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McCarrick Report: Catholics ‘shocked, saddened, scandalized and angered,’ US bishops say
The Catholic bishops of the United States expressed their renewed desire for healing Tuesday, following the Vatican’s release of a... Read more
McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct
The Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate... Read more
Archbishop: Vatican should clarify ‘doubts’ after Cardinal Dziwisz accused of negligence
Allegations that Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz failed to investigate claims of clerical abuse aired in a television program Monday should be... Read more
English archbishop: Lord Sacks advanced Catholic-Jewish relations in harmony with popes
An English Catholic archbishop said Tuesday that the late Rabbi Jonathan Lord Sacks helped to advance Catholic-Jewish relations in harmony... Read more
Pro-life doctors ask Supreme Court to uphold Title X funding rule
The U.S. Supreme Court should hear appeals backing HHS rules that block recipients of Title X family planning funds from... Read more
Militants descrate Church in Argentine Patagonia
A group of militants charged into a Catholic church in Argentina on Friday, beat the priest, desecrated the Eucharist, and... Read more
In Paris, former apostolic nuncio begins trial for alleged sexual assault
The former apostolic nuncio to France will go on trial Nov. 10 in Paris after allegations he committed sexual assault... Read more
Australian media’s trial begins over gag order violation in Cardinal Pell case
Members of the Australian media are on trial this week for charges of violating a gag order issued during the... Read more
Chicago parish, Mary statue tagged with graffiti
A historic Chicago parish was tagged with graffiti over the weekend, and a statue of the Virgin Mary on the... Read more
Biden COVID advisor has 'deeply troubling' views on healthcare rationing
Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden announced his advisory board to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, with one member attracting criticism for... Read more
McCarrick Report: What to know before it's released - A CNA Explainer
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State will release a report on its two-year investigation into the career... Read more
Pope Francis kisses hand of missionary priest, freed after two-year captivity in Africa
Pope Francis met Monday with an Italian missionary priest who was freed last month in Mali, after having been kidnapped... Read more
Obituary: Rabbi Jonathan Lord Sacks
Catholics have joined faith leaders from around the world to offer prayers and tributes, after the death of Rabbi Jonathan... Read more
Beatification cause of reputed stigmatist tortured by Stalin’s secret police opens
The beatification cause of a Polish religious sister who reputedly bore the stigmata opened Monday. Read more
Pope Francis marks 500th anniversary of first Mass in Chile
Pope Francis urged Catholics in Chile Monday to renew their gratitude for the gift of the Eucharist in a letter... Read more
Leading German Catholic bishop renews intercommunion call after Vatican objections
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, reaffirmed Sunday his view that intercommunion with Protestants should be possible,... Read more
Spirituality Year: How a break from academics helps prepare men for priesthood
When Fr. Josh Mayer entered St. John Vianney’s Seminary in Denver, his first year looked a little more monk-like than... Read more
French bishops' appeal for public Masses during lockdown rejected by judge
The French bishops’ appeal to continue public Masses during France’s second national lockdown was rejected Saturday by the Council of... Read more
Pope Francis: Prepare to meet the Lord with good deeds inspired by His love
Pope Francis said Sunday that it is important not to forget that at the end of one’s life there will... Read more
Order of Malta opts to elect a Lieutenant of the Grand Master amid constitutional reform
The Order of Malta elected Fra’ Marco Luzzago as the Lieutenant of the Grand Master on Nov. 8. to serve... Read more
