CNA Staff
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Articles by CNA Staff
Two years after Easter attacks, Sri Lankan Catholics still calling for answers
Mar 21, 2021 / 04:27 amCatholic leaders in Sri Lanka are urging the government to step up its efforts to investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, which killed more than 260 people and injured more than 500.
Priest who celebrated Biden’s inaugural Mass under investigation
Mar 19, 2021 / 19:04 pmA Jesuit priest who celebrated Joe Biden’s inaugural Mass in January is under investigation for alleged inappropriate behavior, according to the California university he heads.
Biden administration moves to resume Title X funding of pro-abortion groups
Mar 19, 2021 / 18:00 pmThe Biden administration is expected to allow abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, to once again receive federal family planning funding through the Title X program.
In new interview, Archbishop Chaput opens up about new book, cultural challenges, Biden administration
Mar 19, 2021 / 15:19 pmArchbishop Charles Chaput, who retired as Archbishop of Philadelphia last year, has released a new book taking a look at how Catholics can ground their life in “right loyalties” in order to remember the things that are really important.
Bishop Conley: St. Joseph helped me through depression, quarantine
Mar 19, 2021 / 15:15 pmBishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska opened up in a March 19 letter about how in the midst of a nearly year-long sabbatical he took for mental health reasons, learning about and consecrating himself to St. Joseph helped immensely with his recovery.
Pope Francis: Our Lady of Knock brings a message of hope
Mar 19, 2021 / 15:00 pmPope Francis said that Our Lady of Knock exemplifies the importance of prayer and hope as he officially designated Knock as an international Marian and Eucharistic shrine.
Catholics in Poland launch week of prayer for protection of life on St. Joseph’s feast day
Mar 19, 2021 / 08:00 amCatholics in Poland have launched a week of prayer for the protection of life on the feast of St. Joseph.
Poland to be entrusted to St. Joseph in October
Mar 19, 2021 / 05:00 amPoland’s Catholic bishops will entrust the country to St. Joseph on Oct. 7.
Canadian diocese to release list of priests found guilty of sex abuse
Mar 18, 2021 / 21:51 pmThe Canadian diocese of Saskatoon has promised to release a list of priests and Church officials found guilty of sexual abuse since 1933.
Catholic scientists, journalists create COVID-19 info group
Mar 18, 2021 / 15:01 pmAn international group of Catholic media professionals and scientists have founded a new organization to help counter misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Japanese district court: Failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
Mar 17, 2021 / 20:46 pmA district court in Japan has ruled that the government’s failure to acknowledge same-sex marriage is a violation of the constitution.
Arlington diocese seeks 150 new teachers as Catholic school wait list grows
Mar 16, 2021 / 21:10 pmCatholic schools in Virginia’s Diocese of Arlington are open for in-person instruction, and finding demand to be so high that 150 more teachers are needed.
Teen girl killed in stabbing at Canadian Catholic high school
Mar 16, 2021 / 16:30 pmA 17-year-old girl is dead following a stabbing at a Catholic high school near Edmonton Monday morning.
Questions continue over decree ending private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica
Mar 16, 2021 / 15:29 pmAfter the Vatican Secretariat of State issued a decree on March 12 banning the practice of private Masses in the main church of St. Peter’s Basilica, questions remain about the manner in which it was promulgated, which was unusual for a document of its importance.
Catholics and Protestants in Germany announce intercommunion move despite Vatican objections
Mar 16, 2021 / 13:00 pmCatholics and Protestants in Germany have announced that they will press ahead with intercommunion at an event in May despite Vatican objections.
Indian priest suspended after alleged attack on bishop
Mar 15, 2021 / 17:02 pmA Catholic priest from a northern Indian diocese has been suspended after allegedly physically assaulting the diocese’s bishop.
Full text: Vatican’s doctrinal office response and note on the blessing of same-sex unions
Mar 15, 2021 / 05:55 amHere is the full text of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s response to a question on the blessing of same-sex unions, followed by an accompanying article
Pope Francis in Iraq, Muslim dialogue, and persecuted Christians
Mar 14, 2021 / 03:46 amAmong the historic moments from the pope’s recent visit to Iraq was the establishment of a National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence, to be celebrated in Iraq every year on March 6.
Poland objects to EU declaring itself ‘LGBT freedom zone’
Mar 12, 2021 / 18:30 pmThe European Union has declared itself an “LGBT freedom zone,” prompting objections from the Polish government, which says it has a right to maintain traditional views on marriage and family.
ACLU gets $15 million LGBT grant from billionaire foe of Christian morals and religious freedom
Mar 11, 2021 / 20:31 pmThe American Civil Liberties Union has received a major donation from a billionaire heir whose LGBT activism includes both funding for efforts to limit religious freedom and funding for Christian groups - including Catholic dissenters - that want to change their churches’ teachings on marriage and sexual morality.