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Benedict XVI at the Vatican, Feb. 27, 2013. Credit: Stephen Driscoll/CNA

Expanded Reason Institute announces award winners

Jul 9, 2021

The winners of the fifth edition of the Expanded Reason Awards were announced this week, awarding three papers and one... Read more

The flag of Venezuela.

Venezuelan archbishop: Let us demand an end to human rights violations in our country

Jul 9, 2021

By Diego López Marina

During the Venezuelan bishops’ plenary assembly on Wednesday, the conference president said that one of the main battles that must... Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Berlin, February 2017.

Petition urges Canadian PM not to slander Catholic Church over residential schools

Jul 9, 2021

By CNA Staff

More than 4,000 people have signed a petition requesting that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cease blaming the Catholic Church... Read more

Christian refugees iving in an abandoned mall in Lebanon.

Christian refugees in Lebanon live in abandoned mall amid economic crisis

Jul 9, 2021

By Courtney Mares

An NGO has documented the harsh living conditions. Read more

The Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Šaštín, Slovakia.

Pope Francis will visit this pilgrimage destination of saints in Slovakia

Jul 9, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The basilica contains a renowned image of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. Read more

Fr. James Altman

La Crosse bishop removes Father Altman from ministry

Jul 9, 2021

By CNA Staff

Fr. James Altman has been removed from ministry after Bishop William Callahan of La Crosse sought privately to correct the... Read more

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pictured in Abu Dhabi on May 13, 2008.

Vatican foundation honors Abu Dhabi crown prince with ‘Man of Humanity’ award

Jul 9, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi traveled to the UAE to present the award. Read more

Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan, who was elected president of the Filipino bishops' conference July 8, speaks in Manila Sept. 1, 2019. Credit: Gerard Carreon for LiCAS.news.

Filipino bishops elect government critic as conference president

Jul 9, 2021

By Jose Torres, Jr.

The Filipino bishops’ conference on Thursday elected Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan, a staunch critic of the government’s... Read more

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Mexican bishop seeks priest exorcist

Jul 9, 2021

By David Ramos

Bishop José Armando Álvarez Cano of Tampico is seeking an exorcist for the diocese. Read more

Archbishop Wiktor Skworc of Katowice, Poland.

Polish archbishop asks for coadjutor after Vatican negligence probe

Jul 9, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Wiktor Skworc had requested the investigation into his actions. Read more

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states.

Vatican ‘foreign minister’: ‘We are against the idea that abortion could be a human right’

Jul 9, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Paul Gallagher made the comment during a trip to Portugal. Read more

Pope Francis gives an Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis to lead Sunday Angelus from hospital after intestinal surgery

Jul 9, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican said the pope “spent a quiet day with normal clinical progress.” Read more

Pro-life group to begin 12th national bicycle ride for the unborn

Jul 8, 2021

By CNA Staff

Cyclists will be riding across the country beginning July 11, to raise awareness for the unborn and to fundraise for... Read more

From left to right: Jennifer Baugh, executive director of Young Catholic Professionals; Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas; Dina Dwyer-Owens, former CEO & chairwoman of Neighborly; Jonathan Roumie, actor on 'The Chosen' online series.

Young Catholic Professionals organization to launch five new chapters

Jul 8, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The non-profit organization Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) is expanding, with five more chapters around the country slated to launch by... Read more

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Catholic author and mother of seven makes case for ‘wholistic feminism’ 

Jul 8, 2021

By CNA Staff

A Catholic author and mother of seven says it is time for “a new wave” of the women’s movement that... Read more

Fr. Chrystian Shankar. Video capture.

Brazilian priest denounces teaching of polyamory in school

Jul 8, 2021

By ACI Digital

When Fr. Chrystian Shankar, a priest serving at the diocesan shrine dedicated to Friar Galvão in Divinopolis, learned from a... Read more

Jovenel Moïse (L) with Justin Trudeau in Lima, April 2018. Credit: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Peru via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Haitians in Miami shocked by assassination of Jovenel Moïse

Jul 8, 2021

By CNA Staff

The administrator of the Archdiocese of Miami’s mission for Haitians said Wednesday that the community is in shock and disbelief... Read more

The Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, which houses the meeting room of the UN Human Rights Council.

Holy See to UN: Children should not be ‘collateral victims’ of violence against women

Jul 8, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican reaffirmed the right to life of “children conceived as a result of sexual violence.” Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured Jan. 15, 2018.

Polish Catholic bishops’ leader: The Church supports those opting for COVID-19 vaccine

Jul 8, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Gądecki said vaccination was “an important tool.” Read more

Sister Evelyn makes perpetual vows at the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Real in Segovia. Credit: Youtube Capture.

Former Protestant takes final vows as cloistered nun in Spain

Jul 8, 2021

By Blanca Ruiz

Sister Evelyn of the Child Jesus took her final vows as a cloistered Dominican nun at the Santo Domingo el... Read more