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

New York judge paves way for recognition of ‘multi-person relationships’ 

Oct 10, 2022 / 16:25 pm

The judge wrote that the legal protection of same-sex relationships shouldn’t be limited to two people.

Pope names as bishop a Spanish priest whose mother is in the process of beatification

Oct 10, 2022 / 11:32 am

Pope Francis has appointed Father José María Avendaño Perea as auxilary bishop for the Diocese of Getafe.

Soccer manager turned priest shares message of peace ahead of World Cup playoffs

Oct 7, 2022 / 15:00 pm

Father David Jasso appealed to players and fans to remember “that sports and soccer are also a gift from God.”

Police: Man attacked Tulsa cathedral attendant with sword, tried to set building on fire

Oct 5, 2022 / 21:30 pm

Police apprehended a suspect approximately an hour and a half after the alleged attack.

Large sign outside Peru’s Congress tells OAS: ideology does not define women

Oct 5, 2022 / 14:30 pm

A large mobile sign with the message “women are defined by biology, not ideology,” addressed participants of the 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States.

Cardinal Müller warns of grave danger that could lead to humanity’s ‘collective suicide’

Oct 3, 2022 / 18:00 pm

“Anthropological nihilism has as its father the pride of the creature that wants to become like God (Genesis 3:5) and wants to establish the difference between good and evil, true and false for itself,” he said.

Priest prevented from returning to Nicaragua: It’s ‘not a crime’ to criticize government

Oct 3, 2022 / 17:00 pm

Before Father Guillermo Blandón could take the flight from Miami to Nicaragua, he was informed that the Nicaraguan government had prohibited him from returning.

LGBT organizations in Spain are pressuring the government to pass the ‘trans law’

Sep 30, 2022 / 17:00 pm

Three LGBT organizations have met with the main party of the governing coalition in Spain, seeking the passage of the “trans law” before the close of the legislature next year.

Catholic organizations in Colombia call Bogotá cathedral attack by militants ‘terrorism’

Sep 30, 2022 / 16:00 pm

Catholic organizations condemned the Wednesday night attack by abortion militants on the Bogotá cathedral and demanded authorities arrest those involved.

Caritas Algeria closes at government’s behest

Sep 30, 2022 / 15:00 pm

The Church in Algeria announced Sunday that the country has ordered the Church’s aid organization Caritas Algeria to cease its operations.

Priests reject controversial synod poster: it’s ‘out of bounds and confusing’

Sep 29, 2022 / 16:00 pm

Two Spanish priests recently posted their analyses on social media of a controversial drawing posted to the Synod on Synodality Facebook page.

Nicaraguan dictator Ortega verbally attacks pope, calls Church ‘the perfect dictatorship’

Sep 29, 2022 / 13:54 pm

President Daniel Ortega called the pope a “holy tyrant” and said the Church is “the perfect dictatorship” during a Sept. 28 event in the country’s capital.

Denial of clemency to death row inmate disappoints Oklahoma archbishop

Sep 28, 2022 / 18:00 pm

One day after a parole board denied clemency to death row inmate Benjamin Cole, the archbishop of Oklahoma City registered his disappointment in the decision.

40 Days for Life in Spain announces guidelines amid government harassment of pro-lifers

Sep 28, 2022 / 13:30 pm

The first campaign in Spain since the government criminalized what is deemed harassment at abortion businesses by pro-lifers begins today and ends Nov 6.

Florida bishop calls for prayers ahead of Hurricane Ian

Sep 27, 2022 / 16:00 pm

Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg asked for prayers for “protection during the storm.”

Church in Nicaragua asks for continued prayers for abducted bishop and priests

Sep 27, 2022 / 15:00 pm

The Diocese of Matagalpa asked for prayers for its bishop, Rolando Álvarez, and others who were arrested and abducted in August.

Archbishop calls on consecrated to wear religious dress as a ‘revolutionary’ gesture

Sep 27, 2022 / 14:00 pm

Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, Spain, made his remarks in a homily for a diaconal ordination, noting that deacons wear specific vestments.

Church and contraception: Experts expose errors in Pontifical Academy for Life book

Sep 27, 2022 / 10:07 am

Nine international experts have pointed out in an open letter the serious errors contained in a book published a few weeks ago by the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Authorities reach agreement to reopen Catholic chapel at Colombian airport

Sep 26, 2022 / 14:00 pm

The management company that operates the airport had previously announced that the chapel was going to be converted into a “neutral” place of worship.

FBI raids home of pro-life leader on questionable charges

Sep 23, 2022 / 17:56 pm

If convicted, he could face up to 11 years in prison.