Wisconsin parishioners launch GoFundMe to appeal to Vatican to save 150-year-old church
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2024 / 15:05 pm Parishioners in a small Wisconsin city have launched a GoFundMe as part of an effort to save a nearly…
Notre Dame chief architect reveals ‘particular devotion’ to Our Lady
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2024 / 14:35 pm The chief architect of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris shared in an interview with EWTN that he felt…
Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2024 / 12:40 pm Bishops in Quebec are expressing alarm after a prominent government official said he wanted to end prayer in public…
Pope Francis: Gentleness, respect are more effective than ‘the strength of arguments’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 11, 2024 / 10:25 am Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims attending his general audience on Wednesday that “the strength of arguments” is not…
Pope Francis is a proponent of popular piety, expert says
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Dec 11, 2024 / 08:00 am Father Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, a Spanish priest and an expert in liturgy and popular piety, explained in…
CNA explains: What do Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith consultants do?
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Dec 11, 2024 / 07:00 am The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), the Vatican body responsible for questions of doctrinal orthodoxy in…
Unused Church properties find new purpose amid serious real estate challenges
By María J. Moriarty Seattle, Wash., Dec 11, 2024 / 06:00 am The Catholic Church in the United States is facing a real estate reckoning. Declining congregations, shifting demographics, and…
Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 17:50 pm Catholic Church leaders in the U.S., Rome, and the Middle East have expressed cautious “hope” that the new…
Lebanese Christians celebrate Assad’s fall, see it as justice for years of oppression
By Romy Haber ACI MENA, Dec 10, 2024 / 17:20 pm In the wake of the Assad regime’s fall in Syria, the streets of Lebanon were alive with celebration. Church…
Papal Foundation announces $800,000 of scholarship awards to 110 religious and laypeople
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 16:30 pm The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, recently announced that…
Vatican: Former choir director, manager convicted of embezzlement, abuse of office
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 10, 2024 / 15:45 pm A pair of former Vatican officials has been found guilty of embezzlement and abuse of office as part of…
Nancy Pelosi criticizes Pope Francis’ China deal in interview
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 15:15 pm Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi criticized Pope Francis for the Vatican’s deal with China regarding bishop appointments during an…