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Cardinal Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015.

What does it mean for Becciu to lose his rights as a cardinal?

Sep 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican announced Thursday night that Cardinal Angelo Becciu had resigned from the rights extended to members of the College... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.

Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns

Sep 25, 2020

Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu.  Read more

The final press conference of the German bishops’ fall general assembly Sept. 24, 2020 in Fulda.

Germany’s Catholic bishops agree on uniform compensation system for abuse victims

Sep 25, 2020

Germany’s Catholic bishops agreed this week to a uniform system for compensation payments to abuse survivors.  Read more

Fr. Gabriel Richard. Public domain.

Sainthood cause being considered for priest who left ‘indelible mark’ on Michigan 

Sep 25, 2020

It is hard to overstate the impact Fr. Gabriel Richard, a French missionary priest, had on the state of Michigan... Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Experts push back on criticism of Amy Coney Barrett's 'covenant' agreement

Sep 24, 2020

Legal experts have pushed back after a Catholic commentator said it is reasonable for the Senate to question potential Supreme... Read more

Bishop urges US House to support immigrant, refugee 'essential workers'

Sep 24, 2020

The chair of the US bishops’ migration committee emphasized the importance of immigrant workers in testimony submitted to a hearing... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz. CNA file photo.

Louisville's Archbishop Kurtz praying for police officers shot during protests

Sep 24, 2020

The Archbishop of Louisville said Thursday he is praying for two police officers who were shot Wednesday night, and he... Read more

Colombian bishops pray for victims of two new massacres

Sep 24, 2020

The Colombian Bishops’ Conference this week offered prayers and voiced “deep sorrow” over two new massacres in the country in... Read more

Uyghurs learn gardening at reeducation camp in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang.

Uyghur detention centers in Xinjiang expanding, researchers find

Sep 24, 2020

Researchers at an Australian think tank have found that re-education camps for Muslims in China's Xinjiang region have expanded in... Read more

Normally busy streets in Manhattan are deserted April 10, 2020, after officials imposed a Covid-19 lockdown.

Bishop Paprocki: We must weigh cost of 'extraordinary' shutdowns

Sep 24, 2020

By Carl Bunderson

In an essay published this month, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois argued that months-long lockdowns in response to... Read more

Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019.

Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu resigns from office and 'rights' of cardinals

Sep 24, 2020

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who until today was prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints, has resigned from... Read more

Catholic church, traditional african architecture in the city of Akure, the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria.

Conference highlights 'forgotten' persecuted Christians

Sep 24, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Religious and political leaders warned that persecuted Christians were at risk of being forgotten, during a summit Wednesday, and highlighted the... Read more

Bishop Michael Bransfield.

Bishop Michael Bransfield: I do not want to 'do battle' with successor

Sep 24, 2020

By Ed Condon

Retired West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield told CNA Thursday that he is retired, wants to stay retired, and does not... Read more

Archbishop John Myers. Courtesy photo.

Archbishop John Myers, retired Newark archbishop, dead at 79

Sep 24, 2020

Archbishop John J Myers, emeritus archbishop of Newark, has died at 79.  Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Knights of Columbus organize novena for Respect Life Month

Sep 24, 2020

The Knights of Columbus announced Tuesday a “Novena for the Cause of Life” as part of Respect Life Month, observed... Read more

Carlo Acutis.

Carlo Acutis beatification will be a 17-day celebration in Assisi

Sep 24, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Assisi is celebrating the beatification of computer programming teen Carlo Acutis in October with more than two weeks of liturgies... Read more

Sister Norma Pimentel with volunteers and staff.

Catholic religious sister and migrant advocate named one of 2020's 'Most Influential People'

Sep 24, 2020

Sister Norma Pimentel, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus and executive director of Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley, this... Read more

Spoleto Cathedral in Umbria, central Italy.

St. John Paul II relic stolen amid church robberies in Italy

Sep 24, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

This week a relic of St. Pope John Paul II was stolen from a cathedral in central Italy, while a... Read more

Cardinal Willem Eijk attends a press conference in Rome Oct. 23, 2015.

‘Respect for life is eroded ever more’: Dutch Cardinal Eijk on euthanasia’s ‘slippery slope’

Sep 24, 2020

By Luke Coppen

A Dutch cardinal has said that the Netherlands shows that once euthanasia is legalized safeguards are slowly but inevitably abandoned. Read more

Antonia Salzano, mother of Carlo Acutis. Screengrab: EWTN.

Mom of Carlo Acutis: Teen computer whiz was an ‘influencer’ for God

Sep 24, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Venerable Carlo Acutis, who will be beatified in Assisi Oct. 10, is an example of a teen who used the... Read more