Archive for July 27, 2021

Cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican's "Trial of the Century" began. Here’s what you need to know

The first hearing will be the arraignment. Read more

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By CNA Staff

Pope Francis to UN chief: World hunger ‘a crime that violates basic human rights’

The pope called for a “new mindset” in the battle against malnutrition. Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Marx won’t rule out offering resignation for a 2nd time

Pope Francis declined the archbishop of Munich and Freising’s resignation in June. Read more

Bishop Rob Mutsaerts, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Dutch Catholic bishop: Traditionis custodes appears to be a ‘declaration of war’

Bishop Rob Mutsaerts said the pope’s intervention was ‘dictatorial’ and ‘unpastoral.’ Read more

St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Catholic priest attacked with glass bottle while praying at cathedral in Scotland

‘The bottle broke on the ground and the man continued using it in his assault,’ the archdiocese said. Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Coptic archbishop: Condemning persecution of non-Christians follows the example of Christ

Christians around the world must speak out against persecution of non-Christians, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London told CNA during... Read more

Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Becciu present at first day of Vatican finance trial

Becciu is one of 10 defendants in the Vatican’s largest trial for financial crimes in modern times. Read more

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By Katie Yoder

Catholic sisters dedicate lives to telling the elderly ‘You’ll never be alone’

Ahead of the inaugural World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly this past Sunday, the communications director for the Little... Read more

Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz proudly displays her Olympics gold medal and the Miraculous Medal, a devotional medallion depicting the Virgin Mary.?w=200&h=150

By Jose Torres, Jr.

Gold medalist weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz inspires the Philippines with her victory and Catholic devotion

After completing her final lift in a very close competition, Diaz burst into tears, clutched at the Miraculous Medal of... Read more

Dominican Nuns of the St. Catherine of Siena Monastery in Mexico City?w=200&h=150

By David Ramos

At least 12 priests in Mexico have died from COVID-19 in two months

The most recent report from the Catholic Multimedia Center (CCM) shows that at least 12 priests and a Mexican nun... Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the final blessing during the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage Mass in Rome on Oct. 25, 2014.?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Cardinal Gregory reportedly withdraws permission for Tridentine Mass at National Shrine

Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington has reportedly withdrawn permission for a solemn pontifical Mass that was to be offered August... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Boston auxiliary bishop reveals why he voted against Eucharistic document

An auxiliary bishop of the Boston archdiocese on Sunday revealed why he voted against a motion of the U.S. bishops’... Read more