CNA Staff

CNA Staff

The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff are a team of journalists dedicated to reporting news concerning the Catholic Church around the world. Our bureaus are located in Denver, Washington, and Rome. We have sister language agencies in Kenya, Germany, Peru, Brazil, and Italy. CNA is a service of EWTN News. You can contact us at news@catholicna.com with questions.

Articles by CNA Staff

Food shipment feeds hundreds at parish, orphanage and school in Ukraine

Nov 16, 2022 / 09:00 am

Amid concern over new missile strikes and ongoing prayer by Pope Francis for Ukraine, hundreds in the war-torn country received nutritional support from the U.S.

Archdiocese of Madrid pays ‘debt’ to John Paul II, dedicates cathedral chapel in his honor

Nov 16, 2022 / 08:30 am

The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Madrid dedicated Nov. 13 a new chapel in honor of St. John Paul II, who consecrated the church in 1993.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio elected USCCB president 

Nov 15, 2022 / 12:48 pm

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore was elected vice president.

Construction worker travels hundreds of miles by horse to pay homage to Blessed Virgin Mary

Nov 15, 2022 / 10:00 am

Arriving at the feet of Mary was “indescribable,” said the cowboy pilgrim, Sergio Ariel Ozán.

Chilean court upholds acquittal of bishop accused of covering up teen’s disappearance

Nov 10, 2022 / 17:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Justice of Chile recently upheld the acquittal of Bishop Emeritus Bernardo Bastres Florence of the Diocese of Punta Arenas.

Jewish actor converts to Catholicism: the Virgin Mary ‘is my most beautiful love’

Nov 10, 2022 / 16:00 pm

The famous Jewish actor and humorist Gad Elmaleh announced his conversion to the Catholic faith, a process in which he says the Virgin Mary played a crucial role.

How the image of the Virgin of Almudena survived the eighth-century Muslim invasion

Nov 9, 2022 / 17:00 pm

Every Nov. 9, the Church in Spain celebrates the Virgin of Almudena, whose image “hides” a peculiar story that might not be familiar to many.

Hand grenade found among donations to Beatitudes Home in Peru

Nov 9, 2022 / 16:00 pm

Father Omar Sánchez Portillo said the package with the explosive was left last weekend at the collection center in the Miraflores district in Lima.

DeSantis criticized for running ‘God made a fighter ad’ 

Nov 8, 2022 / 04:00 am

Critics mocked the ad for being the “gospel of the Ron DeSantis re-election campaign.”

Bishops urge conversion amid drug gang violence in Ecuador

Nov 7, 2022 / 16:15 pm

Drug trafficking gangs in Ecuador have reacted to the government’s efforts to retake control of the prisons by launching a series of attacks.

Pope Francis: ‘We have to keep fighting for women’s equality’

Nov 6, 2022 / 10:00 am

Returning from Bahrain, the pope was asked if he supports the efforts of women and young people in Iran to fight for more freedom.

Priest laments state of apparition site of Our Lady of Fatima in Spain

Nov 4, 2022 / 17:00 pm

While progress has been made on the restoration of the shrie, Spanish Father Javier Siegrist noted that “it’s still insufficient and much aid is needed.”

Prohibiting Nativity scenes in Mexico would be an ‘attack’ on religious freedom, group says

Nov 3, 2022 / 18:00 pm

The National Front for the Family said prohibiting Nativity scenes on public property in Mexico would be “an enormous absurdity.”

Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba

Nov 3, 2022 / 15:02 pm

“We have been working with the little flour that was left and what was in reserve has already run out,” the Carmelite nuns in Havana who make the hosts said.

Spanish bishop prays in front of abortion clinic on All Souls’ Day despite oppressive law

Nov 3, 2022 / 14:00 pm

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, joined the 40 Days for Life campaign Nov. 2 in front of an abortion facility.

ADF calls on human rights commission to defend religious freedom in Mexico and Nicaragua

Nov 1, 2022 / 17:15 pm

“Latin America is currently experiencing a surge of human rights abuses in the area of religious freedom,” stated Tomás Henriquez, ADF International’s director of advocacy for Latin America.

Catholics take to the streets to pray for peace in Bolivia

Nov 1, 2022 / 13:25 pm

The Catholic community prayed for peace while in the Santa Cruz region an indefinite strike continued over the date for the census to be taken.

Colombia celebrates beatification of María Berenice Duque, foundress of three congregations

Oct 31, 2022 / 14:00 pm

Mother María Berenice Duque Hencker, a Colombian nun who founded religious congregations, was beatified in Medellín on Oct. 29.

President of Portugal registers for World Youth Day 2023: Here’s how you can participate

Oct 31, 2022 / 13:10 pm

According to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the event “will be the largest collective meeting ever in Portugal.”

Archbishop Gomez condemns violence, prays for Paul Pelosi after attack

Oct 29, 2022 / 01:55 am

“I am deeply grieved over this violence,” USCCB President José Gomez said late Friday.