Articles by Carl Bunderson
Coalition to protect, advance Catholic health care launches
Jan 20, 2022 / 16:38 pmBishop James Conley and the leaders of five Catholic medical or professional associations on Thursday founded the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance, meant to support the reception and provision of health care in accord with Church teaching.
Benedictine nuns in Missouri honor Christ the King with new album
Dec 3, 2021 / 15:06 pmAfter the harrowing experience of shootings at their abbey in rural Missouri, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles resolved to record an album for Christ the King in thanksgiving for His protection and governance.
Indigenous prayers, dancing in San Bernardino Synod Mass spark backlash
Oct 23, 2021 / 11:33 amThe Diocese of San Bernardino says its opening Mass for the Synod on Synodality Oct. 17 sought to celebrate the California diocese’s rich cultural diversity and welcome those on the “periphery” of the Church.
Will Roe be overturned? Here are 6 notable Supreme Court decisions that have been struck down
Oct 22, 2021 / 18:22 pmInterest in instances where the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned its prior decisions is heightened now because of Dobbs v. Jackson Whole Women’s Health Organization, which is a test of the precedent set by the abortion decisions Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
Santa Fe archdiocese: Woman's attempted ordination invalid
Oct 21, 2021 / 16:00 pmThe supposed ordination of women is invalid, the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe reiterated Monday, shortly after a woman claimed to have been ordained a priest in Albuquerque.
Judge again blocks New York medical worker vaccine mandate without religious exemption
Oct 14, 2021 / 11:00 amMedical workers in New York can seek religious exemptions from a state COVID-19 vaccine mandate while a lawsuit challenging the requirement advances, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
English university accepts appointment of Catholic chaplain who tweeted about abortion
Sep 27, 2021 / 13:18 pmThe University of Nottingham announced Saturday that it will recognize Fr. David Palmer as a chaplain, after having refused recognition over comments on assisted suicide and abortion he had posted on social media.
New Brunswick dioceses will not require COVID vaccination to attend Mass
Sep 24, 2021 / 19:12 pmThe Archdiocese of Moncton announced Friday the four bishops in the province have adopted a common policy for attendance at Mass amid rising COVID-19 cases, and that proof of vaccination will not be required.
Three Chicago priests step aside from ministry amid investigations of inappropriate acts with adults
Sep 6, 2021 / 11:19 amThree priests in the Archdiocese of Chicago have been asked to step aside from ministry pending investigation of their inappropriate acts with fellow adults, which they have acknowledged.
Father Danny Roussel of Baton Rouge remembered as a 'devoted priest'
Sep 1, 2021 / 19:00 pmThe Bishop of Baton Rouge has recalled Fr. Danny Roussel, who died by suicide on Monday, as a devoted and beloved priest, and encouraged prayers for the priest and for his family.
Police chaplain 'mortified' he mistakenly gave Chicago mayor Communion at Officer Ella French’s funeral
Aug 20, 2021 / 13:22 pm"You know something, I am to blame for that and I am mortified," Fr. Dan Brandt told CNA Friday, explaining how he came to administer Holy Communion Aug. 19 to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a non-Catholic Christian who is in a same-sex marriage.
Los Angeles archdiocese won't provide religious exemption from Covid vaccines
Aug 16, 2021 / 17:14 pmThe Archdiocese of Los Angeles has said it is not providing religious exemption letters to individuals who object to receiving a vaccination against the coronavirus.
Cardinal Cupich reportedly 'leaning hard' on bioethics center to retract stance on Covid vaccine exemptions
Aug 11, 2021 / 17:32 pmAmid disagreement among Catholic leaders over whether there is a moral obligation to receive a coronavirus vaccine, board members at the National Catholic Bioethics Center have told CNA that Blase Cardinal Cupich has urged that the center retract its guidance against mandated immunization.
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault of a minor
Jul 29, 2021 / 12:11 pmFormer Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has reportedly been charged with sexual assault of a teenage boy, a crime alleged to have occurred in the 1970s.
CDF highlights its Note on Catholics in politics in letter to US bishops on Eucharistic coherence
May 10, 2021 / 15:16 pmThe prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote Friday to the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding admission to Communion, affirming the centrality of the congregation’s 2002 note on Catholic’s participation in politics and the importance of safeguarding the rights of ordinaries in their local Churches.
How ought Catholics engage in politics?
Dec 13, 2020 / 15:01 pmAs Catholics consider their engagement with the world, including politically, they should consider what kind of society should be built up, the authors of a recently-published manual of political philosophy have explained.
English bishops adjust liturgical translation, following concern of CDW
Nov 19, 2020 / 17:01 pmThe English and Welsh bishops' conference has decreed that in the translation of the conclusion of collects in the Roman Missal, “one” is to be omitted before “God”. The conclusions will now read “God, for ever and ever”.
Bishop Paprocki: We must weigh cost of 'extraordinary' shutdowns
Sep 24, 2020 / 13:01 pmIn an essay published this month, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois argued that months-long lockdowns in response to the coronavirus are an extraordinary means of saving life, and are therefore not morally obligatory and should not be coerced by the state.
Belarusian archbishop surprised to be barred from his homeland
Sep 1, 2020 / 16:02 pmArchbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, who has been blocked from returning to Belarus, said Tuesday that he was “very much surprised” by being stopped at the Polish border.
On Aug. 2, you can get this St. Francis-themed indulgence
Aug 2, 2020 / 02:18 amToday's feast of Our Lady of the Angels of Porziuncola and its associated indulgence is a way to focus on the importance of Mary and the Franciscan tradition in the Church, a friar explained.