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Articles by CNA Staff
English and Welsh bishops urge Catholics to renew commitment to Sunday Mass
Nov 19, 2021 / 13:00 pmBut they acknowledged that the pandemic still posed obstacles to regular church attendance.
Influential German Catholic lay group elects new leader
Nov 19, 2021 / 12:00 pmIrme Stetter-Karp succeeds the high-profile Thomas Sternberg.
Pope Francis: Persistence of child labor is ‘shocking and disturbing’
Nov 19, 2021 / 08:00 amAround 150 million children are forced to work worldwide.
Caritas Poland leader: We’ll help those in need for as long as Belarus border crisis lasts
Nov 19, 2021 / 05:30 amThe Catholic Church in Belarus is also aiding migrants at the border.
Forget RCIA, meet OCIA: U.S. bishops approve big name change
Nov 18, 2021 / 16:32 pmThe Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA, as it has been more commonly referred to, will have its name changed to Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, or OCIA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops decided this week.
Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master to be buried in Maltese cathedral’s crypt
Nov 18, 2021 / 06:10 amThe funeral will be held on Dec. 3 at St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta.
Major archbishop thanks Pope Francis for support as Ukraine faces multiple crises
Nov 18, 2021 / 04:05 amThe leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said the country faced rising poverty.
Catholic teenager suspended for saying there are only two genders sues school district
Nov 17, 2021 / 18:00 pmA Catholic teenager who was reportedly suspended for saying there are only two genders is suing his New Hampshire public school district.
Star on Sagrada Familia’s Marian tower to light up Barcelona’s skyline
Nov 17, 2021 / 08:00 amThe star will be visible across the city, both day and night.
Pope Francis: Justice and peace commissions offer an ‘indispensable service’
Nov 17, 2021 / 04:00 amThe pope said that justice and peace could be built only through ‘two paths.’
Pope Francis: Refugees are ending up in a ‘desert of humanity’
Nov 16, 2021 / 12:00 pm‘The number of people forced to flee their homelands continues to grow,’ the pope said.
Pope Francis asks Secular Franciscans to take St. Francis’ path of conversion
Nov 15, 2021 / 12:00 pmSecular Franciscan Order is holding its general chapter in Rome.
Croatian president raises plight of Bosnia’s Catholic minority during Vatican visit
Nov 15, 2021 / 08:20 amPresident Zoran Milanović met with Pope Francis and senior officials.
Fr Julian Carron resigns as president of Communion and Liberation
Nov 15, 2021 / 05:50 amHe has held the post since 2005.
Former Grand Master of the Order of Malta dies at 71
Nov 15, 2021 / 04:00 amFra’ Matthew Festing was Grand Master from 2008 to his resignation in 2017.
It’s time for a conversation about justice, top Catholic scholar says
Nov 14, 2021 / 12:00 pmFamed ethicist Alasdair MacIntyre called upon academia, and other Catholics and intellectuals, to invest in the “expensive conversation” about justice, and to sharpen their understanding of what constitutes human dignity.
Madison decries harsh mischaracterization of COVID-19 vaccine clinic decision
Nov 13, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe Diocese of Madison says media, especially Fr. James Martin SJ have misrepresented its decision to not host onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinics at parishes and other diocesan entities.
Former Congressman Dan Lipinski: we must be “Catholic first”
Nov 13, 2021 / 10:41 amFormer Congressman Dan Lipinski has urged faithful to be “Catholics first” in the public square, putting their faith above an excessive loyalty to party, personal comfort, or fear.
New resource informs doctors about abortion pill reversal
Nov 12, 2021 / 14:19 pmThe American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists has launched an online resource for medical providers that promotes abortion pill reversal technology.
Pope Francis to UNESCO: ‘The Gospel is the most humanizing message known to history’
Nov 12, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe pope was marking the UN agency’s 75th anniversary.