Baltimore archbishop addresses clergy child abuse ahead of expected public report
Though a judge ruled the report confidential in December 2022, Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert Taylor Jr. issued an order that a redacted version of the report be released to the…
Report: Chinese bishop appointed to Shanghai without Vatican approval
He said he had nothing to add to the Holy See’s assessment of the bishop’s transfer for the time being. The Asia News report said the installation of Shen Bin…
Archbishop Michael O. Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa, resigns for health reasons
The archbishop was hospitalized for a heart attack in early May 2019. He returned to ministry six weeks later with the permission of his cardiologist. He thanked the people of…
Diocese responds after Wisconsin priest urges Catholics to vote against pro-abortion candidate
Reached by CNA on Monday, Dulli declined to comment further, saying he believes the situation has been “talked about enough.” What’s Tuesday’s election all about? The 2023 Wisconsin judicial race,…
Pope Francis to wash juvenile prisoners’ feet this Holy Thursday
During his pontificate — and his bishopric before that — Francis has made it a regular tradition to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass with the imprisoned. Casal del Marmo prison was…
Archbishop Cordileone to hold Holy Hour for Cardinal Zen, Jimmy Lai, and Hong Kong
As the former bishop of Hong Kong, Zen, 91, an outspoken pro-democracy advocate, was arrested in May 2022 by Hong Kong authorities, convicted of improperly registering a pro-democracy fund, and…
Meet the U.S. senator holding the line on Pentagon appointments in fight over taxpayer-funded abortions
“This policy includes spouses and dependents,” the senator continued. “We’re talking about taxpayer funding for somebody’s kids to get an abortion in another state. This has never been in the…
Culture of loneliness meets culture of death in Canada’s MAiD epidemic, speaker says
Ultimately, Schadenberg believes the problem is not only that we have a culture of death but that we also have a “culture of loneliness.” Schadenberg believes the core reason for…
Pope Francis extends time to appeal dismissal from consecrated life
Pope Francis changed canon 700 in the Code of Canon Law to give a person 30 days to lodge an appeal from the day of receiving the notification of the…
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2023: Lost, confused, forgotten? Jesus is with you
Pope Francis entered St. Peter’s Square in the popemobile April 2. He was driven to the central obelisk for the blessing of the palms and the proclamation of a reading…
Harvard student finds her answers in the Catholic Church
Estabine’s parents raised her in different Protestant churches and read the Bible. She always felt she wanted to “have higher-level discussions” with peers about faith but struggled to find someone…
Full text of Pope Francis’ homily for Palm Sunday 2023
This is the most searing of all sufferings, the suffering of the spirit. At his most tragic hour, Jesus experiences abandonment by God. Prior to that moment, he had never…