Archive for December 28, 2020

The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis issues law reorganizing Vatican finances

Pope Francis issued a new law Monday reorganizing Vatican finances following a series of scandals.   Read more

Bishop Alberto Rojas, who was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino Dec. 2, 2019. Credit: Chicago Catholic.?w=200&h=150

Bishop Rojas takes helm in San Bernardino diocese

Bishop Alberto Rojas succeeded Bishop Gerald R. Barnes Monday as the bishop of San Bernardino, California.  Read more

The relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe are transferred to the Polish parliament. Credit: Andrzej Hrechorowicz/sejm.gov.pl.?w=200&h=150

Relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe installed in chapel of Polish parliament

Relics of Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe were installed in a chapel in Poland’s parliament before Christmas.  Read more

Left: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn. CNA file photo / Right: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pictured in 2016. Credit: a kat/Shutterstock?w=200&h=150

Federal appeals court blocks Governor Cuomo's restrictions on size of religious gatherings

Handing an important religious freedom victory to houses of worship in New York, the Second Circuit court ordered that the... Read more