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The Cathedral of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas, located in the Diocese of Kansas City, which was one of the four dioceses named in the state's clergy abuse investigation.

Kansas clergy sex abuse investigation reports 188 clergy members suspected of crimes

Jan 11, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Kansas authorities investigating clerical sex abuse have identified 188 Catholic and Society of St. Pius X clergy members suspected of... Read more

Cardinal George Pell

PHOTOS: Remembering Cardinal Pell

Jan 11, 2023

By CNA Staff

Australian Cardinal George Pell died Tuesday in Rome at age 81 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Read more

Pope Francis receives Cardinal George Pell in a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2020.

Pope Francis praises Cardinal George Pell’s dedication to the Church

Jan 11, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis remembered Cardinal Pell’s “dedication to the Gospel and the Church.” Read more

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy

House Republicans to bring pro-life legislation to vote

Jan 11, 2023

By Katie Yoder

With a newly sworn-in Congress, Republicans are engaging in a renewed effort to pass pro-life legislation, even if pro-life policy... Read more

Pope Francis stops to pray before an image of Our Lady and the Child Jesus during his weekly general audience on Jan. 11, 2023.

Pope Francis: We don’t have to be perfect to evangelize

Jan 11, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Here is the message for us: we do not have to wait until we are perfect and have come a... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.

Church in Australia reacts with ‘shock,’ sadness at news of Cardinal Pell’s death

Jan 10, 2023

By AC Wimmer

Cardinal George Pell, prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, died Tuesday in Rome at the age of... Read more

Cardinal George Pell of Sydney speaks during a press conference at the Vatican Press Office on July 9, 2014. Credit Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

7 quotes from Cardinal George Pell on life and death

Jan 10, 2023

By Katie Yoder

Cardinal George Pell, who served as prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, died on Tuesday at the... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua (on the left), during his hearing on Jan. 10, 2023.

Catholic bishop arrested by dictatorship in Nicaragua to be put on trial

Jan 10, 2023

By CNA Staff

Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been held under house arrest in Nicaragua since August, will be put on trial, accused... Read more

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Australian Cardinal George Pell dies at 81

Jan 10, 2023

By Katie Yoder, AC Wimmer

The Australian prelate suffered a cardiac arrest and died at 8:50 p.m. Rome time, his secretary confirmed to EWTN.  Read more

Community activists have begun a campaign to place thousands of signs across the city quoting the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.”

This U.S. city is fighting gun violence with posters that say 'Thou shalt not kill’

Jan 10, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

As the nation’s capital is rocked by soaring homicide numbers, community activists have begun a campaign to place thousands of... Read more

Road workers close the access to the 101 Freeway at Olive Mill Road as a result of San Ysidro Creek overflowing due to heavy rainfall in the area on Jan. 9, 2023, in Montecito, California. The town was ordered evacuated on Monday with firefighters warning mudslides could engulf homes. Montecito, a town of about 9,000 people, was expected to get up to eight inches of rain in 24 hours —on hillsides already sodden by weeks of downpours.

California parish faces mudslides, flooding on 5th anniversary of disaster that killed 23 

Jan 10, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Five years ago on Jan. 10, 2018, a massive mudslide caused by similar weather conditions killed nearly two dozen people... Read more

More than 100,000 faithful gathered Jan. 8, 2023, to venerate the “Black Nazarene” in the Philippines after a two-year suspension of the traditional procession due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

‘Black Nazarene’ procession in the Philippines draws over 100,000 two years after pandemic

Jan 10, 2023

By CNA Staff

The origin of the image dates back to 1607, when the wooden image representing Christ bent under the weight of... Read more

From the Netflix documentary series, "Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi"

Investigation into ‘Vatican Girl’ cold case reopened amid rekindled public interest

Jan 10, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of Ercole Orlandi, an envoy of the Prefecture of the Pontifical House, disappeared on June... Read more

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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of January 

Jan 10, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“I would like to propose that educators add new content to their teaching: fraternity,” the Holy Father said. Read more

Pope Francis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her 6-year-old daughter on Jan. 10, 2023.

Pope Francis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Jan 10, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The private meeting on Tuesday marked the third time in nine days the 45-year-old politician was at the Vatican. Read more

Pope Francis blesses a young woman during a general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall in December 2022.

Pope Francis: Vulnerability threatens the ‘culture of efficiency’

Jan 10, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Catholic Church will mark the 31st annual World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11, the feast of Our... Read more

Jesús Muñoz and his son Benjamin began their 310-mile journey from Neuquén to Las Ovejas, Argentina, on Jan. 7, 2023.

Lawyer travels more than 300 miles on horseback to thank St. Sebastian for his law degree

Jan 9, 2023

By CNA Staff

Accompanied by his 13-year-old son, Jesús Muñoz is traveling 500 kilometers (310 miles) on horseback to fulfill a promise made... Read more

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In pandemic’s wake, churchgoing takes a hit, survey indicates

Jan 9, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

“The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted much of American society, including religious worship,” said a January 2023 report on the survey “Faith... Read more

National Congress of Brazil

Brazil bishops denounce violent seizure of Congress, president’s office, and Supreme Court

Jan 9, 2023

By CNA Staff

A large crowd, presumably supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, seized on Sunday key buildings at the seat of the... Read more

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Priest who served in Diocese of Charleston charged with sexual abuse of 11-year-old girl 

Jan 9, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Father Jaime Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, a visiting priest from Chile who served in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, has been... Read more