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Poll: Regular Mass attendees say politicians who oppose Church teaching on grave matters ‘create confusion’

Jun 15, 2021

By Kate Scanlon

A poll by a Catholic advocacy group released on Tuesday found that, among Catholics who attend Mass regularly, the vast... Read more

Wisconsin Catholic school victorious in reopening case

Jun 14, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The Wisconsin state supreme court ruled in favor of a Catholic school last week in its case against a local... Read more

CNA launches daily Catholic news podcast made for smart speakers

Jun 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholic News Agency has launched a new audio news update, designed specifically for smart speakers.  Read more

Memorial in tribute to 215 Indigenous children at the site of the former Kamloops residential school.

First Nation leaders ask Canadian Catholics to skip Mass to protest abuses of Indigenous

Jun 14, 2021

First Nation leaders are encouraging Canadian Catholics to skip Mass in response to historic abuses at Catholic-run schools for Indigenous... Read more

Shrine of St. Anthony, Radecznica, Poland

The story of St. Anthony of Padua’s only approved apparition

Jun 14, 2021

By Katie Yoder

Catholics may know St. Anthony of Padua as a Franciscan friar, a Doctor of the Church, and the patron saint... Read more

Louisiana state capitol

Louisiana poised to create window for sex abuse lawsuits

Jun 14, 2021

The Louisiana state legislature last week passed a bill allowing for new lawsuits in old cases of child sex abuse... Read more

Danny and Leila Abdallah

Parents lose three children to tragic accident: ‘If Jesus can forgive me, I can forgive’

Jun 13, 2021

By Katie Yoder

Danny and Leila Abdallah lost three of their children to a tragic car accident last year. They publicly forgave the... Read more

A priest distributes Holy Communion.

Eucharistic coherence and the USCCB spring meeting: Five questions you need answered

Jun 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

This CNA explainer goes through the essential background questions about the term eucharistic coherence in preparation for the USCCB spring... Read more

Patrick Kelly (right) installed as Supreme Knight by Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore (left)

New Supreme Knight urges members to be 'Knights of the Eucharist'

Jun 11, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The new Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Patrick Kelly, emphasized reverence for the Eucharist at his installation on... Read more

Survey shows more Americans believe abortion is ‘morally acceptable’ than ‘morally wrong’

Jun 11, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

A new Gallup poll reveals, for the first time in two decades of surveys, more Americans believe abortion “morally acceptable”... Read more

Archbishop William Lori, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus.

Archbishop Lori: Knights of Columbus must be at the forefront of Eucharistic renewal

Jun 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, called on the Knights not only to “support”... Read more

Cathedral of Christ the King, Lubbock, Texas

Texas supreme court rejects defamation lawsuit against Lubbock diocese

Jun 11, 2021

By Matt Hadro

The Texas supreme court on Friday rejected a defamation lawsuit against the Lubbock diocese, filed by a former deacon who... Read more

USCCB fall 2019 general assembly

Activists claim US bishops will vote to deny Biden Communion. Here's what their meeting will actually address.

Jun 11, 2021

By Matt Hadro

While some activists claim that the U.S. bishops will be voting next week on denying Communion to President Joe Biden,... Read more

CNA’s award-winning podcast celebrates 100 episodes

Jun 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholic News Agency’s award-winning flagship podcast CNA Newsroom is returning to weekly publication, in celebration of its 100th episode. Read more

St. Peter's Square by Dennis Jarvis via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Canadian Indigenous leaders plan trip to Vatican to request papal apology over residential schools

Jun 11, 2021

A group of Canadian Indigenous leaders are planning a trip to the Vatican this fall to request a formal papal... Read more

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York

Rochester diocese says it has acted in ‘good faith’ in mediation with abuse survivors

Jun 11, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The Diocese of Rochester on Thursday said it has been acting in “good faith,” in response to claims by clergy... Read more

Display by Freedom from Religion Foundation at the Iowa state capitol, 2016

Secular group wins case to install mock nativity display at Texas capitol

Jun 11, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

After a six-year court battle, a secular group will be permitted to install a “Bill of Rights Nativity Exhibit” at... Read more

Pro-life leaders warn of 'egregious' new pro-abortion bill

Jun 10, 2021

By Kate Scanlon

Pro-life leaders warn that an “egregious” bill introduced this week in Congress would override most state abortion regulations, require health... Read more

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In pushback against AG inquiry, Wisconsin Catholics cite decades of church vigilance against abuse

Jun 10, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is citing decades of Catholic efforts to prevent sex abuse, along with judicial statements and reviews... Read more

Kamloops Indian Residential School, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Retired Calgary bishop: Canadian government must own 'primary' responsibility for abuses of Indigenous

Jun 10, 2021

The retired bishop of Calgary this week said the Canadian government must shoulder its “primary” responsibility for past abuses in... Read more