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Articles by CNA Staff
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 208 deceased bishops, cardinals
Nov 4, 2021 / 07:00 am‘Some of them have died as a result of COVID-19,’ the pope noted.
Pioneer of faith-based feminism and WWII priest to be beatified in April
Nov 3, 2021 / 15:00 pmArmida Barelli and Fr. Mario Ciceri will be beatified at Milan Cathedral.
Pope Francis: ‘The supreme rule regarding fraternal correction is love’
Nov 3, 2021 / 04:30 amThe pope continued his catechetical cycle on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians.
Pope Francis to COP26: ‘Now is the time to act, urgently, courageously, and responsibly’
Nov 2, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe pope said he had hoped to attend the meeting, but it ‘was not possible.’
Pope Francis: ‘Let us not forget that crises are also windows of opportunity’
Nov 2, 2021 / 12:00 pmHe made the remark in a new book preface.
Pope Francis: Free children from ‘brutal yoke of labor exploitation’
Nov 2, 2021 / 09:00 amAn estimated 112 million children work in agricultural settings.
Senators mark 1st anniversary of declaration rejecting push to declare abortion an ‘international right’
Nov 2, 2021 / 05:00 amThe Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed by 32 countries on Oct. 22, 2020.
Four martyrs of Spanish Civil War beatified
Oct 31, 2021 / 08:00 am‘May their witness be a model especially for priests,’ said Pope Francis.
Pope Francis: Read, reread, and be passionate about the Gospel
Oct 31, 2021 / 06:30 amHe made the appeal in his Angelus address.
‘A moment of great joy’: English cardinal ordains ex-Anglican bishop as Catholic priest
Oct 30, 2021 / 07:15 amFr. Michael Nazir-Ali was ordained at a Mass at an ordinariate church in London.
Narendra Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India at 'very warm' Vatican meeting
Oct 30, 2021 / 03:35 amModi is the first Indian prime minister to visit the pope since June 2000.
Vatican declines to comment on whether pope told Biden to keep receiving Communion in ‘private conversation’
Oct 29, 2021 / 10:52 amBiden told reporters that he and the pope did not discuss abortion.
Vatican gives world’s dioceses more time to consult Catholics ahead of Synod on Synodality
Oct 29, 2021 / 05:30 amDioceses now have until Aug. 15, 2022, to submit consultation summaries.
Cardinal Burke: Bishops have ‘sacred duty’ to apply canon law to pro-abortion Catholic politicians
Oct 29, 2021 / 04:25 amHis intervention came on the eve of U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis.
In BBC message, Pope Francis says UN climate summit must offer ‘effective responses’ to ecological crisis
Oct 29, 2021 / 01:45 amIt is the first time Pope Francis has recorded a special message for the BBC
Archbishop Aquila: Christ's challenging truthfulness needed regarding reception of Communion
Oct 28, 2021 / 15:36 pmAs the US bishops prepare to discuss a draft statement on the Eucharist, the Archbishop of Denver has recalled Christ’s direct, challenging approach to the sinners to whom he was close.
Bishop: Discrimination law could force Guernsey’s Catholic schools to close
Oct 28, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe policy would prevent Catholic schools from requiring that their principals are Catholic.
Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria
Oct 28, 2021 / 04:05 amThe country’s civil war has claimed more than 350,000 lives since 2011.
‘They’re not going to succeed’: Pro-life societies stand firm in face of opposition on England’s campuses
Oct 26, 2021 / 08:10 amProtesters targeted a pro-life stand at Oxford University’s Freshers’ Fair.
UK lawmakers formally propose ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill
Oct 26, 2021 / 04:30 amThe amendment’s supporters include Hong Kong’s last governor Chris Patten.