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Cuban priest decries summary trials of protesters without a defense lawyer
Participants in last month’s protests of Cuba’s communist government are facing summary trials without adequate legal aid, a Jesuit priest... Read more
Ecuadorian priest awarded by city for feeding hundreds of the needy daily
The Mayor's Office of Guayaquil on Sunday awarded Fr. Wilson Malavé Parrales, director of the Lord of Good Hope Soup... Read more
Catholic priest attacked with glass bottle while praying at cathedral in Scotland
‘The bottle broke on the ground and the man continued using it in his assault,’ the archdiocese said. Read more
Father John Paul Mary: Overcoming an irrational fear of St Padre Pio
Early in his priesthood, Father John Paul Mary Zeller, MFVA, employee chaplain of EWTN, had an ‘irrational fear’ of Saint... Read more
Priest punched during Sunday Mass in Berlin
An unknown assailant punched a priest during Sunday Mass in Berlin, Germany. Read more
Diocese of Rome offers priests free COVID-19 antibody tests
As Italy moves into a new phase of its lockdown reopening, the Diocese of Rome announced that it will offer... Read more
Car crash reveals Santa Rosa priest embezzled $95,000
When EMTs rushed to the scene of a Santa Rosa car accident June 19, they found Fr. Oscar Diaz, a... Read more
The last Irish priest in Wyoming
“I am the last F.B.I.: foreign-born Irish,” Father Tom Sheridan, a retired priest of the Cheyenne diocese, told CNA. Read more
At the intersection of faith and autism – a Catholic priest shares his story
When Fr. Matthew Schneider was asked to move on after just one year of a three-year assignment as school chaplain... Read more
How the Church could reach out to the children of priests
Discussions surrounding sexual abuse and immorality in the Church should also address the challenges and injustices facing children of priests... Read more
Prime suspect arrested in murder of Philippines priest
The primary suspect in the killing of Filipino priest Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo was found and taken into custody Thursday... Read more
Third priest shot and killed in Philippines in six months
A Catholic priest in the Philippines was shot and killed in a chapel as he prepared to celebrate Sunday Mass... Read more
Twins consecrated to Virgin Mary in infancy become priest, nun
As infants, Monica and Cristian Moya were hovering on the verge of death. But after their mother consecrated them to... Read more
Second priest murdered in Mexico in less than a week
The reported murder of a priest in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Friday marks the second killing of a priest in less... Read more
Bishop denies murdered Mexican priest had gang ties
The Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Mexico denied that Fr. Germain Muñiz Garcia, who was murdered on a Mexican highway Feb. 5... Read more
Portugese priest who fathered child will remain in ministry
The Portuguese Diocese of Funchal has said that a priest who fathered a child has resigned his duties as a... Read more
He used to spit on those going to Mass – now he's a priest
After an anti-clerical childhood and adolescence, filled with hatred for the Church, Fr. Juan José Martínez says he discovered “that... Read more
Dominican Republic priest arrested on suspicion of killing teen
The National Police of the Dominican Republic have arrested a priest on suspicion of killing a teenager, who was allegedly... Read more
The Virgin Mary on a paddle boat? One priest's beach blessing
Every August, for the feast of the Madonna of the Sea, Italian priest Father Mario Calogiuri takes to the beach... Read more
Mexican priest found bound, stabbed to death in his room
Authorities are investigating the murder of another Catholic priest in Mexico who was bound and stabbed to death in his... Read more
