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Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship.

Who might be Cardinal Sarah's successor?

Feb 25, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

After Robert Cardinal Sarah's retirement as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, the big... Read more

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House passes Equality Act, which bishops warned would ‘punish’ religious groups

Feb 25, 2021

By Matt Hadro

The House on Thursday passed the Equality Act, a bill that the U.S. bishops have warned would trample religious freedom... Read more

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HHS nominee won’t say if parents can refuse child’s gender transitioning

Feb 25, 2021

By Matt Hadro

A nominee for assistant health secretary on Thursday wouldn’t say if government officials can intervene when parents refuse their child’s... Read more

The Venerable Cornelia Connelly (1809-1879), pictured around 1877. Public Domain.

Plan to exhume body of US-born nun buried in England withdrawn after outcry

Feb 25, 2021

A religious order announced on Thursday that it had withdrawn an application to exhume the body of its US-born founder... Read more

The official logo of Pope Francis' visit to Iraq. Credit: Saint-Adday.

Where is Pope Francis going in Iraq and why? A CNA Explainer

Feb 25, 2021

By Courtney Mares

In a week’s time Pope Francis is expected to make history by becoming the first pope to travel to Iraq.... Read more

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Former HHS official: Becerra could promote abortion internationally

Feb 25, 2021

By Kate Scanlon

A former official at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned Thursday that health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra... Read more

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Bishop: Mozambique’s persecuted Christians living an ‘experience of the cross’

Feb 25, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Catholics living in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province have lived an “experience of the cross” amid the escalation of terrorist violence... Read more

View of St. Peter`s Basilica from the roof of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross on April 1, 2015.

Vatican abuse trial: Witnesses say allegations about youth seminary were ignored

Feb 25, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Witnesses at the fifth hearing in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a Vatican youth seminary testified Wednesday... Read more

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EU Catholic bishops criticize European Parliament resolution on Poland’s abortion law

Feb 25, 2021

Catholic bishops across Europe have criticized a European Parliament resolution on Poland’s abortion law.  Read more

‘Roe v Wade’ film aims to accurately portray history of landmark decision

Feb 25, 2021

By CNA Staff

The co-writer and star of a new film chronicling the courtroom drama of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court... Read more

Bishop Paul D. Etienne. CNA file photo.

After suicide at Catholic services center, Seattle archbishop emphasizes hope

Feb 24, 2021

By CNA Staff

In the wake of a suicide at a Catholic social services headquarters in Seattle, Archbishop Paul Etienne said that Christians... Read more

Fr. Jose Carlos Pedrini, CS, (R) attempts to concelebrate Mass with Francisco Leite, a Presbyterian minister, (L) in Jundiai, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2021. (screenshot)

Brazilian priest who 'concelebrated' Mass with Protestant minister removed as pastor

Feb 24, 2021

The local bishop and the regional superior of a priest who last week attempted to concelebrate the Eucharist with a... Read more

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Report: Australia has less than half the palliative care doctors it needs

Feb 24, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

An Australian university has found that the country has less than half the number of palliative care physicians needed to... Read more

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Virtual conference to focus on St. Joseph

Feb 24, 2021

By CNA Staff

As part of the Year of Saint Joseph called for by Pope Francis, the National Shrine of St. Joseph will... Read more

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At hearing, Becerra won’t name single abortion restriction he favors

Feb 24, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services declined at a hearing Wednesday to state if he... Read more

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Health secretary nominee: 'I have never sued any nuns'

Feb 24, 2021

By Matt Hadro

On Wednesday, President Biden’s health secretary nominee defended coercive contraceptive and abortion coverage mandates against Catholic nuns, claiming he had... Read more

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith outside his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 13, 2015.

Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings

Feb 24, 2021

The Sri Lankan government must release its report on the Easter 2019 terrorist attack on Christian churches and hotels, say... Read more

Archbishop Aurel Percă of Bucharest, Romania. Courtesy photo.

Romanian Catholic archbishop: The Church needs to form ‘post-COVID-19’ generation

Feb 24, 2021

By Luke Coppen

The Romanian Catholic Archbishop Aurel Percă is already thinking about how the Church can help to form the “post-COVID-19” generation.  Read more

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Education Department reverses stance on Connecticut’s transgender athlete policy

Feb 24, 2021

The Department of Education (ED) on Tuesday reversed its previous opposition to Connecticut’s policy of allowing biological males to play... Read more

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Former HHS official: Becerra must be questioned over conscience violations

Feb 24, 2021

By Matt Hadro

President Biden’s health secretary nominee must be held accountable for forcing California Catholic nuns to cover abortions, said a former... Read more