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Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland in Oregon.

Love God? Let your music aim high, Archbishop Sample says

Jan 28, 2019

Sacred music has a special role in the Catholic liturgy, and Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland in Oregon has written... Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley. Courtesy photo.

Archbishop Coakley: Keep tilling the 'good soil' of discipleship

Jan 28, 2019

Being and making disciples of Christ is a life-long project that requires a continued renewal of focus and recommitment to... Read more

The office of the Taoiseach in Dublin, Ireland.

Report: Pro-choice Irish pol denied Eucharist

Jan 28, 2019

A pro-choice Irish legislator has been denied the reception of Holy Communion, after he announced that he had voted in... Read more

World Youth Day 2019 volunteer Fadi George in Panama.

Middle Eastern pilgrims clear hurdles to attend World Youth Day

Jan 28, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

For many pilgrims at the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama City, attending the international event was as simple as... Read more

Pope Francis aboard the papal plane from Panama to Rome Jan. 28, 2019.

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Panama

Jan 28, 2019

CNA's full transcript of the Pope's July 28 in-flight press conference from Panama City to Rome.  Read more

Pope Francis & Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti aboard the papal plane Jan. 28, 2019.

Pope Francis outlines key priorities for February sex abuse summit

Jan 28, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Speaking on the papal flight returning from Panama, the pope said he wanted the world’s bishops to receive a “catechesis”... Read more

Pope Francis aboard the papal plane to returning from Bangladesh Dec. 2, 2017.

Pope says he is against making priestly celibacy optional in the Latin rite

Jan 28, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Monday he is opposed to the idea of optional priestly celibacy in the Latin rite, and he... Read more

Detaining migrant children 'immoral and inhumane,' says Catholic group joining lawsuit

Jan 27, 2019

More than 10,000 migrant children still detained by the U.S. government are wrongly being used to lure undocumented family members... Read more

Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Panama Jan. 26, 2019.

Who is your neighbor? Someone who 'inconveniences' you, Francis says

Jan 27, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

On the final day of World Youth Day in Panama, Pope Francis met with the guests of a home for... Read more

Pope Francis says Mass at Campo San Juan Pablo II for World Youth Day Panama Jan. 27, 2019.

Pope Francis: Young people are the 'now' of God

Jan 27, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Serving God and his mission is not a passing thing, but can and should be pursued in the present, with... Read more

The inside of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines Jan. 27, 2019. Photo: WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Twenty killed in explosions during Mass in Philippines cathedral

Jan 27, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

At least 20 people were killed and 111 wounded after two bombs exploded minutes apart during Sunday Mass in a... Read more

Nadia Giudice and Alberto Celi.

These honeymooners head to World Youth Day

Jan 26, 2019

At World Youth Day, there are tens of thousands of pilgrims, thousands of priests and religious sisters, and hundreds of... Read more

Stations of the Cross at World Youth Day Panama Jan. 25, 2019.

Pope Francis: Heal the 'wearied hope' within a wounded Church

Jan 26, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Saturday that he recognized the weariness felt in the priesthood and in religious communities due to the... Read more

Utah bill would prohibit changing birth certificate sex

Jan 26, 2019

Proposed legislation in Utah would require the sex listed on birth certificates to reflect the sex of the person at... Read more

Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe. CNA file photo.

'Catholic clergy' in pro-abortion ad not actually Catholic clergy, Wester says

Jan 25, 2019

Archbishop John C. Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe issued a statement on Wednesday clarifying that signatories to a... Read more

Bishop Roger Foys of Covington.

Covington bishop apologizes to Covington Catholic students

Jan 25, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Roger Foys of Covington issued an apology Friday for a Jan. 19 diocesan statement that condemned the actions of... Read more

Carlo Acutis.

Body of venerable teen exhumed, too early to declare incorrupt

Jan 25, 2019

The body of Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer, was exhumed this week according to Canon Law,... Read more

The monks of Notre Dame Priory, Tasmania. Courtesy photo

Chasing the devil from Tasmania

Jan 25, 2019

If you seek out the peripheries, whether from Rome, London or Washington, it is hard to get any further away... Read more

Pro-life advocates gather in San Francisco for Walk for Life West Coast

Jan 25, 2019

By Kevin J. Jones

The Walk for Life West Coast aims to gather thousands of pro-life advocates in San Francisco in the next days... Read more

Bishops at the opening Mass for the synod on the family Oct. 8, 2015.

Pope names new archbishops in Peru, Mexico

Jan 25, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Friday appointed the next archbishops of two metropolitan sees – Fr. Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio was named to Lima,... Read more