Priest stripped of faculty to hear confessions after he advocated violating that sacrament in sex abuse cases
Connell wrote that “no institution in our society, not even a recognized religion, has a significant advantage over governments’ compelling interest and responsibility to protect its children from harm by…
Pope Francis puts a priest, three religious women, and two laywomen on path for sainthood
Father Carlo Crespi Croci served as a priest for the Salesian Society of St. John Bosco throughout the 1900s. Born in Legnano, Italy, he died in Cuenca, Ecuador, where he…
Human composting, alkaline hydrolysis disrespect the human body, U.S. Catholic bishops say
Noting the upcoming celebration of Easter, when Christians celebrate Christ’s bodily resurrection, the bishops reiterated that “the Church has always taught that we must respect the bodies of the deceased.”…
Local Chinese authorities order parents at school to sign pledge renouncing their faith
The order came from Chinese Communist Party officials in the Longwan district of the city of Wenzhou, according to ChinaAid. The nonprofit is a Christian human-rights organization that received the…
Bolivian bishop warns that ideologies in education harm society
Fuentes asked that the authorities be sensible and see “the damage that can be done if an educational curriculum goes forward that doesn’t have consensus and input from all those…
Archbishop denounces attack on home for young drug addicts in Argentina
The priest decided to make the episode public on social media, posting: “Yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m a guy looked over the perimeter wall of the rehabilitation center that we…
Prosecutors drop case of alleged ‘cover up’ against Benedict XVI
The Munich abuse report was released in January 2022 and faulted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and his successors, Cardinals Friedrich Wetter and Reinhard Marx. The study criticized the late German…
New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71 after lengthy illness
“They did that to integrate the church,” Cheri said. “We were just going to do it. I don’t think there was any conversation about it.” That experience, as mysterious as…
Biden DOJ sued for allegedly hiding info on attacks of churches, pro-life groups
“ Merrick Garland and his top officials at DOJ clearly hold us in contempt,” Mike Howell, the director of the Oversight Project, said in a statement provided to CNA. Howell…
Discovering Pier Giorgio Frassati: Film sheds light on humanity, holiness of Italian blessed
“To discover Pier Georgio Frassati’s life and spirituality helped me be more prayerful, for example,” director Gurrieri said, “to trust more in God, to be more attentive also to the…
Pope Francis invites Catholics to renew consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25
“Let us not tire of entrusting the cause of peace to the Queen of Peace,” he said. “Therefore, I would like to invite each believer and community, especially prayer groups,…
Pope Francis: Christian witness requires consistency between how one lives and what one proclaims
“A Church that evangelizes herself in order to evangelize is a Church that, guided by the Holy Spirit, is required to walk a demanding path of continuous conversion and renewal,”…