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 will make 2-day visit to Malta in April

Feb 10, 2022 / 04:34 am

The trip is scheduled to take place on April 2-3.

Pro-lifers lament High Court ruling on abortion in N Ireland

Feb 9, 2022 / 14:00 pm

‘If this judgment is allowed to stand, the Secretary of State can simply block any attempt to restrict abortion or restore the right to life of unborn children.’

Muslim leaders ‘alarmed’ by Catholic politician’s inclusion in European Islamophobia report

Feb 9, 2022 / 08:00 am

The Global Imams Council issued a statement defending Marijana Petir.

Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide

Feb 9, 2022 / 03:50 am

He said that the ethical principle ‘applies to everyone, not just Christians or believers.’

Catholic doctor to challenge abortion pill reversal ban at UK High Court

Feb 8, 2022 / 12:00 pm

Dermot Kearney is a past president of the Catholic Medical Association (UK).

EU Catholic bishops criticize Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

Feb 8, 2022 / 07:10 am

They noted that there is no ‘right’ to abortion enshrined in international law.

Full text: Benedict XVI’s advisers analyze Munich abuse report

Feb 8, 2022 / 05:35 am

Full text of an analysis by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s advisers as to his handling of abuse cases when he served as archbishop of Munich and Freising.

Benedict XVI asks abuse survivors for forgiveness as advisers defend handling of Munich cases

Feb 8, 2022 / 05:00 am

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors in a letter responding to a report that faulted his handling of abuse cases during his tenure as Munich archbishop from 1977 to 1982.

Pope Francis to priests: Don’t ‘remain barricaded in the sacristy’

Feb 7, 2022 / 14:00 pm

He praised the example of Pius XI, elected pope 100 years ago.

German ‘Synodal Way’ meeting ends with call for same-sex blessings, change to Catechism on homosexuality

Feb 7, 2022 / 12:00 pm

The votes came on the third and final day of a meeting of the Synodal Assembly.

Human rights activist: Diplomatic relations between Vatican and China would be ‘totally unacceptable’

Feb 7, 2022 / 04:40 am

The Vatican recently moved officials from posts in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

St. Valentine: How a beheaded martyr became the poster child for romantic love

Feb 6, 2022 / 16:26 pm

In most stores in the weeks leading up to St. Valentine’s day, you’re likely to find a plethora of pink and red cards, heart-shaped boxes of Russell Stover chocolates, and decor with nearly-naked chubby cherubs shooting hearts with bows and arrows.

Episcopalian church sues Oregon city limiting its meals to homeless

Feb 4, 2022 / 15:19 pm

The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church are suing the city of Brookings, Oregon, after the city passed an ordinance in October limiting the number of times they could distribute free food to the homeless.

Major archbishop: Church offers hope amid ‘very dangerous escalation’ in Ukraine crisis

Feb 4, 2022 / 14:00 pm

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk was speaking at an Aid to the Church in Need online event.

German ‘Synodal Way’ members back text calling for women priests

Feb 4, 2022 / 11:57 am

The appeal passed by 174 votes in favor, 30 against, and 6 abstentions.

Catholics pray novena for young priest killed in Congo

Feb 4, 2022 / 04:05 am

Father Richard Masivi Kasereka, 36, was killed by armed men on Feb. 2.

'Is a new Reformation dawning in Germany?' Initiative writes to bishops around the world

Feb 3, 2022 / 15:25 pm

As the opening assembly of the Synodal Way is taking place in Germany, the “New Beginning” initiative has warned of a schism arising from the country. In a letter to bishops there and around the world, the organizers describe “a spirit of rebellion” at work which betrays the gospel.

Dominican priest killed in Vietnam

Jan 30, 2022 / 15:12 pm

Father Giuse (Joseph) Trần Ngọc Thanh, O.P., was killed in a knife attack on Saturday.

Catholic Schools Week 2022: Here's what you need to know

Jan 30, 2022 / 09:46 am

Catholic schools have dramatically impacted the life of the U.S., beginning with that started by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Catholic schools provide a nurturing environment for growth in wisdom, knowledge, and grace and aim at something higher than education alone: the formation of our youth into saints in the making. 

Catholic charity calls for day of prayer for Myanmar on coup anniversary

Jan 28, 2022 / 13:00 pm

Armed forces seized power on Feb. 1, 2021.