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Theodore McCarrick.

Did McCarrick use charitable fund to settle abuse claim?

Nov 11, 2020

By Ed Condon

The McCarrick Report notes that McCarrick contributed thousands of dollars to settle an abuse claim, with the money likely coming... Read more

Corridor in an abandoned Penitentiary.

Tennessee governor delays execution of man with 'intellectual disability'

Nov 11, 2020

The governor of Tennessee has delayed the execution of an intellectually disabled man due to the coronavirus pandemic. The execution... Read more

Bishop Michael Olson.

Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’

Nov 11, 2020

While the U.S. bishops’ conference congratulated presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden on the election results this weekend, the bishop of Fort... Read more

Military archbishop praises chaplains, supporters in Veterans Day message

Nov 11, 2020

In a message for Veterans Day, the archbishop for the U.S. military services voiced thanks for donors and those who... Read more

The interior of the United States Supreme Court.

Supreme Court delays decision on Mississippi abortion law, again

Nov 10, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Pro-life advocates are hopeful the Supreme Court will review an abortion law in Mississippi, even though the court once again delayed... Read more

US Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court, with Barrett, hears Affordable Care Act case

Nov 10, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. How the... Read more

Theodore McCarrick.

McCarrick Report: When one mother had to speak up

Nov 10, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

In the early 1970s, a New York family met a priest. He came to dinner, he came to birthday parties.... Read more

Then-cardinal Theodore McCarrick at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, April 2005. Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

McCarrick Report: American Catholics urge ‘truth and transparency’

Nov 10, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The release of the McCarrick Report Tuesday has been given a cautious welcome by lay American Catholics, who urged continued... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez leads a "virtual rosary" Oct. 7.

McCarrick Report documents ‘tragic chapter’ in Church’s life, USCCB president says

Nov 10, 2020

The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference said Tuesday morning that bishops will be studying the McCarrick Report issued by... Read more

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

McCarrick Report: Catholics ‘shocked, saddened, scandalized and angered,’ US bishops say

Nov 10, 2020

The Catholic bishops of the United States expressed their renewed desire for healing Tuesday, following the Vatican’s release of a... Read more

Theodore McCarrick talks with other church leaders at the Spring meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops June 15, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois.

McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct

Nov 10, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate... Read more

Supreme Court.

Pro-life doctors ask Supreme Court to uphold Title X funding rule

Nov 10, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court should hear appeals backing HHS rules that block recipients of Title X family planning funds from... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.

Australian media’s trial begins over gag order violation in Cardinal Pell case

Nov 9, 2020

Members of the Australian media are on trial this week for charges of violating a gag order issued during the... Read more

St. Mary of Perpetual Help-All Saints-St. Anthony Parish.

Chicago parish, Mary statue tagged with graffiti

Nov 9, 2020

A historic Chicago parish was tagged with graffiti over the weekend, and a statue of the Virgin Mary on the... Read more

Presumptive President elect Joe Biden speaks during an event on Thursday, November 14.

Biden COVID advisor has 'deeply troubling' views on healthcare rationing

Nov 9, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden announced his advisory board to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, with one member attracting criticism for... Read more

Theodore McCarrick before his laicization.

McCarrick Report: What to know before it's released - A CNA Explainer 

Nov 9, 2020

By JD Flynn

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State will release a report on its two-year investigation into the career... Read more

Spirituality Year: How a break from academics helps prepare men for priesthood

Nov 8, 2020

By Mary Farrow

When Fr. Josh Mayer entered St. John Vianney’s Seminary in Denver, his first year looked a little more monk-like than... Read more

Joe Biden at a campaign event, Nov, 2019.

US Catholic bishops congratulate Biden as president-elect

Nov 7, 2020

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Saturday congratulated projected president-elect Joe... Read more

President-elect Joe Biden. CNA file photo.

Biden projected winner, rollbacks on pro-life and religious liberty protections expected

Nov 7, 2020

Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, media outlets reported Saturday morning, after five days of counting in several... Read more

A stained glass image of St. Peter Claver in St. Aloysius church, Glasgow.

Knights of Peter Claver celebrate 111th anniversary

Nov 7, 2020

The Knights of Peter Claver, the largest historically African-American Catholic lay organization in the U.S., is marking the anniversary of... Read more