 'Black Nazarene'? Here's the fascinating history of this centuries-old tradition
Jan 5, 2022 / 16:26 pmFilipino devotion to the image of a dark image of Jesus Christ kneeling on one knee and carrying a large wooden crucifix dates to the 17th century.
Pope Francis remembers late Spanish cardinal as a ‘devoted pastor’
Jan 5, 2022 / 15:00 pmCardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez died at the age of 96.
Despite censorship, Heartbeat International's Abortion Pill Reversal program is saving lives
Jan 5, 2022 / 14:32 pmJor-El Godsey, president of Heartbeat International, says that last year's unexpected growth in women seeking to keep their babies and reverse the two-step drug-induced abortion by mail, "is an amazing new achievement that makes 2022 a year of great promise."
Archbishop offers condolences to those mourning after Philadelphia fire
Jan 5, 2022 / 14:00 pmFollowing a fire in a Philadelphia apartment building that killed at least 13 on Wednesday, the city's archbishop offered condolences and prayed for those who died.
Why 2022 could be a year of major changes in the Roman Curia
Jan 5, 2022 / 12:00 pmThere is currently no Vatican department head from Africa or Oceania.
Pope Francis receives manifesto challenging German ‘Synodal Way’
Jan 5, 2022 / 06:00 amThe pope was presented with the document after his general audience.
In India, Missionaries of Charity ration food after government blocks foreign funds
Jan 4, 2022 / 18:01 pmThe Missionaries of Charity have begun to ration their distribution of food and other items to the poor in the wake of the Indian government’s decision that they and other non-profits are no longer eligible to receive donations from abroad.
Catholic Church in Poland plans to reach out to young people in 2022
Jan 3, 2022 / 04:00 amOther priorities include helping people in need and synodal consultations.
Pope Francis at the Angelus: God wants to live with us and in us
Jan 2, 2022 / 05:55 amThe pope was speaking at the Sunday Angelus.
Chinese bishops reportedly met with Hong Kong clerics on sinicization
Dec 31, 2021 / 11:00 amFour clerics have told Reuters that several bishops and other officials from the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association met in October with senior clerics of the Diocese of Hong Kong to talk to them about sinicization, a Chinese government campaign to bring religion into its vision of culture, society, and politics.
Nigerian priest shot dead on Christmas Eve
Dec 30, 2021 / 15:00 pmFr. Luke Mewhenu Adeleke, a priest of the Diocese of Abeokuta, was shot dead Friday while returning home after celebrating Mass.
Baltimore releases new COVID-19 protocols
Dec 30, 2021 / 11:56 amThe Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared new COVID-19 protocols in response to a rising number of positive cases of the virus.
Christians still face persecution but there are signs of hope, Catholic charity says
Dec 30, 2021 / 10:23 amChristians continue to face persecution across the globe but there are many signs of hope, according to the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
Cardinal Cupich issues new restrictions on Traditional Latin Masses
Dec 27, 2021 / 11:30 amCardinal Blase Cupich has issued a new policy for the Archdiocese of Chicago that curtails the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass and prohibits the use of pre-Vatican II Roman missals for confirmation, ordination, and other sacraments.