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Articles by CNA Staff
Priests confront dictatorship in Nicaragua: ‘Let us work in peace!’
Aug 23, 2022 / 15:36 pmThe priests of the Diocese of Estelí in Nicaragua called on the authorities of the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega to convert and to release their apostolic administrator and bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando José Álvarez Lagos.
Faithful hold Marian procession in Nicaragua despite repression and persecution
Aug 23, 2022 / 14:00 pmHundreds of faithful Catholics and the clergy of the Diocese of León, Nicaragua, took part in the annual procession of the image of Our Lady of Mercy, the patroness of the diocese.
Catholic Church in Argentina opposes legalization of euthanasia
Aug 22, 2022 / 14:21 pmThere are currently four bills being considered in Argentina’s Congress to legalize euthanasia.
Four religious sisters kidnapped in Nigeria
Aug 21, 2022 / 13:50 pmThe Sisters of Jesus the Saviour announced that four of their Sisters were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Imo state on Sunday.
Archbishop condemns attacks by organized crime in US-Mexico border area
Aug 16, 2022 / 17:00 pmFrancisco Moreno Barrón, the archbishop of Tijuana, Mexico, condemned the 20 attacks carried out in several towns in the state of Baja California on Aug. 12.
Pope Francis on the Assumption: ‘Do I believe that to love is to reign, and to serve is power?’
Aug 15, 2022 / 14:24 pmReflecting on the Visitation during his Angelus address on Monday, Pope Francis reflected on the raising up to heaven of the humble handmaid of the Lord, and how that attitude is to repeated in our lives.
Ortega regime continues attacks on the Church in Nicaragua
Aug 15, 2022 / 13:58 pmSeveral acts of repression were reported in the country over the weekend.
Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre
Aug 12, 2022 / 15:45 pmOne of those arrested in the killing of 40 people is a high-ranking member of Islamic State, authorities said.
Salman Rushdie attacked at lecture in New York
Aug 12, 2022 / 12:01 pmThe author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” led to a call for his assassination from Iran’s Supreme Leader in 1989, was stabbed in the neck on Friday while onstage in New York state.
Indian cardinal denies cover-up to shield bishop charged with fathering a child
Aug 10, 2022 / 15:47 pmCardinal Oswald Gracias denies allegations he attempted to arrange for a fake paternity test for a scandal-plagued bishop accused of secretly fathering a child.
12 Polish pilgrims bound for Medjugorje killed in bus crash in Croatia
Aug 7, 2022 / 04:40 amThe accident happened at around 5:40 a.m. local time when the bus veered off the A4 road between Jarek Bisaski and Podvorec, northeast of Zagreb.
Spanish bishop: We’re creating ‘monsters’ if youth don’t grow up to be loving and generous
Aug 6, 2022 / 04:00 amBishop Juan Carlos Elizalde of Vitoria, Spain, warned that some young people are “at risk” for self-centeredness because of the way they’re being raised and educated.
Archdiocese asks faithful to pray to Curé of Ars for priests in Nicaragua
Aug 4, 2022 / 14:33 pmOn the feast day of St. John Mary Vianney, Aug. 4, the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua, called on the faithful to join in a day of prayer for priests.
Legal abortions fall by 90% in Poland after court eliminates exception for fetal defects
Aug 3, 2022 / 11:11 amIf it had not been for the change in the law about 1,000 children would have lost their lives in their mothers' wombs in Poland, mainly due to suspected Down syndrome, says a Polish pro-life activist.
Ortega regime in Nicaragua violently shuts down Catholic radio stations
Aug 2, 2022 / 15:30 pmNicaraguan police broke into Divine Mercy parish the night of Aug. 1 in the town of Sébaco in the Diocese of Matagalpa.
Nuns help women escape human trafficking along Colombia-Venezuela border
Aug 2, 2022 / 05:00 amThe Adorer Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity in Cúcuta, Colombia, have helped some 4,000 women escape human-trafficking networks.
Bishop tells Mexican people not to remain silent amid acts of violence
Aug 1, 2022 / 14:45 pmDuring a July 30 Mass in Chilpancingo’s town square, the bishop said that “those of us who can speak, must speak; we cannot remain silent.”
Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan in September
Aug 1, 2022 / 05:05 amThe pope will attend the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan.
‘Don't we have a place in the Church?’: Read pope’s response to Argentine priest on seminary's closure
Jul 30, 2022 / 16:48 pmThe pope's letter sheds light on the Vatican's controversial closure of one of Argentina's top seminaries.
Bishops express pain over killing of more than 30 police officers this year in Colombia
Jul 30, 2022 / 10:22 amThe officers have been victims of the so-called “pistol plan” of the criminal organization known as the Clan del Golfo.