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Articles by CNA Staff
Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg talk about 'Father Stu' — and the 'Passion of the Christ' sequel
Apr 8, 2022 / 15:48 pmRaymond Arroyo, host of "The World Over" on EWTN, spoke with actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson and screenwriter and director Rosalind Ross about their new movie, "Father Stu."
Burmese soldiers invade Catholic cathedral, detain archbishop
Apr 8, 2022 / 13:45 pmApproximately 40 Burmese soldiers forcibly took control of a Catholic cathedral in Mandalay on Friday and detained an archbishop and dozens of other worshippers, including a correspondent for CNA.
German diocese hires self-identified transgender man to teach religious ed
Apr 8, 2022 / 10:28 amA German diocese has granted a biological female who identifies as a transgender man permission to teach Catholic religion to schoolchildren.
Ukrainian Catholic leader prays at mass grave in Bucha
Apr 8, 2022 / 08:05 am‘Seeing the mutilated, breathless bodies, we prayed for their eternal rest,’ Major Archbishop Shevchuk said.
Drunk Russian man attacks Ukrainian Catholic priest in Germany
Apr 6, 2022 / 15:00 pmA drunk Russian physically attacked the pastor of the Ukrainian Catholic parish in Hamburg on Saturday.
Catholic youth organizations urge end to Germany's ban on abortion ads
Apr 6, 2022 / 10:44 amThe Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ), an umbrella organization of Catholic children's and youth associations, has spoken in favor of abolishing the ban on advertising for abortions in Germany.
Priest sends open letter to German cardinal begging him to uphold Catholic teaching on homosexuality
Apr 6, 2022 / 09:25 amA priest who works with those with same-sex attraction who want to lead chaste and faithful lives has written an open letter to Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, in response to their call for a change in Church teaching on homosexuality.
Archbishop Gomez encourages pilgrims marking jubilee of Christianity in Los Angeles
Apr 5, 2022 / 15:13 pmArchbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles urged those making a pilgrimage Saturday to mark 250 years of Christianity in the archdiocese to emulate the courage of St. Junípero Serra, who first brought the Church to the area.
German Catholic bishops’ leader replies to Nordic bishops’ ‘Synodal Way’ critique
Apr 5, 2022 / 05:15 amThe Nordic bishops cautioned against ‘capitulation to the Zeitgeist.’
Bishop urges 'common task of healing' after Sacramento shooting
Apr 4, 2022 / 15:13 pmBishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento encouraged city residents to engage in the work of communal healing and helping after a shooting left six dead on Sunday.
Major archbishop hopes Pope Francis will visit Kyiv ‘as soon as possible’
Apr 4, 2022 / 11:25 amThe pope has said that a visit is “on the table.”
Pope Francis asks opponents of Syro-Malabar uniform liturgy to take ‘painful step’ of accepting change
Apr 4, 2022 / 08:35 amProtests against the change have included a hunger strike by priests and the burning of effigies of cardinals.
Ukrainian Catholic leader denounces ‘horrific war crimes’ in Bucha
Apr 4, 2022 / 07:00 amMajor Archbishop Shevchuk said: ‘Europe only saw such scenes in the liberation from the Nazis.’
Pope Francis gives new Vatican role to Cardinal Turkson
Apr 4, 2022 / 04:23 amThe pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December.
Will Pope Francis go to Kyiv? Will he call out Putin by name? Here’s what he told the media
Apr 3, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe pope was speaking at an in-flight press conference.
Pope Francis laments ‘sacrilegious war’ in Ukraine as he prays Angelus in Malta
Apr 3, 2022 / 07:18 am‘May we be tireless in praying and in offering assistance to those who suffer,’ the pope said.
Cardinal Marx: ‘The Catechism is not set in stone. One is also allowed to doubt what it says’
Mar 31, 2022 / 08:10 am‘I want to move Church teaching forward,’ the influential German cardinal said in a new interview.
UK parliament makes at-home medical abortion policy permanent
Mar 30, 2022 / 14:45 pmMembers of the U.K. parliament voted Wednesday to make permanent a policy adopted during the coronavirus pandemic that allows women to self-administer both doses of abortion drugs at home, without visiting a medical clinic.
After acquittal, Christian MP says: I’m ready to keep defending freedom of speech and religion
Mar 30, 2022 / 11:30 amPäivi Räsänen said she was prepared to go to the European Court of Human Rights ‘if needed.’
Christian MP acquitted on all charges after Finland’s Bible tweet trial
Mar 30, 2022 / 05:05 amThe court said in a unanimous ruling that ‘it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.’