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Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone.

Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics supporting abortion should not present themselves for Holy Communion

May 1, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone released on May 1, 2021 a pastoral letter about the worthiness required for... Read more

Human dignity in the 21st century – Alaskan bishops release pastoral letter

Mar 1, 2018

The bishops of Alaska released a joint pastoral letter this month, highlighting the meaning, origin, and implications of human dignity... Read more

Bishop Oscar Solis of Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.

Utah bishop exhorts faithful to evangelization, renewal

Apr 27, 2017

The Bishop of Salt Lake city has urged Utah's Catholics to be steeped in Catholic identity and to sow the... Read more

Adoration.

Bishop Conley: Eucharistic adoration can transform our Church

Apr 13, 2017

Eucharistic adoration offers a powerful chance to encounter Christ’s love in silence and humility, and that experience can transform our... Read more

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Pope Francis in video message: Human trafficking ‘disfigures’ human dignity

An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Priest kidnapped in Haiti; captors demand ransom

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, during the indictment presented by the dictatorship of Nicaragua on Jan. 10, 2023.

European bishops call for release of Nicaraguan bishop due to stand trial for conspiracy

Syrians build a temporary camp to house families made homeless by a deadly earthquake in the town of Harim in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on the border with Turkey, on Feb. 8, 2023, two days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.

Christian leaders in Syria call for an end to ‘unjust’ sanctions that they say hamper aid to the needy

Father Isaac Achi, a Nigerian Catholic priest, was murdered in Niger State on Jan. 15, 2023.

State Department official: ‘After careful review’ Nigeria to remain off religious freedom watch list

Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics.

Germany’s Synodal Way leaders push women’s ordination during European bishops’ synodal assembly

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, on Dec. 9, 2022

Ukrainian Catholics will now celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 in a shift toward the West

Pope Francis announced Feb. 8, 2023, that Father Anthony Celino of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, has been appointed to serve as an auxiliary bishop in the diocese. 

New auxiliary bishop appointed in Diocese of El Paso immigrated to U.S. from Philippines

All Souls Catholic School and Church in Englewood, Colorado

Denver Archdiocese says fired lesbian teacher violated contract

WYD Sydney - July 15 - 20, 2008

Benedict XVI describes ‘Protestantization’ of the Eucharist in posthumous publication

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WYD Sydney - July 15 - 20, 2008

Benedict XVI describes ‘Protestantization’ of the Eucharist in posthumous publication

All Souls Catholic School and Church in Englewood, Colorado

Denver Archdiocese says fired lesbian teacher violated contract

Pope Francis prayed for victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria during his general audience on Feb. 8, 2023.

Pope Francis leads Hail Mary for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis announced Feb. 8, 2023, that Father Anthony Celino of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, has been appointed to serve as an auxiliary bishop in the diocese. 

New auxiliary bishop appointed in Diocese of El Paso immigrated to U.S. from Philippines

Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics.

Germany’s Synodal Way leaders push women’s ordination during European bishops’ synodal assembly