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Archbishop Philip Tartaglia gives a blessing at a commemoration of the founding fathers of Celtic F.C. at St Peter’s Cemetery, Dalbeth, Glasgow, Nov. 2, 2013. Credit: PaulVIF (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Catholic archbishop of Glasgow dies suddenly at age 70

Jan 13, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Catholic archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, died suddenly on Wednesday at the age of 70.   Read more

Report: Australia’s financial crime watchdog says it vastly overestimated Vatican transfers

Jan 13, 2021

Australia’s financial crime watchdog has said that it vastly overestimated Vatican transfers, local media reported on Wednesday.  Read more

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Praise God above all in difficult moments

Jan 13, 2021

Pope Francis urged Catholics on Wednesday to praise God not only in happy times, “but above all in difficult moments.”  Read more

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China deemed a top religious freedom concern in 2021

Jan 13, 2021

By Matt Hadro

China remains a primary human rights concern in 2021, a federal religious freedom commissioner told CNA this week.  Read more

Seminarians of the San Rafael, Argentina, seminary.

Catholic women launch campaign spiritually to adopt seminarians as Argentine seminary closes

Jan 12, 2021

A group of Catholic women in the Diocese of San Rafael have launched a campaign to adopt the seminarians affected... Read more

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Dominican priest, microbiologist affirms moral liceity of COVID-19 vaccine

Jan 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

A Dominican priest and biology professor has on social media encouraged people to receive a coronavirus vaccine, emphasizing his trust... Read more

Bishop Adriano Piedrahita Sandoval of Santa Marta. Credit: Bishops' Conference of Colombia.

Colombian bishop, 74, dies from COVID-19 complications

Jan 12, 2021

The Colombian diocese of Santa Marta announced on Tuesday that Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahita Sandoval, 74, died January 11 of... Read more

Supreme Court reinstates FDA’s ban on abortion pills via mail

Jan 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Tuesday reversed a federal judge’s injunction that had blocked FDA rules requiring... Read more

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signs the Reproductive Health Act during a ceremony at the New York State Capitol in Albany, Jan. 22, 2019.

Lawsuit over NY abortion law says it could help enable domestic abuse

Jan 12, 2021

By Matt Hadro

A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the state of New York over its 2019 law legalizing some abortions throughout pregnancy.  Read more

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Amid scheduled executions, bills introduced to end federal use of death penalty

Jan 12, 2021

By Matt Hadro

As three federal executions were scheduled for this week, multiple bills have been introduced in Congress to end use of... Read more

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Report: Rome court orders return of cash found at suspended Vatican official’s home

Jan 12, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

A Rome court has ruled that the search and seizure of money and other valuables from the home of a... Read more

Fr. Giuseppe Livatino, postulator and cousin of martyred judge Rosario Livatino. Credit: www.piolatorre.it.

Rosario Livatino’s postulator: Christians urgently need ‘credible witnesses’

Jan 12, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The postulator of the beatification cause of a judge martyred by the mafia says that Christians today urgently need “credible... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, speaks at a press conference in Rome, Sept. 28, 2017.

Vatican Secretary of State knew of investment now under investigation

Jan 12, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A letter by Cardinal Pietro Parolin leaked to an Italian news outlet shows that the Secretariat of State was aware,... Read more

Death Row Sign At A Maximum Security Prison. Image via Shutterstock

Federal execution of Lisa Montgomery stayed

Jan 12, 2021

A district court judge has stayed the execution of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, on the... Read more

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday 2021: Vatican offers guidance on ash distribution amid COVID-19 pandemic

Jan 12, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican gave guidance Tuesday about how priests can distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk.

Catholic bishops urge UK to give up nuclear arsenal

Jan 12, 2021

Catholic bishops urged the U.K. on Tuesday to give up its nuclear arsenal.  Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Müller at a penance service in St. Peter's Basilica on March 29, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Cardinal Müller: Media image of ‘two popes’ threatens papacy as a ‘principle of unity’

Jan 12, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office has said that today’s media environment is undermining theological truths that are... Read more

Pope Francis visits the Bambino Gesù di Palidoro hospital in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 5, 2018. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Coronavirus pandemic has ‘exposed inefficiencies’ in care of the sick

Jan 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic had “exposed inefficiencies in the care of the sick.” Read more

Pope Francis greets Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Benedict XVI to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Jan 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI will receive the coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is available, his personal secretary said Tuesday. Read more

NJ bishops call for day of prayer and fasting on Roe anniversary 

Jan 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

As the United States approaches 48 years of legalized abortion nationwide, the Catholic bishops of New Jersey are asking Catholics... Read more