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Articles by CNA Staff
Pope Francis remembers late Spanish cardinal as a ‘devoted pastor’
Jan 5, 2022 / 15:00 pmCardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez died at the age of 96.
Despite censorship, Heartbeat International's Abortion Pill Reversal program is saving lives
Jan 5, 2022 / 14:32 pmJor-El Godsey, president of Heartbeat International, says that last year's unexpected growth in women seeking to keep their babies and reverse the two-step drug-induced abortion by mail, "is an amazing new achievement that makes 2022 a year of great promise."
Archbishop offers condolences to those mourning after Philadelphia fire
Jan 5, 2022 / 14:00 pmFollowing a fire in a Philadelphia apartment building that killed at least 13 on Wednesday, the city's archbishop offered condolences and prayed for those who died.
Why 2022 could be a year of major changes in the Roman Curia
Jan 5, 2022 / 12:00 pmThere is currently no Vatican department head from Africa or Oceania.
Pope Francis receives manifesto challenging German ‘Synodal Way’
Jan 5, 2022 / 06:00 amThe pope was presented with the document after his general audience.
In India, Missionaries of Charity ration food after government blocks foreign funds
Jan 4, 2022 / 18:01 pmThe Missionaries of Charity have begun to ration their distribution of food and other items to the poor in the wake of the Indian government’s decision that they and other non-profits are no longer eligible to receive donations from abroad.
Catholic Church in Poland plans to reach out to young people in 2022
Jan 3, 2022 / 04:00 amOther priorities include helping people in need and synodal consultations.
Pope Francis at the Angelus: God wants to live with us and in us
Jan 2, 2022 / 05:55 amThe pope was speaking at the Sunday Angelus.
Chinese bishops reportedly met with Hong Kong clerics on sinicization
Dec 31, 2021 / 11:00 amFour clerics have told Reuters that several bishops and other officials from the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association met in October with senior clerics of the Diocese of Hong Kong to talk to them about sinicization, a Chinese government campaign to bring religion into its vision of culture, society, and politics.
Nigerian priest shot dead on Christmas Eve
Dec 30, 2021 / 15:00 pmFr. Luke Mewhenu Adeleke, a priest of the Diocese of Abeokuta, was shot dead Friday while returning home after celebrating Mass.
Baltimore releases new COVID-19 protocols
Dec 30, 2021 / 11:56 amThe Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared new COVID-19 protocols in response to a rising number of positive cases of the virus.
Christians still face persecution but there are signs of hope, Catholic charity says
Dec 30, 2021 / 10:23 amChristians continue to face persecution across the globe but there are many signs of hope, according to the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
Cardinal Cupich issues new restrictions on Traditional Latin Masses
Dec 27, 2021 / 11:30 amCardinal Blase Cupich has issued a new policy for the Archdiocese of Chicago that curtails the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass and prohibits the use of pre-Vatican II Roman missals for confirmation, ordination, and other sacraments.
Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing 2021: Pope Francis asks world leaders to be open to dialogue
Dec 25, 2021 / 04:26 amHe spoke from the central balcony overlooking a rainy St. Peter’s Square.
'Coal for Christmas' aims at saving 5,000 Afghan families from freezing and starving
Dec 24, 2021 / 08:16 amAs the winter in Afghanistan is provoking the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, The Vulnerable People Project is getting ready to deliver coal and food to 5,000 Afghan families during the Christmas season.
Urgent appeal from Supreme Knight: Start this novena on Christmas Eve for persecuted Christians
Dec 23, 2021 / 16:40 pmThe head of the Knights of Columbus is asking for the order's members to consider "a last-minute Christmas gift": saying a nine-day novena, starting Christmas Eve, on behalf of persecuted Christians around the world.
Report finds rising anti-Christian violence in India
Dec 23, 2021 / 12:00 pmChristians were the targets of 305 violent incidents in nine months.
Pope Francis to beatify ‘smiling pope’ John Paul I in September 2022
Dec 23, 2021 / 09:53 amThe pope who reigned for 33 days will be beatified in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Vatican tightens COVID-19 rules for offices of Roman Curia
Dec 23, 2021 / 09:00 amCardinal Parolin issued a decree outlining the new measures.
Pope Francis: Roman Curia needs ‘synodal conversion’
Dec 23, 2021 / 05:50 amHe said that Vatican officials should set an example for Catholics worldwide.