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The Descent from the Cross, also known as Pieta, statue inside the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris before the fire.

Notre-Dame Cathedral to broadcast crown of thorns veneration on Good Friday 

Apr 7, 2020

By Courtney Mares

One year after the world watched the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris burn, the Archbishop of Paris will display the... Read more

Cardinal George Pell of Sydney speaks during a press conference at the Vatican Press Office on July 9, 2014.

Holy See responds to High Court’s acquittal of Cardinal Pell

Apr 7, 2020

The Vatican has welcomed the Australian High Court’s decision to quash Cardinal George Pell’s sexual abuse conviction.  Read more

Pope Francis during Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta April 6, 2020.

Pope Francis prays for the unjustly condemned after Pell conviction overturned

Apr 7, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis prayed at Mass Tuesday for all those who have been persecuted by an unjust sentence, offering the prayer... Read more

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney at a Vatican press conference Oct. 5, 2018.

Archbishop Fisher welcomes acquittal of Cardinal Pell

Apr 7, 2020

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has welcomed the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell by Australia’s High Court.  Read more

Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans in Rome, Jan. 26, 2012.

Recovering from coronavirus, Archbishop Aymond says ‘become part of the story’ in Holy Week

Apr 7, 2020

Recovering from coronavirus, Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans is encouraging Catholics in a message for Holy Week to “become... Read more

The flag of Colombia.

Colombian archbishop removes from ministry 15 priests accused of sexual abuse

Apr 6, 2020

The president of the Colombian bishops’ conference, Óscar Urbina, suspended 15 priests of his archdiocese from ministry who have been... Read more

Cardinal George Pell in the Vatican, 2014.

Analysis: Freed from prison, will Cardinal Pell now face Vatican trial?

Apr 6, 2020

By Ed Condon

While Pell’s criminal trials in Australia are now at an end, the same accusations must now be addressed by the... Read more

Cardinal George Pell arrives at Melbourne County Court on Feb. 27, 2019.

'The only basis for justice is truth' - With conviction overturned, Cardinal Pell speaks

Apr 6, 2020

After his conviction for child sexual abuse was overturned Tuesday by Australia’s High Court, Cardinal George Pell has released a... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.

Cardinal George Pell's abuse convictions overturned by Australia's High Court

Apr 6, 2020

By Ed Condon, JD Flynn

After an ordeal that began nearly four years ago, and more than 13 months of imprisonment, Cardinal George Pell is... Read more

Planned Parenthood location in Dayton, Ohio.

Federal courts uphold stay on Ohio elective abortion ban, block Oklahoma restrictions

Apr 6, 2020

The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday allowed some abortions to continue during the coronavirus crisis. The decision was made... Read more

Mario Salerno.

Landlord encouraged by prayer waives rent amid coronavirus

Apr 6, 2020

A Catholic landlord made the decision March 30 to waive April’s rent for all of his 200 tenants, in the... Read more

Christmas lights for Easter? Kentucky diocese encourages 'Easter Lights'

Apr 6, 2020

The Diocese of Owensboro is encouraging Catholics to decorate their houses with “Easter lights” as a sign of solidarity and... Read more

Church collection plate.

Federal coronavirus financial relief: What Catholic groups need to know

Apr 6, 2020

By Matt Hadro

After the government clarified Friday that religious non-profits are eligible for small business loans during the coronavirus pandemic, legal experts... Read more

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Jerusalem archbishop blesses city with True Cross relic

Apr 6, 2020

Unable to lead the traditional Palm Sunday procession through Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa blessed the city with a relic of the... Read more

The Transfiguration by Raphael. Public domain.

Raphael revisited: Vatican offers virtual tour 500 years after artist's death

Apr 6, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Today marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, the Renaissance painter responsible for “The School of Athens” and... Read more

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Major Penitentiary: Mercy does not cease amid coronavirus

Apr 6, 2020

By CNA Staff

In an Easter letter to confessors on Saturday, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary wrote that while 'social distancing' is... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller.

Moving 'Vicar of Christ' title in Vatican yearbook is ‘theological barbarism’, says cardinal

Apr 6, 2020

A cardinal has criticised the Vatican’s official yearbook after it relegated the term Vicar of Christ to a section headed... Read more

Pope Francis at the General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome, Dec. 13, 2019.

Pope creates emergency fund to tackle coronavirus in mission territories

Apr 6, 2020

Pope Francis has created an emergency fund for those affected by coronavirus in mission countries  Read more

Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta on April 2, 2020.

God will judge us by how we treated the poor, says Pope Francis

Apr 6, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Many people suffering from poverty are victims of the “structural injustice” of today’s global economy, Pope Francis said in his... Read more

The Shroud of Turin in June 2015.

Turin Shroud to be displayed via livestream on Holy Saturday amid pandemic

Apr 6, 2020

Catholics around the world will be invited to pray virtually before the Turin Shroud on Holy Saturday as the world... Read more