CNA Staff
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Articles by CNA Staff
Hungary passes law barring pornography, pro-LGBT content for minors
Jun 17, 2021 / 11:51 amHungary’s parliament has passed a sex crimes law that includes elements aiming to protect children, barring providing pornography and content that promotes gender reassignment and homosexuality to anyone under age 18.
Cardinal: International Eucharistic Congress hymn helped Catholics survive war and communism
Jun 17, 2021 / 07:05 amCardinal Péter Erdő noted that the official hymn’s lyrics date back to 1938.
Girls’ choir to join 1,000-year boys’ choir at German Catholic cathedral
Jun 17, 2021 / 06:15 amThe Regensburger Domspatzen choir traces its roots back to the year 975.
Archbishop Gomez opens USCCB meeting with passionate call for unity
Jun 16, 2021 / 14:20 pmIn his opening address at the 2021 spring meeting of the U.S. bishops on Wednesday, conference president Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles made a passionate call for unity.
Catholic priests offer Masses ‘for renewal of the faith’ at Ireland’s Mass rocks
Jun 16, 2021 / 14:00 pmMasses were celebrated at Mass rocks in all of Ireland’s 26 dioceses.
Catholic bishops to consecrate Middle East to the Holy Family
Jun 16, 2021 / 04:00 amThe act of consecration will take place June 27 in Nazareth’s Basilica of the Annunciation.
Pope Francis: Coronavirus recovery must have true vision for humanity
Jun 15, 2021 / 16:40 pmRebuilding after the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to confront the failures of the past, including failures towards God and neighbor, Pope Francis has said in a message to world leaders gathered in Bratislava.
Record number of abortions recorded in England and Wales in 2020
Jun 15, 2021 / 06:05 amThe statistics showed that 3,083 abortions took place on grounds of disability.
International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest unveils official hymn
Jun 15, 2021 / 04:30 amThe song is a “refreshed version” of a hymn from 1938, when Hungary last hosted the congress.
Update: Meeting between Pope Francis and President Biden did not happen
Jun 14, 2021 / 16:55 pmAccording to Vatican sources June 15, there is no meeting currently scheduled between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden.
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CNA launches daily Catholic news podcast made for smart speakers
Jun 14, 2021 / 16:02 pmCatholic News Agency has launched a new audio news update, designed specifically for smart speakers.
Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral launches appeal for interior restoration
Jun 14, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe cathedral is scheduled to reopen for worship in April 2024.
The German Synodal Way: A CNA explainer
Jun 14, 2021 / 12:14 pmThe “Synodal Way” – in German: Synodaler Weg – is a controversial discussion process underway in Germany with the declared aim of addressing the Church’s clerical sexual abuse crisis by debating and passing resolutions
Poland’s Catholic bishops look ahead to fall meeting with Pope Francis
Jun 14, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe Polish bishops’ ad limina visit to Rome is scheduled for October.
CNA Newsroom: Blessed are the Peacemakers
Jun 14, 2021 / 08:55 amHow can people of faith respond to gun violence? We speak to a recent victim of an armed robbery, Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland; hear another bishop’s response to the recent mass shooting in San Jose; and remember Officer Eric Talley, a Catholic father of seven who died heroically responding to a mass shooting in Boulder, CO.
Pope Francis: Help the world’s small food producers
Jun 14, 2021 / 08:00 amThe pope made the appeal in a message to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Pope Francis: Marginalizing the poor threatens ‘the very concept of democracy’
Jun 14, 2021 / 05:30 amIn his World Day of the Poor message, the pope appealed for a new global approach to poverty.
Joe Biden attends Sunday Mass in English seaside town amid G7 summit
Jun 14, 2021 / 03:30 amJoe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended Mass in St. Ives, which has a population of 12,000 people.
Amoris laetitia webinar equips leaders to build up sacramental marriages in the Church
Jun 13, 2021 / 08:50 amOrganized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, the four-day webinar centered on the question: "Where do we stand with the application of Amoris laetitia?"
Pope Francis: 'All that is good belongs to God'
Jun 13, 2021 / 06:10 am"Even the seed of our good works may seem small; yet, all that is good belongs to God and therefore humbly, slowly bears fruit," Pope Francis said.