CNA Staff
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Ep. 100: Celebrating CNA Newsroom
Jun 7, 2021 / 16:21 pmIn celebration of our 100th episode, we take a look back at just a few of our favorite moments from the first 100 episodes of CNA Newsroom.
Tk̓emlúps 'disturbed' by vandalism of church building near Church-run school in Canada
Jun 7, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe chief of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, or Kamloops Indian Band, has condemned the vandalism of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kamloops shortly after the discovery of indigenous children’s graves at a nearby Church-run residential school.
Pope Francis on Corpus Christi: ‘We need to enlarge our hearts’
Jun 6, 2021 / 12:35 pmCelebrating Corpus Christi Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope said: “A Church of the pure and perfect is a room with no place for anyone.”
Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti: Nun stabbed to death by three teenage girls is beatified
Jun 6, 2021 / 11:00 amSr. Maria Laura Mainetti was beatified on June 6, the anniversary of her murder, in Chiavenna, northern Italy.
Pope Francis expresses sorrow after Indigenous children’s graves found at Church-run school
Jun 6, 2021 / 06:20 amThe Canadian government had asked the pope to issue a formal apology for the Church’s role in the country’s residential schools.
Pope Francis to the Norbertines: Always keep an open heart
Jun 6, 2021 / 05:30 amThe pope issued a message marking the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the Abbey of Prémontré.
Catholic Church in Russia reorganizes causes of 20th-century martyrs
Jun 5, 2021 / 08:40 amAll the candidates died after the Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik establishment of the Soviet Union.
Pope Francis names new Vatican ambassador to Canada
Jun 5, 2021 / 05:30 amArchbishop Ivan Jurkovič has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva since 2016.
Judge dismisses Planned Parenthood challenge to Lubbock's abortion ban
Jun 4, 2021 / 15:01 pmA federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood against a Texas city over new pro-life policies, saying Planned Parenthood does not have standing to sue the city.
Boston archdiocese to open first new school in 50 years
Jun 4, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe virtual instruction is meant to be “a lot more interactive” for students, he told the Register. The school is planning on teaching with lectures, digital lessons, and virtual guest speakers.
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Polish Catholics mark 100 days to beatification of Cardinal Wyszynski
Jun 4, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe former Primate of Poland who heroically resisted communism will be beatified on Sept. 12,
Pope Francis: Ecosystem degradation ‘a clear outcome of economic dysfunction’
Jun 4, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe pope issued a message marking the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Majority of US adults support death penalty
Jun 4, 2021 / 10:34 amA majority of U.S. adults still support the administration of capital punishment, according to a June 2 Pew Research Center report.
Cardinal Marx offers resignation to Pope Francis
Jun 4, 2021 / 04:03 am“Without doubt, these are times of crisis for the Church in Germany,” the cardinal wrote to the pope.
Catholics in Poland celebrate Corpus Christi amid coronavirus restrictions
Jun 3, 2021 / 14:20 pmCatholics took part in Corpus Christi processions across Poland Thursday.
Bioethicists deplore relaxation of 14-day limit on human embryo research
Jun 3, 2021 / 07:05 amThe International Society for Stem Cell Research has dropped the decades-old rule.
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Beer-making returns to Belgian Catholic abbey after 200 years
Jun 3, 2021 / 05:15 amThe Norbertine monastery was forced to abandon brewing after the French Revolution.
Nigerian archbishop prays for killers’ conversion at burial of murdered Catholic priest
Jun 3, 2021 / 03:45 amFr. Alphonsus Bello was found dead May 21 after his parish was attacked by armed bandits.
Cardinal Collins: Rediscover the 'treasure' of the Sacred Heart devotion this month
Jun 3, 2021 / 03:00 amThe Archbishop of Toronto released a pastoral letter earlier this year offering meditations on and insights into the significance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which the month of June is dedicated.
Virginia teacher says he was suspended after objecting to 'preferred pronoun' policy
Jun 2, 2021 / 15:23 pmA Virginia teacher sued his school district this week, claiming he was unlawfully suspended for opposing the district’s proposed “preferred pronoun” policies.