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  • Sacristan killed, priest wounded in terrorist attacks in Spain; bishops condemn violence
    on January 26, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jan 26, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). A sacristan was killed and a priest wounded during a suspected terrorist attack Wednesday on two Catholic churches in Spain.As reported by Europa Press, according to police sources, the sacristan of the Church of Our Lady of […]

  • Spanish priest calls out Father James Martin for his ‘poisoned doctrine’ on homosexuality
    on January 24, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    Father James Martin, SJ. / Credit: Flickr by Shawn (CC BY-NC 2.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 24, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Father Francisco José Delgado, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo in Spain and host of “The Sacristy of the Vendée” program on YouTube, criticized Jesuit Father James Martin […]

  • German bishop dismisses Vatican concerns over a permanent synodal council
    on January 23, 2023 at 10:45 pm

    Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference in St. Peter’s Square, June 27, 2020. / Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Matthias Kopp. CNA Newsroom, Jan 23, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). On Monday, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference said he welcomed a new letter from the […]

  • Second bystander ensnared by English ban on prayer outside abortion clinics
    on January 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm

    Adam Smith-Connor was fined for “praying for [his] son, who is deceased” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England. / ADF UK Denver, Colo., Jan 22, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). Amid continuing controversy over strict limits on behavior outside abortion clinics in some English cities, a man […]

  • Blood-stained shirt of beatified judge killed by Mafia displayed in Rome
    on January 20, 2023 at 8:30 pm

    The faithful venerate a relic of Blessed Rosario Livatino at the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro, Italy, Jan. 20, 2023. / Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 20, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The shirt worn by Blessed Rosario Livatino when he was murdered by the Mafia in Sicily in 1990 was displayed […]

  • Meet the ‘Benedict Bears’: Cuddly companions commemorate the late pope emeritus
    on January 20, 2023 at 4:15 pm

    The cuddly bear commemorating the late Pope Benedict XVI, created by the Coburg, Bavaria, company Hermann Teddy Fabrik in Germany. / Credit: www.teddy-fabrik.de CNA Newsroom, Jan 20, 2023 / 09:15 am (CNA). A traditional toy manufacturer in the picturesque Bavarian town of Coburg has produced two […]

  • Cardinal praises exemplary life of beatified Italian judge murdered by the Mafia
    on January 19, 2023 at 11:00 pm

    Blessed Rosario Livatino. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Sicily CNA Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin highlighted the importance of legality and justice and cited the exemplary witness of Blessed Rosario Livatino, a judge who was […]

  • Church of England won’t recognize gay marriage but will allow certain ceremonies
    on January 19, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, gives a reading during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept.19, 2022, in London. / Photo by Ben Stansall — WPA Pool/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The bishops of the Church of […]

  • In new book, the late Benedict XVI defends Christianity against claims of intolerance
    on January 19, 2023 at 3:40 pm

    Pope Benedict XVI / Paul Badde/EWTN CNA Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023 / 08:40 am (CNA). Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has posthumously defended Christianity against claims of intolerance “in the name of tolerance.”In a new book published in Italy, the late pontiff warns of a “radical manipulation of […]

  • Report: Christian persecution at its highest point in 30 years
    on January 18, 2023 at 8:05 pm

    null / Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 13:05 pm (CNA). The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors.The World Watch List, released by Open Doors on Jan. 18, reported that, overall, […]