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Pope Francis blesses Auschwitz survivor Lidia Maksymowicz in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, May 26, 2021.

Pope Francis offers advice for when prayers seem to go unanswered

May 26, 2021

By Courtney Mares

“To answer this question, we need to meditate calmly on the Gospels,” the pope said at his general audience. Read more

Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Cardinal: Renewal of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre goes deeper than swords

May 26, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The order’s swearing-in rite will no longer feature a sword. Cardinal Fernando Filoni explains why. Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco

Archbishop Cordileone 'deeply grieved' by attempts to delay consideration of Eucharistic teaching document

May 25, 2021

By CNA Staff

Two U.S. archbishops on Tuesday responded to attempts by other U.S. bishops to delay consideration of a teaching document on... Read more

Counterterrorism operations in Peru's Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro. Credit: Ministerio de Defensa del Perú via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Peruvian bishops condemn mass killing by the Shining Path

May 25, 2021

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The president of the Peruvian bishops’ conference has condemned Sunday’s killing of 16 persons by the Shining Path, a communist... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia

Philadelphia archbishop: ‘Nothing compares’ to being physically present at Sunday Mass

May 25, 2021

The Archbishop of Philadelphia this week invited Catholics back to Sunday Mass, emphasizing the importance of in-person attendance.  Read more

Pro-life Democrats

Pro-lifers push to preserve Hyde amendment

May 25, 2021

Pro-lifers have launched a push to encourage President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to preserve the Hyde amendment. Read more

A participant holds up a sign with a quote from St. Paul VI at a June 2020 rally in Atlanta. Credit: Maria Oswalt via Unsplash.

One Year After George Floyd's Killing: Black Catholics Are Exhausted, Yet Hopeful

May 25, 2021

The life of a diocesan priest is demanding. But for Father Robert Boxie III, the past year has been especially... Read more

St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Mass.

Former priest, a sex offender, killed Massachusetts altar boy in 1972, investigators conclude

May 25, 2021

By CNA Staff

A Massachusetts prosecutor announced Monday that a convicted sex offender who had been dismissed from the clerical state, and who... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco gives a tour of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, May 24, 2021. Credit: Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco.

San Francisco archbishop marks cathedral's 50th anniversary with tour for conservatory students

May 25, 2021

By CNA Staff

Marking the 50th anniversary of the blessing of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone led... Read more

The pro-life policies that could be gutted in the next federal budget

May 25, 2021

By Matt Hadro

When President Joe Biden releases the details of his budget, as he is expected to this week, a number of... Read more

The flag of Burma (Myanmar).

Four killed as Myanmar army artillery shell hits Catholic church

May 25, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

Vatican News reported that all those killed and injured were Catholics. Read more

Pope Francis delivers Laudato si' video message May 24, 2021

Pope Francis launches 7-year Laudato si’ action plan

May 25, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Laudato si’ Action Platform will focus on seven sectors: families, parishes, schools, hospitals, businesses, organizations, and religious orders. Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.

Pope Francis moves pre-seminary at center of abuse trial out of Vatican City

May 25, 2021

The pre-seminary is a residence for about a dozen boys who serve at papal Masses. Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 5, 2021.

Pope Francis prays for 5-year-old survivor and 14 people killed in cable car accident

May 25, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

A cable car ascending the Mottarone mountain fell about 65 feet to the ground. Read more

Pope Francis greets people at the Paul VI Audience Hall after a screening of the documentary “Francesco”, May 24, 2021.

Pope Francis meets homeless people and refugees after film screening

May 25, 2021

The pope met with a group of around 100 people after a screening of the 2020 film “Francesco.” Read more

The body of St. Pio of Pietrelcina at San Lorenzo fuori le mura, Rome, Feb. 3, 2016.

Father John Paul Mary: Overcoming an irrational fear of St Padre Pio

May 25, 2021

By Autumn Jones

Early in his priesthood, Father John Paul Mary Zeller, MFVA, employee chaplain of EWTN, had an ‘irrational fear’ of Saint... Read more

A tent camp in Haiti.

US bishops welcome resumption of temporary protections for Haitian migrants

May 24, 2021

By CNA Staff

The chairs of the US bishops’ committees on migration and international justice and peace on Monday commended the Biden administration’s... Read more

New York dioceses update liturgical restriction guidelines

May 24, 2021

Dioceses in the state of New York updated their COVID-19 guidelines last week, following the recent shift in federal pandemic... Read more

Fr. Michael Pfleger

Chicago archdiocese reinstates Father Pfleger after investigating sex abuse allegations  

May 24, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Outspoken activist priest Father Michael Pfleger will return to the pulpit, after a Chicago archdiocese investigation concluded there was “insufficient... Read more

Robert Cardinal Sarah (L) and Archbishop Arthur Roche at a press conference at the Holy See Press Office, Feb. 10, 2015.

Pope Francis hints at imminent changes in the Roman Curia

May 24, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Multiple sources have told CNA that Pope Francis told the Italian bishops that there will soon be a new prefect... Read more