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Flag of Azerbaijan on military uniform.

Christian advocates call for U.S. to condemn aggression against Armenians

Nov 11, 2020

An ecumenical group of advocates for persecuted Christians is calling on the U.S. to condemn Turkey and Azerbaijan, amid a... Read more

Theodore McCarrick.

Did McCarrick use charitable fund to settle abuse claim?

Nov 11, 2020

By Ed Condon

The McCarrick Report notes that McCarrick contributed thousands of dollars to settle an abuse claim, with the money likely coming... Read more

Cardinal Nichols at Westminster Cathedral on April 18, 2019.

Abuse inquiry faults English cardinal and the Vatican

Nov 11, 2020

Catholic leaders promised to reform safeguarding procedures Tuesday following the publication of a highly critical independent report on child abuse... Read more

Corridor in an abandoned Penitentiary.

Tennessee governor delays execution of man with 'intellectual disability'

Nov 11, 2020

The governor of Tennessee has delayed the execution of an intellectually disabled man due to the coronavirus pandemic. The execution... Read more

Bishop Michael Olson.

Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’

Nov 11, 2020

While the U.S. bishops’ conference congratulated presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden on the election results this weekend, the bishop of Fort... Read more

 Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal Nov. 11, 2020.

Pope Francis blesses Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal statue

Nov 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis blessed a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal at the end of his Wednesday... Read more

The flag of Mozambique.

Catholic charity sends aid to Mozambique after reports of mass beheading

Nov 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

In response to reports that militants linked to the Islamic State had beheaded more than 50 people in northern Mozambique,... Read more

French president Emmanuel Macron (L) greets Archbishop Luigi Ventura, Apostolic Nuncio to France, in Paris, Jan. 4, 2018.

Former nuncio absent for sexual assault trial in Paris

Nov 11, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

A sexual assault trial against Archbishop Luigi Ventura was held Tuesday in Paris, despite the absence of the former apostolic... Read more

CNA file photo.

'We need to look this evil in the eye' - Clergy abuse survivors respond to McCarrick Report

Nov 11, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

After the Nov. 10 release of the Vatican's McCarrick Report, some survivors of clerical abuse told CNA they remain skeptical... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Nov. 11, 2020.

McCarrick Report: Pope Francis prays for victims of sexual abuse

Nov 11, 2020

Pope Francis acknowledged the publication of the McCarrick Report at the general audience Wednesday.  Read more

Military archbishop praises chaplains, supporters in Veterans Day message

Nov 11, 2020

In a message for Veterans Day, the archbishop for the U.S. military services voiced thanks for donors and those who... Read more

The interior of the United States Supreme Court.

Supreme Court delays decision on Mississippi abortion law, again

Nov 10, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Pro-life advocates are hopeful the Supreme Court will review an abortion law in Mississippi, even though the court once again delayed... Read more

In Spain, 1.2 million people urge defeat of new education law

Nov 10, 2020

Proposed legislation to remodel the education system in Spain has drawn opposition from parents’ groups and educators who warn that... Read more

A former KGB prison in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The McCarrick Report's provocative tale of a KGB encounter, and an FBI request

Nov 10, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

An undercover KGB agent tried to befriend ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the early 1980s, prompting the FBI to ask the... Read more

US Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court, with Barrett, hears Affordable Care Act case

Nov 10, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. How the... Read more

Theodore McCarrick.

McCarrick Report: When one mother had to speak up

Nov 10, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

In the early 1970s, a New York family met a priest. He came to dinner, he came to birthday parties.... Read more

Then-cardinal Theodore McCarrick at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, April 2005. Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

McCarrick Report: American Catholics urge ‘truth and transparency’

Nov 10, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The release of the McCarrick Report Tuesday has been given a cautious welcome by lay American Catholics, who urged continued... Read more

Theodore McCarrick.

McCarrick Report: What Cardinal O’Connor said in 1999

Nov 10, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick released Tuesday includes a letter written by an American cardinal in 1999, who objected... Read more

Theodore McCarrick, at the North American College April 5, 2005, ahead of a papal conclave after the death of John Paul II.

JPII biographer says 'pathological' McCarrick 'lied to’ the pope

Nov 10, 2020

By Ed Condon

George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a biographer of St. John Paul II, told... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez leads a "virtual rosary" Oct. 7.

McCarrick Report documents ‘tragic chapter’ in Church’s life, USCCB president says

Nov 10, 2020

The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference said Tuesday morning that bishops will be studying the McCarrick Report issued by... Read more