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Articles by CNA Staff
Here’s what a young Syrian refugee is hoping for this Christmas
Dec 14, 2021 / 13:00 pm‘I have become a refugee, just like the Child Jesus,’ says Majed.
Pope Francis tells France’s Catholic bishops he’ll meet authors of landmark abuse report
Dec 14, 2021 / 04:00 amThe pope said he was ‘completely available’ for a meeting.
France’s interior minister condemns threats against Catholics during procession
Dec 12, 2021 / 07:45 amGérald Darmanin deplored what he said were ‘unacceptable acts.’
Pope Francis: ‘May Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego teach us how to always walk together’
Dec 12, 2021 / 06:30 amThe pope looked ahead to the Jubilee of Guadalupe in 2031.
Pope Francis prays for victims of tornadoes in South and Midwest
Dec 12, 2021 / 04:47 amThe tornadoes struck Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
How the blind can 'see' Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
Dec 11, 2021 / 14:00 pmJust inside the entrance to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is a small area with a bas-relief sculpture of the Virgin Mary on display, designed especially for the blind to encounter Our Lady.
Pope Francis: Look out for ‘self-referential’ founders who put themselves ‘above the Church’
Dec 11, 2021 / 07:00 amHe was speaking to members of the Vatican department overseeing consecrated life.
Archbishop Aupetit at Paris farewell Mass: ‘I lost my life for the love of Christ’
Dec 11, 2021 / 06:00 amHe directly addressed a media report claiming that he had “lost himself for love.”
Pope Francis urges Catholic jurists to ‘protect the rights of the weakest’
Dec 10, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe pope said that society ‘systematically excludes those without a voice.’
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Saint Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese
Dec 10, 2021 / 07:40 amFather Joseph A. Williams is a priest of the archdiocese.
France’s heritage authorities back controversial plans for Notre-Dame Cathedral’s interior
Dec 10, 2021 / 05:00 amThe committee expressed two reservations about the plan.
Cardinal Tagle consecrates new Our Lady of Arabia cathedral in Bahrain
Dec 10, 2021 / 03:00 amThe cathedral is the largest Catholic church in the Gulf region.
Benedict XVI receives nativity scene from homeland of Bavaria
Dec 9, 2021 / 13:00 pmA Christmas crib was also presented to Pope Francis.
Patriarch Pizzaballa: Cyprus is ‘where Europe and the Holy Land meet’
Dec 9, 2021 / 12:00 pmPope Francis made a whirlwind visit to the island last week.
Canon lawyers to review abuse study contracts in Germany’s troubled Cologne archdiocese
Dec 9, 2021 / 09:00 amThe contracts relate to a landmark report released in March.
Abortion buffer zones: Pro-lifers accuse Northern Ireland human rights commissioner of ‘weasel words’
Dec 9, 2021 / 05:30 amA new bill would criminalize pro-lifers found ‘influencing’ women inside buffer zones.
Christian legal group: Slovenian court ruling against pro-lifers a ‘blow’ to free expression
Dec 9, 2021 / 04:00 amA pro-life advertising campaign was removed from buses in 2018.
University to host center for study of Polish Catholics and Jews who saved lives under Nazism and communism
Dec 8, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe center will be based at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
Switzerland’s Catholic Church approves independent abuse study
Dec 8, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe project will begin in March 2022.
Pope Francis: Sagrada Familia’s new star shines for Barcelona’s poor, ill, elderly, and young people
Dec 8, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe 12-pointed illuminated star sits atop basilica’s soaring Tower of the Virgin Mary.