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Nigerian priest kidnapped after Sunday Mass has been released
A Nigerian priest who was kidnapped after offering Sunday Mass March 1 has been freed, his diocese has reported. Read more
Tornado hits historic Nashville church
An historic Catholic church in the Nashville neighborhood of Germantown was among several buildings seriously damaged by a tornado Tuesday... Read more
German bishops elect new conference chairman
The German bishops’ conference has elected Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg as its new chairman. Bätzing replaces the outgoing chairman,... Read more
Pope Francis announces Laudato si' Week to take place in May
Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to participate in “Laudato si’ Week” in May to encourage care for our common... Read more
Nigerian priest abducted by gunmen after Sunday Mass
Another Catholic priest in Nigeria has been kidnapped by gunmen, according to local media reports. Read more
Spanish-born missionary priest named auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre
Pope Francis Tuesday appointed Spanish-born Idente Missionary Fr. Luis Miguel Romero to be an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of... Read more
Vatican investigators to meet with Mexican sex abuse victims, bishops
The Vatican is sending Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeo to Mexico this month to meet with sex abuse... Read more
Pope Francis has a 'common cold,' Vatican says, amid Italy's coronavirus outbreak
Pope Francis was reportedly tested for the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, with negative results, an Italian newspaper said Tuesday. Read more
Nicaragua's Father Ernesto Cardenal dies at 95
Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, a Nicaraguan poet and Marxist liberation theology activist whose priestly faculties were long suspended for his assuming... Read more
Catholics at conservative conference say they will back Trump, with reservations
Catholics attending Mass at the Conservative Political Action Conference convention told CNA their support for President Donald Trump’s bid for reelection... Read more
Minnesota bishops issue guidelines on transgenderism in Catholic schools
The Catholic bishops of Minnesota have published guidelines regarding gender identity and Catholic schools, emphasizing the Catholic mission of schools... Read more
Chinese Catholics pray outside closed churches in Mindong
New pictures and video appear to show Catholics praying outside of churches closed by the government in the Diocese of... Read more
Detroit parish designated Michigan's third minor basilica
The Archdiocese of Detroit announced Sunday that Pope Francis has granted the title of minor basilica to Ste. Anne Church... Read more
French priest hospitalized with coronavirus
A priest has been hospitalized in Paris after testing positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus Feb. 28. Read more
Cardinal Zen invites Cardinal Re to show claimed China documents from Vatican archive
Cardinal Zen on Sunday responded to the claim of the Dean of the College of Cardinals that Benedict XVI had... Read more
Cardinal Collins blasts Canadian assisted dying laws
Canada is embracing “death on demand” in its healthcare laws, according to Cardinal Thomas Collins. The Archbishop of Toronto issued... Read more
Coronavirus postpones pope's global economic summit
The three-day conference, named for St. Francis and scheduled to meet in Assisi, was planned to take place March 26-28... Read more
Gregorian University clears Scottish bishop accused of plagiarism
The announcement Monday concluded an investigation begun by the university in January, following accusations that Bishop Stephen Robson of Dunkeld,... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Buffalo’s Bishop Edward Grosz
Pope Francis Monday accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward Grosz, the auxiliary bishop of Buffalo, who has faced accusations of... Read more
US Catholic colleges suspend Italy programs over coronavirus
Several Catholic colleges and universities with study abroad programs in Italy have ended the semester early and are sending students... Read more
