What do Pope Francis’ latest financial measures mean?
The reasoning is that these salaries could afford a market-priced rent. In reality, the Vatican apartments, especially those traditionally intended for dicastery heads or cardinals, are large in size, prestigious,…
Pope Francis, Biden commend ‘peacemaker’ Bishop O’Connell as memorial services begin
Reflecting on his brother’s ordination, O’Connell said: “It was the proudest moment for our family and for the whole community when he said his first Mass in our local parish…
West Virginia passes Religious Freedom Restoration Act
West Virginia’s bill is one of now 24 similar laws passed by states across the nation. The act is modeled after the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) that was…
Muslim-Muslim ticket proclaimed winner of Nigeria’s presidential election amid protests
“The lapses that did occur were relatively few in number and were immaterial to the final outcome,” the declared winner said in a prepared statement. “With each cycle of elections,…
Bishop Paprocki pens essay imagining ‘heretical’ cardinals, quoting San Diego’s McElroy
In that essay, McElroy called for “a eucharistic theology that effectively invites all of the baptized to the table of the Lord, rather than a theology of eucharistic coherence that…
Pope Francis cuts free and discounted rent for cardinals, Vatican managers
The rescript, which was posted in the Vatican following a Feb. 13 meeting with Pope Francis, says housing perks for high-level Vatican officials are being cut to meet the growing…
Survivor of Turkey earthquake: ‘God protected me and the Virgin Mary did not leave me’
Habkouk described his first moments under the rubble and his immediate prayer: “When the rubble fell on me, I fell to the ground, crying out from the bottom of my…
Catholic bookstore sues Jacksonville over law it says is a trans pronoun mandate
CNA reached out to the City of Jacksonville but a spokesperson declined to comment on litigation. “Free speech is for everyone,” Rachel Csutoros, legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said…
Here’s how half of U.S. abortions could be stopped this week
“The regimen that the FDA has currently approved is inherently dangerous because it allows a woman to self-administer and induce labor and delivery, in an abortion context, in her home,…
Dictatorship in Nicaragua bans Stations of the Cross in the streets
The Nicaragua Actual newspaper published the transcript of an audio recording attributed to the bishop of León, René Sándigo, explaining to his priests how the Stations of the Cross should…
U.S. bishops urge senators to oppose revival of the Equal Rights Amendment
Drafters of the bishops’ statement included Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia, and Bishops Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester and Michael…
Meet the 6 American Black Catholics who are on the road to sainthood
He noted that Tolton’s example inspired him to do a daily Holy Hour. He added: “It is amazing how the witness of the saints continues to bear supernatural fruit in…