Credit: Gang Liu/Shutterstock China remains a primary human rights concern in 2021, a federal religious freedom commissioner told CNA this week. “China remains of utmost …
Aliens and AI: Catholic society looks at science questions from a faith perspective
The Omega Nebula. Credit: NASA (public domain) This week, scientists discovered an FM radio signal emitting from Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. No, it’s not …
Pope Francis: Praise God above all in difficult moments
Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Catholics this morning to praise …
Bioethicists alarmed by UK ruling to withdraw food and water from Catholic patient
Credit: Chodyra Mike 1/Shutterstock. Bioethicists expressed alarm yesterday at a UK court ruling allowing the withdrawal of food and water from a practising Catholic patient. …
Ash Wednesday 2021: Vatican offers guidance on ash distribution amid COVID-19 pandemic
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday / Credit: Vatican Media The Vatican gave guidance yesterday about how priests can distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday amid the …
Vatican Secretary of State knew of investment now under investigation
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, in Rome, Sept. 28, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. A letter by Cardinal Pietro Parolin leaked to an Italian …
Rosario Livatino’s postulator: Christians urgently need ‘credible witnesses’
Fr. Giuseppe Livatino, postulator and cousin of martyred judge Rosario Livatino. Credit: www.piolatorre.it. For Catholic judge Rosario Livatino, to “render justice” was an act of …
Cardinal Müller: Media image of ‘two popes’ threatens papacy as a ‘principle of unity
Cardinal Gerhard Müller at a penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 29, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal …
Pope Francis opens ministries of lector and acolyte to women: A CNA Explainer
Pope Francis, April 21, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. On 11 January, Pope Francis published an apostolic letter issued motu proprio (which means “on his own …
Amid complaints, Irish broadcaster again apologizes for blasphemous NYE sketch
After receiving thousands of complaints from citizens and vocal criticism from religious leaders, Ireland’s state broadcaster has apologized after a sketch on its New Year’s …
Franciscan friars return to site of Christ’s baptism after 50 years
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox monastery on the Jordan River in the West Bank. Credit: Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida (CC BY 2.0) For …
Statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Image Source: CBCEW On Friday 22 January 2021 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force. This is an historic milestone on …
Pope Francis: We need unity in the Catholic Church, society, and nations
Pope Francis in the apostolic library on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican News/CNA. In the face of political discord and self-interest, we have an obligation …
Pope Francis’ doctor dies from COVID-19 complications
Pope Francis with Fabrizio Soccorsi. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis’ personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died from health complications related to the coronavirus, according to …
Pope Francis asks Immaculate Virgin Mary to intercede for US after Capitol violence
Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis prayed Sunday for …
Catholic Church in Malta confirms break with ‘closed cult community’ after investigation
Mgsr. Hector Scerri, president of the Maltese Episcopal Conference’s doctrinal commission, discusses the decree regarding the Komunità Ġesù Salvatur. YouTube screenshot The Catholic Church in …
How a martyr killed by the mafia inspired a generation of Catholic lawyers
Notices highlight the death of Rosario Livatino in 1990. Credit: Rosario Livatino Study Center. Soon-to-be Blessed Rosario Livatino was a Catholic judge brutally killed by …
Pope Francis sends message of encouragement to Venezuelan cardinal
Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis sent a message this week to Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardoza, as Venezuela suffers the effects of the coronavirus …
Vatican preparing ‘joint message’ on Martin Luther with Lutheran World Federation
Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Vatican’s ecumenical office …
Bishop on role of Catholic churches during current lockdown
Image Source: CBCEW On Friday 8 January, following some questions about why our churches remain open, Bishop John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, issued the following …