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Vatican: Institutionalization of elderly a mark of ‘throwaway culture’

Feb 9, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican called on Tuesday for a rethinking of elder care in a document arguing that the elderly are best... Read more

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Supreme Court rebukes California's strict coronavirus rules for churches

Feb 6, 2021

California’s strict coronavirus rules banning indoor worship were blocked and revised by a U.S. Supreme Court injunction late Friday night,... Read more

Did 'the Roman Catholic Church' unjustly collect federal aid? AP story misrepresents Church finances, expert says

Feb 5, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

A Feb. 4 investigative story from the Associated Press inaccurately portrays “the Roman Catholic Church” as a "giant corporate monolith”... Read more

Pope Francis greets Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis and Benedict XVI receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Feb 5, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have both received their second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a... Read more

Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga at a press conference May 12, 2015.

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga tests positive for COVID-19

Feb 5, 2021

The Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa said on Thursday that Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga has tested positive for COVID-19 and is “stable and recovering” at a... Read more

The Basílica de la Mare de Déu del Lledó in Castellón de la Plata, Spain. Credit: Juan Emilio Prades Bel via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Spanish city closes basilica, citing coronavirus

Feb 4, 2021

The mayor of Castellón de la Plata has has closed the Basílica de la Mare de Déu del Lledó and... Read more

Pope Francis after praying the Angelus in the Vatican's apostolic palace on March 29, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ Angelus address moves outdoors as coronavirus restrictions ease in Rome

Feb 3, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis will speak to a live audience once again as his weekly Angelus address moves back to St. Peter’s... Read more

St. Catherine of Siena Monastery in Mexico City.

Mexican nuns in need of help after Covid hits community

Jan 30, 2021

The Dominican Nuns of the St. Catherine of Siena Monastery in Mexico City sent an urgent request for "fervent prayers"... Read more

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Catholic priest who ‘died twice’ gives thanks for coronavirus recovery

Jan 30, 2021

By Luke Coppen

In March 2020, Fr. Michael Stack was looking forward to retiring after years of exhausting priestly ministry. Then the coronavirus... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York attends the No Hate. No Fear. Solidarity March at Columbus Park, Jan. 5, 2020.

Cardinal Dolan quarantining after contact with COVID-positive individual

Jan 29, 2021

The Archdiocese of New York announced Thursday that Cardinal Timothy Dolan is quarantining after “close contact” with someone who tested... Read more

The motherhouse of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Mich. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Lansing.

Michigan diocese mourns as nine nuns die from coronavirus

Jan 29, 2021

The Diocese of Lansing offered its condolences and prayerful support after the coronavirus hit a religious retirement home this month... Read more

Funeral of Dr. Fabrizio Soccorsi Jan. 26, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis attends Vatican funeral of his personal physician

Jan 26, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Tuesday afternoon attended the Vatican funeral of his personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, who died earlier this month.  Read more

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Appeals court rules on California churches that challenged Covid restrictions

Jan 25, 2021

An appeals court last week ruled for a second time against a California church which challenged the state’s rules barring... Read more

Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera, Archbishop Emeritus of Mexico. Credit: SIAME.

Mexico archdiocese denies claim it has abandoned ill former archbishop

Jan 22, 2021

Carlos Cardinal Aguiar Retes of Mexico denied this week that his archdiocese has incurred “material and spiritual abandonment” of his... Read more

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.

Portugal’s Catholic bishops suspend public Masses amid rising COVID-19 cases

Jan 22, 2021

Public Masses will be suspended in Portugal from Saturday, the country’s bishops have announced.  Read more

Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski with homeless people awaiting vaccinations in the atrium of the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Vatican begins vaccinating homeless people in its care against COVID-19

Jan 20, 2021

The Vatican began on Wednesday vaccinating homeless people in its care against COVID-19.  Read more

Catholic leaders in Brazil ask for more oxygen tanks due to decreasing supplies

Jan 19, 2021

As the second wave of coronavirus has severely impacted people in the Amazon, Brazilian bishops have asked for donations of... Read more

Cardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, the former archbishop of Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Gblobato via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Nine Catholic bishops with COVID-19 die in a single week

Jan 15, 2021

By Courtney Mares

In the past week, nine Catholic bishops have died worldwide after testing positive for COVID-19. Read more

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March for Life 2021 goes virtual

Jan 15, 2021

By CNA Staff

The 2021 March for Life will take place virtually, organizers announced Friday. Read more

The modern Bramante Staircase in the Vatican Museums, pictured Nov. 12, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican Museums hope to reopen in February

Jan 14, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Vatican Museums are expected to reopen in February if coronavirus restrictions permit it, according to the museums’ director.  Read more