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

Pope Francis: ‘Rhetoric of inclusion’ is not enough to forge a ‘culture of social tenderness’

Mar 30, 2022 / 04:00 am

The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’

Orthodox leader and Polish Catholic archbishop pray for peace in Ukraine

Mar 29, 2022 / 07:30 am

Patriarch Bartholomew I is visiting Poland to offer his blessing to Ukrainian refugees.

‘Mother Angelica moved mountains’: Full text of Cardinal Pell’s homily at Mass honoring EWTN’s foundress

Mar 29, 2022 / 07:00 am

Cardinal George Pell celebrated a Mass in memory of Mother Angelica in Rome on Laetare Sunday.

Catholic leader: Ukraine war presents the world with a choice

Mar 28, 2022 / 12:20 pm

Major Archbishop Shevchuk said: ‘Make your choice. Stand on the side of the innocent victims of unjust aggression.’

Polish Catholic bishops’ leader tells Pope Francis about German ‘Synodal Way’ concerns

Mar 28, 2022 / 08:30 am

‘Francis distances himself from this initiative,’ the Polish bishops’ conference said.

Pope Francis marks two years since Urbi et Orbi to end pandemic

Mar 27, 2022 / 16:28 pm

After his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis remarked that it was the second anniversary of his offering an Urbi et Orbi blessing shortly early in the coronavirus pandemic.

Full text: Pope Francis' homily at the penance service and act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart

Mar 25, 2022 / 16:41 pm

On March 25 Pope Francis led a celebration of the sacrament of penance and the act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in St. Peter's Basilica. The following is the full text of the pope's prepared homily.

As it happened: Pope Francis’ Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Mar 25, 2022 / 09:55 am

Our reporters were inside St. Peter’s Basilica for the consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

EWTN launches Arabic-language news agency based in Iraq

Mar 25, 2022 / 07:28 am

EWTN Global Catholic Network has launched an Arabic-language news service headquartered in Erbil, Iraq.

German Catholic bishops’ leader responds to Polish archbishop’s ‘Synodal Way’ criticisms

Mar 24, 2022 / 14:14 pm

Bishop Bätzing said he sought a ‘real theological exchange’ with Archbishop Gądecki.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic leader meets head of Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Mar 24, 2022 / 07:05 am

Major Archbishop Shevchuk requested the meeting with the leader of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Home of Benedict XVI’s late brother opens doors to Ukrainian refugees

Mar 24, 2022 / 05:20 am

Benedict XVI visited his ailing brother at the house in June 2020.

Ukrainian Catholic archbishop to speak at Notre Dame commencement

Mar 23, 2022 / 12:00 pm

Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia will deliver the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in May, the school announced on Wednesday.

Catholic leader: Pray for peace in Ukraine before Russian Orthodox cathedrals worldwide

Mar 23, 2022 / 08:00 am

Major Archbishop Shevchuk praised an interfaith gathering outside a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Jerusalem.

Pope Francis: My grandfather taught me to loathe war

Mar 23, 2022 / 05:30 am

The pope said that the suffering of war ‘isn’t learned in books or in other ways,’ but rather ‘from grandparents to grandchildren.’

Pope Francis offers condolences after plane crash in China

Mar 22, 2022 / 12:50 pm

The pope’s condolence telegram was sent to China’s President Xi Jinping.

Vatican releases text for March 25 consecration prayer for Ukraine, Russia

Mar 22, 2022 / 10:41 am

The Vatican has sent bishops around the world the text of the prayer that Pope Francis will lead on March 25 for the consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Poland’s Catholics dig deep to help Ukrainian refugees

Mar 22, 2022 / 06:45 am

Catholics have donated record sums to Caritas Poland, the country’s largest charity.

Pope Francis meets Lebanon’s president at the Vatican

Mar 21, 2022 / 13:34 pm

The pope reportedly said he wanted to visit the Middle Eastern country soon.

Ukrainian Catholic leader accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ in besieged city of Mariupol

Mar 21, 2022 / 07:30 am

Major Archbishop Shevchuk said: ‘People are dying not only from enemy weapons but also from hatred.’