Archive for January 15, 2020
Oklahoma City archbishop supports effort to end state death penalty
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City has announced his support for state legislation that would remove the death penalty from... Read more
French bishops approve removing parents’ gender from baptismal forms
The French Catholic bishops’ conference permanent council has approved a recommendation to remove references to the sex of parents on... Read more
Sisters of Life mark 100th birthday of founder, Cardinal O’Connor
The Sisters of Life will celebrate the 100th birthday of their late founder, Cardinal John O’Connor, on Jan. 15 with... Read more
Pope Francis: The Church never tires of announcing God’s love
While often persecuted and misunderstood, the Church never tires of announcing the love of God made present in Jesus Christ,... Read more
Congressional leaders raise plight of US pastors in Chinese prisons
More than a dozen members of Congress have asked President Trump to press for the release of U.S. pastors imprisoned... Read more
Pope appoints first woman to managerial position in Secretariat of State
Pope Francis has named Dr. Francesca Di Giovanni as undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Vatican Secretariat of State, marking... Read more
Synod relator advises bishops on presenting Amazon apostolic exhortation
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, the relator general of the Amazon synod, sent a letter Monday to some ordinaries indicating that the... Read more
Scotland's Bishop Robson accused of plagiarism in dissertation
A Scottish bishop accused of committing plagiarism in his doctoral dissertation told CNA that while he never intentionally committed any... Read more
Founder of Protestant movement returns to Catholic Church
The founder of a prominent non-denominational movement in India has returned to the Catholic faith of his baptism, after more... Read more
Californian families talk progressive but look traditional, study finds
A new study says that while most Californians support the redefinition of marriage and the family, they choose intact marriages... Read more
‘An act of charity’: Virginia bishop defends parish hosting Episcopalian consecration
Bishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond has issued a statement responding to concerns that a local parish church... Read more
Amid Argentina food crisis, Caritas aims to help
Amid a continuing economic crisis in Argentina, the Catholic relief agency Caritas is working to provide food for thousands of... Read more
Mexican bishops call for ending statute of limitations for sex abuse of minors
The bishops’ conference of Mexico has called on the country’s government to get rid of the statute of limitations in... Read more
Former priest on trial in France for sexual abuse of minors
Bernard Preynat, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon, is on trial before a civil court in France. He... Read more
Rossi investigation still 'underway,' 4 months after it began.
Four months after the Diocese of Scranton began looking into allegations against the rector of the Basilica of the National... Read more
Tenn governor to sign bill protecting faith-based adoption agencies
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Jan. 15 that he intends to sign into law a bill to protect adoption organizations... Read more
