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Sacred music and … jazz? One composer's response to Vatican II
For American composer J.J. Wright, the Second Vatican Council's call to inculturate the Church's ancient musical traditions into “mission territory”... Read more
Vatican calls for trust, responsibility on nuclear technology
In order to realize the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons the discourse of the international community surrounding... Read more
Why France's 'Zombie Catholics' are so powerful
It happened in Britain. It happened in the U.S. Read more
Euthanasia of alcoholic father sends 'dangerous' message
A doctor in the Netherlands performed euthanasia on a 41 year-old father of two who claimed his alcoholism had made... Read more
Nun killed in Democratic Republic of Congo
A nun in the Democratic Republic of Congo was murdered earlier this week by unknown suspects in an apparent robbery,... Read more
Three ways to obtain an indulgence for the 100-year Fatima anniversary
For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant... Read more
Is Europe doing enough to protect persecuted Christians?
European leaders gathered this week at a conference in Vienna to discuss Christian persecution and its resounding effect on Europe,... Read more
Norwegian Catholic Church accused of membership inflation
In an unusual turn of events, the Catholic Church in Norway is under fire for reportedly lying about its number... Read more
In new musical, disability rights activist tackles assisted suicide
Physician-assisted suicide has been a subject of controversy for several years, but Liz Carr is taking the issue somewhere it... Read more
One dead in attack on retired missionaries' home in France
An attack at a French retirement home for missionaries to Africa late on Thursday has left dead one caregiver. The... Read more
French court bans TV ad showing happy kids with Down syndrome
A French court has drawn international backlash for ruling that a popular video showing happy children with Down syndrome was... Read more
For Cardinal Tobin, Pope Francis is in step with his predecessors
In a sit-down interview with CNA Monday, Cardinal Joseph Tobin opened up about his appointment and his thoughts on the... Read more
A Missionary of Mercy’s advice for priests after Jubilee
Having spent the Holy Year fulfilling his mandate as one of Pope Francis’ Missionaries of Mercy, Fr. John Paul Zeller... Read more
So what is a consistory, anyway?
In a simple rite this Saturday, 17 prelates will receive a red biretta from Pope Francis and thus join the... Read more
New Venezuelan cardinal says country's crisis prompted red hat
Venezuelan Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo is one of the Pope's picks from the peripheries who will get a red... Read more
Stealing Hosts for anti-Catholic art? Not illegal, Spanish judge says.
Critics of a Spanish judge say he wrongly dismissed charges against an artist who stole consecrated Hosts for an exhibit... Read more
Archbishop Gómez's immigration stance praised by Vatican official
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said the election of Archbishop Jose Gómez as vice president of the U.S. bishop’s conference will serve... Read more
What the poor suffer from most happens in developed countries
While rarely talked about, Neglected Tropical Diseases are the most widespread ailment among the world's poorest of the poor –... Read more
Islamist extremism is a major religious freedom threat. But not the only one.
Religious freedom is under threat worldwide from phenomena like Islamic “hyper-extremism,” but there are also other dangers, a new report... Read more
UK cardinal: There are more homeless people than you think
Those who are homeless, both those who live on the streets and those who move from place to place, need... Read more
