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Articles by CNA Staff

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary / Gianluigi Persi (public domain).

What is the seal of confession? A Q&A with Cardinal Mauro Piacenza

Oct 15, 2021 / 04:30 am

To learn more about the secrecy of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we spoke to Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, the head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary.

Carl Anderson receives the Totus Tuus award at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 9, 2021. Rycerze Kolumba.

Carl Anderson receives honor from Catholic Church in Poland

Oct 14, 2021 / 13:00 pm

The Totus Tuus award is known as the ‘Catholic Nobel’ in Poland.

Karine Dalle, the communications director of the French bishops’ conference. Marion Delattaignant/CEF.

France’s Catholic bishops will uphold confessional seal, spokeswoman clarifies

Oct 14, 2021 / 05:50 am

She said: ‘One cannot change the canon law for France as it is international.’

Mass in the chapel of a seminary in Poznań, western Poland, Sept. 15, 2018. Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Number of new Catholic seminarians in Poland falls by nearly 20% year on year

Oct 13, 2021 / 13:00 pm

In 2021, 356 seminarians began their studies.

Our Lady of Fatima. Joseph Ferrara Our Lady of Fatima in LA Archdiocese via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Fatima visionary predicted 'final battle' would be over marriage, family

Oct 13, 2021 / 08:33 am

Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima, died in 2005. But before her death, she predicted that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and the family.

The entrance to Christ the King Major Seminary in Fayit, Fadan Kagoma, Nigeria, whence three seminarians were abducted Oct. 11, 2021. Courtesy photo.

Three seminarians abducted in Nigeria

Oct 12, 2021 / 15:00 pm

Three seminarians were abducted Monday night from their seminary in Nigeria's Kaduna state. Another six were injured during the attack, and were taken to hospital and then discharged.

Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, pictured in 2015. Olivier LPB via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

French Catholic leader discusses ‘clumsy wording’ on confessional seal with interior minister

Oct 12, 2021 / 13:00 pm

The archbishop asked for ‘forgiveness,’ saying that his remarks overshadowed a landmark abuse report.

Mattheus (left) holds a photo of Carlo Acutis (right), whose prayers are attributed with the boy's healing. Campo Grande News

The miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis' prayers

Oct 12, 2021 / 08:30 am

The beatification of Carlo Acutis took place Oct. 10, 2020 after a miracle attributed to his prayers and the grace of God. In Brazil, a boy named Mattheus was healed from a serious birth defect called an annular pancreas. His mother, Luciana Vianna, had spent years praying for his healing.

Cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City CNA

European court rules Vatican cannot be sued in local courts over clerical abuse

Oct 12, 2021 / 07:15 am

The ruling is not final.

Paul and Nancy Pelosi during their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2021. Vatican Media.

Nancy Pelosi leaves Mass in Rome due to security concerns

Oct 10, 2021 / 09:19 am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband left Sunday Mass at a church in Rome due to a "security incident" stemming from demonstrations in the area.