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Articles by CNA Staff
Rector agrees to delay departure from Rome’s North American College
Jan 12, 2022 / 13:00 pmFather Peter Harman will now stay until the end of June.
Austria’s Catholic Church reports decline in membership, rise in income
Jan 12, 2022 / 09:10 amA total of 72,055 people formally left the Church in Austria in 2021.
German Catholic bishop criticizes delay in Synodal Way gender-neutral language debate
Jan 12, 2022 / 06:20 amBishop Rudolf Voderholzer said: ‘I protest against this approach.’
Pope Francis prays for workers ‘crushed by an unbearable burden’ in COVID-19 recession
Jan 12, 2022 / 02:55 amHe led a moment’s silence at his general audience.
Rep. Chris Smith highlights bipartisan bill on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Jan 11, 2022 / 18:07 pmIn recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan. 11, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan piece of legislation intended to combat what his office calls “modern-day slavery.”
A magazine launched by a saint is still thriving 100 years later
Jan 10, 2022 / 12:00 pmPope Francis sent a message marking the publication’s centenary.
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to Christian facing blasphemy charge
Jan 10, 2022 / 09:00 amA lawyer hailed the decision as ‘a very important ruling.’
Pope Francis prays for victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in decades
Jan 10, 2022 / 05:41 amNineteen people, including nine children, died in the apartment fire in the Bronx.
Pope Francis laments ‘cancel culture’ in annual address to diplomats
Jan 10, 2022 / 04:20 amThe pope was giving his annual “state of the world” address.
Pope Francis appeals for end to violence in Kazakhstan
Jan 9, 2022 / 05:15 amHe called for dialogue in Sunday Angelus address.
Pope Francis baptizes babies in Sistine Chapel for 1st time since COVID-19 declared a pandemic
Jan 9, 2022 / 03:05 amThe pope baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel.
Pope Francis: Let’s ‘begin again with more humanity’ amid pandemic
Jan 8, 2022 / 06:38 amThe pope was addressing a Vatican-based lay association.
Bishop Schneider: Catholics in Kazakhstan are safe amid unrest
Jan 8, 2022 / 04:45 amProtests broke out after a sharp rise in gas prices.
Mom says son’s impromptu encounter with Pope Francis led to ‘miracle’
Jan 8, 2022 / 04:00 amThe meeting was one of the viral Vatican moments of 2021.
Vatican delays external audit of contracts in Germany’s Cologne archdiocese
Jan 7, 2022 / 12:05 pmThe review must wait until the return of Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.
Catholic nurse unfairly dismissed over cross necklace, UK tribunal rules
Jan 7, 2022 / 06:00 amThe verdict was hailed as a ‘landmark ruling.’
Three Kings parades held at more than 600 locations across Poland
Jan 6, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe annual event commemorates the Magi who traveled to see the newborn Jesus.
Pope Francis: ‘I continue to dream of a completely missionary Church’
Jan 6, 2022 / 04:10 amHe made the remark in his message for World Mission Day 2022.
Philippines cancels Black Nazarene procession again, citing COVID-19
Jan 5, 2022 / 16:28 pmPhilippine authorities are canceling the country’s “Black Nazarene” procession — an annual event where millions of Catholics accompany a revered statue of Jesus through the streets of Manila — for a second year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is the 'Black Nazarene'? Here's the fascinating history of this centuries-old tradition
Jan 5, 2022 / 16:26 pmFilipino devotion to the image of a dark image of Jesus Christ kneeling on one knee and carrying a large wooden crucifix dates to the 17th century.