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Articles by CNA Staff
Catholic diocese in Australia found vicariously liable for clerical abuse
Jan 21, 2022 / 07:00 amThe ruling is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
Joe Donnelly confirmed as US ambassador to the Holy See
Jan 20, 2022 / 17:18 pmIn a voice vote on Thursday the U.S. Senate confirmed Joe Donnelly as ambassador to the Holy See. The former senator for Indiana was nominated for the post by president Joe Biden in October 2021.
Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI is praying for victims in wake of Munich abuse report
Jan 20, 2022 / 10:57 am‘The pope emeritus ... expresses his shock and shame at the abuse of minors committed by clerics.’
Cardinal Marx ‘shocked and ashamed’ by Munich abuse report
Jan 20, 2022 / 09:20 amThe report accused the cardinal of mishandling two abuse cases.
Benedict XVI, Cardinal Marx faulted in Munich abuse report
Jan 20, 2022 / 05:49 amThe report covers 1977 to 1982, when the future Benedict XVI led the archdiocese.
Pope Francis appoints apostolic visitor for Eritrean Catholics in US and Canada
Jan 19, 2022 / 13:00 pmHe also named an apostolic visitor for Eritrean Catholics in Europe.
Synod of Bishops’ resources website links to women’s ordination group
Jan 19, 2022 / 10:15 amAn official suggested that the website was not promoting the group.
Emmanuel Macron calls for abortion to be added to EU rights charter
Jan 19, 2022 / 06:15 amHe made the appeal after the election of a pro-life politician as president of the European Parliament.
Pope Francis’ friend Rabbi Skorka helps Polish Catholics mark Day of Judaism
Jan 18, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe Day of Judaism was established by the Polish bishops in 1997.
Pope Francis sends aid to migrants at Belarus border and victims of typhoon in Philippines
Jan 18, 2022 / 06:00 amSuper Typhoon Rai has affected more than 7 million people.
Ahead of trial, Finnish MP facing jail after tweeting Bible verse says case a test of religious freedom
Jan 18, 2022 / 03:15 amThe criminal trial begins on Jan. 24.
Filipino community in Los Angeles celebrates 500 years of the Santo Niño de Cebú
Jan 17, 2022 / 17:42 pmArchbishop Gomez of Los Angeles said Mass Sunday in honor of the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, celebrating the feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú.
'Prayers answered. All hostages are out.': Texas synagogue standoff ends
Jan 16, 2022 / 08:25 amAn FBI team on Saturday shot and killed a man who had taken hostages during a live streamed service at a Texas synagogue, authorities said.
South Korean shrine celebrates designation as international pilgrimage site
Jan 14, 2022 / 12:00 pmHaemi Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine is the second Korean site to receive the honor.
Vatican astronomer: ‘Trust the science’ does not convince those who most need to be convinced
Jan 14, 2022 / 11:30 amBrother Guy Consolmagno said the phrase left him ‘puzzled.’
Catholic bishop in India cleared of charges of raping a nun
Jan 14, 2022 / 10:22 amA bishop charged with the repeated rape of a nun over the course of two years was acquitted by a court in India’s Kerala state on Friday.
Report: 1 in 5 Irish priests and brothers have died in the past three years
Jan 14, 2022 / 05:15 amThe Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference was unable to confirm the figure.
Pope Francis: Synodality is not a ‘search for majority consensus’
Jan 13, 2022 / 06:30 amThe pope was speaking to French Catholic Action groups.
New COVID-19 rules for visitors to Vatican Museums
Jan 13, 2022 / 04:10 amThe museums are a major source of revenue for the Holy See.
The Final Dispatch of Father Hudgins, a Lansing priest who died in a road accident
Jan 12, 2022 / 14:41 pmFather David Hudgins, a priest of the Diocese of Lansing, penned an article for publication in his parish bulletin shortly before his death in a road accident on Jan. 3.