Articles by Shannon Mullen
Pope Francis, Mississippi bishop offer prayers for victims of deadly tornado
Mar 26, 2023 / 07:20 amThe powerful twister on March 24 killed at least 26 people in Mississippi and Alabama.
EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw: Catholic journalists called to be ‘truth tellers’
Mar 13, 2023 / 09:00 amEWTN CEO Michael P. Warsaw delivered the keynote address at the conclusion of the “Journalism in a Post-Truth World” conference.
UPDATE: Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
Feb 19, 2023 / 13:47 pmBishop David G. O’Connell, known affectionately as “Bishop Dave,” was shot in the torso on Feb. 18. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell shot and killed
Feb 18, 2023 / 23:08 pmAuxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, 69, was a native of Ireland who had worked with the poor in the South Los Angeles area for 45 years.
Former Priests for Life officials call for Pavone to step down
Feb 10, 2023 / 15:50 pmTwo former officials of Priests for Life are calling for laicized priest Frank Pavone to step down as national director.
Pope Francis: ‘I had nothing to do’ with Father Marko Rupnik case
Jan 25, 2023 / 11:16 amFor the first time, Pope Francis has commented publicly about the scandal surrounding Jesuit artist Father Marko Rupnik.
Pope Francis says intestinal problems have ‘returned’ but insists, ‘I’m in good health’
Jan 25, 2023 / 08:30 amThe 86-year-old pontiff discussed his health and possible retirement in a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press published Jan. 25.
Priest describes ‘pandemonium’ after 6 shot after funeral Mass at London Catholic church
Jan 15, 2023 / 14:30 pmSix people —including two children — were injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday at a Catholic church in North London.
Pavone: It’s possible I missed laicization notice
Jan 13, 2023 / 09:33 amA diocesan official’s account is at odds with Frank Pavone’s prior statements to CNA and other media outlets claiming he wasn’t officially informed of his dismissal from the priesthood.
Scenes from a day of grief and gratitude: 65,000 pay their respects to Benedict XVI
Jan 2, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid in state for the first time Monday, drawing a massive crowd to St. Peter's Basilica..
Priests for Life's Frank Pavone: ‘The next pope can reinstate me’ to the priesthood
Dec 19, 2022 / 17:05 pm“This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of dismissal from the priesthood is simply incorrect," Frank Pavone said in an interview Monday.
Canon lawyer on Father Pavone's dismissal from priesthood: Only the Pope can issue a decision without appeal
Dec 18, 2022 / 19:20 pmFather Gerald Murray, a canon lawyer, offered insights from canon law regarding unanswered questions about the dismissal of Frank Pavone from the priesthood.
Vatican dismisses Father Frank Pavone from priesthood
Dec 17, 2022 / 17:05 pmThe Dicastery for Clergy issued the decision on Nov. 9 for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop,” CNA has learned.
Bishops elect Burbidge pro-life chair; other votes signal no dramatic policy shifts
Nov 16, 2022 / 12:10 pmBishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, was elected chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Wednesday.
2022 Midterms: Which party came out on top? Stay tuned!
Nov 9, 2022 / 07:55 amThe American people spoke on Election Day, but it’s not clear yet what they were trying to say.
Pope Francis to youth in Bahrain: ‘The Church needs you!’
Nov 5, 2022 / 09:33 amThe pope’s historic trip to Bahrain continued Sunday with a meeting with young people at a Catholic school.
Report details decades of alleged clergy sex abuse in Michigan diocese
Oct 27, 2022 / 11:46 amThe Michigan attorney general’s report, which does not make a judgment on which allegations are credible, names 44 priests from the Diocese of Marquette accused of sexual misconduct since the 1940s.
Oz, Fetterman spar on abortion in Pennsylvania debate
Oct 25, 2022 / 20:35 pmThe candidates’ latest comments come as a new EWTN poll shows a majority of Catholic voters in the state support Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz over Democrat John Fetterman.
Benedict XVI reflects on Vatican II in new letter
Oct 21, 2022 / 07:05 amThe letter provides fresh observations from one of the few remaining theologians to have personally participated in Vatican II, which opened 60 years ago this month.
Mark Houck calls men to fight ‘noble battles.’ A controversial indictment is his biggest one yet
Oct 7, 2022 / 18:07 pmA look at the Catholic father of seven at the center of a growing debate over the FBI's actions toward the pro-life community.