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U.S. sanctions Chinese officials connected to ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs

Mar 23, 2021

The U.S., in tandem with Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, on Monday sanctioned Chinese officials in Xinjiang... Read more

German Catholic leader criticizes request to halt public worship in Holy Week

Mar 23, 2021

Germany’s leading Catholic bishop has criticized a request to halt public worship during a “hard lockdown” from Holy Thursday to... Read more

Fr. Travis Clark after his Sept. 30 arrest.

Louisiana priest who desecrated altar charged with vandalism

Mar 22, 2021

A priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans arrested last year along with two women after filming a pornographic video... Read more

Bishop Demetrio Fernández of Córdoba says Mass to mark the close of the diocesan phase of the beatification cause of Pedro Manuel Salado in Córdoba, Spain, March 20, 2021. Credit: Diocese of Córdoba.

Beatification cause advances for missionary who saved seven children from drowning

Mar 22, 2021

Bishop Demetrio Fernández Gonzalez of Córdoba closed on Saturday the diocesan phase of the beatification process for the missionary Brother... Read more

Pope Francis addresses members of Rome's Pontifical Filipino College March 22, 2021.

Pope Francis to Pontifical Filipino College students: welcome God’s opportunities

Mar 22, 2021

Pope Francis has encouraged students at Rome’s Pontifical Filipino College to welcome “the opportunities that the Lord gives you to... Read more

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What does the Equality Act mean for Catholics? Webinar takes a look

Mar 22, 2021

By CNA Staff

Several Catholic dioceses are hosting a webinar Monday night to better inform people about the consequences of the Equality Act,... Read more

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USCCB condemns racist violence, prays for victims, after Atlanta shootings

Mar 22, 2021

The U.S. bishops’ conference denounced racism and violence following last week’s shootings in Atlanta that killed six Asian women.  Read more

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Jan. 25, 2015.

Vatican should speak up on China, scholar says

Mar 22, 2021

A Swedish scholar who studies China has called for the Vatican to speak up about human rights abuses by the... Read more

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ADF implores South Dakota governor to reconsider veto of transgender sports bill

Mar 22, 2021

The group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is criticizing South Dakota’s governor for “gutting” a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from playing... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Boston Archdiocese calls for life without parole for Boston bomber, after Supreme Court agrees to consider death penalty

Mar 22, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

As the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Archdiocese... Read more

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Catholic bishops condemn plan to impose ‘extreme’ abortion services on N Ireland

Mar 22, 2021

Catholic bishops have strongly criticized plans to impose “extreme and discriminatory” abortion services on Northern Ireland. Read more

Then-Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at the Holy See press office, Sept. 8, 2015.

More than 200 German-speaking theology professors criticize Vatican ‘no’ to same-sex blessings

Mar 22, 2021

More than 200 theology professors in the German-speaking world have signed a statement criticizing the Vatican’s rejection of blessings for... Read more

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Illinois' Springfield diocese to restore modified Sunday obligation

Mar 22, 2021

The Diocese of Springfield in llinois is restoring the Sunday obligation for most Catholics on April 11, Divine Mercy Sunday.  Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State.

Vatican marks World Water Day with call to end waste and contamination

Mar 22, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican has marked World Water Day by urging an end to water waste and contamination. Read more

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Police in Ireland fine Catholic priest for offering public Masses

Mar 22, 2021

Police in Ireland have fined a Catholic priest for celebrating public Masses amid a nationwide lockdown. Read more

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Police in Ireland fine Catholic priest for offering public Masses

Mar 22, 2021

Police in Ireland have fined a Catholic priest for celebrating public Masses amid a nationwide lockdown. Read more

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Private Mass restrictions come into force at St. Peter’s Basilica

Mar 22, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The restriction of private Masses in the upper side chapels of St. Peter’s Basilica has come into force Read more

Peruvian bishops ask for loosening of church restrictions

Mar 21, 2021

By ACI Prensa

The Peruvian Bishops’ Conference has asked President Francisco Sagasti to correct “excessive limitations” on church attendance put in place by... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Jan. 17, 2021.

Pope Francis: It is our Christian duty to help people know Jesus

Mar 21, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Sunday it is our Christian duty to help people know Jesus, which we cannot do without giving... Read more

Ambulances are seen outside the church premises with gathered people and security personnel following a blast at the St. Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade, Colombo on April 21, 2019.

Two years after Easter attacks, Sri Lankan Catholics still calling for answers

Mar 21, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholic leaders in Sri Lanka are urging the government to step up its efforts to investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday... Read more