CNA Staff

The lawsuit concerns allegations that Samier Tadros, who now lives in Florida and says he was six years old at the time of the abuse, made public during summer 2020. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn has denied all claims against him, calling the accusations “defamatory.”

trenton, n.j., feb 23, 2021 / 05:01 pm mt ( cna ) .- an alleged abuse victim who last year went public with allegations against the bishop o...

The Dying with Dignity 2020 bill has received opposition from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, as well as the Council for Life and the Consultative Group on Bioethics at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

cna staff, feb 13, 2021 / 04:58 pm mt ( cna ) .- catholic leaders and human rights advocates have expressed concern over a bill that would l...

madrid, spain, feb 1, 2021 / 06:25 pm mt (cna).- rescuers in madrid, spain announced last week that a consecrated host was found intact amid...

In a letter dated Jan. 19, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, urged Cardinal Vincent Nichols “to undertake steps towards saving the life of our compatriot.”

cna staff, jan 19, 2021 / 07:20 am mt ( cna ) .- a polish archbishop asked an english cardinal on tuesday to intervene following a u.k. cour...

In his message for the 29th World Day of the Sick, released on Jan. 12, Pope Francis argued that vulnerable people were unable to gain access to treatment amid the pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 1.9 million people worldwide.

vatican city, jan 12, 2021 / 04:45 am mt (cna).- pope francis said on tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic had “exposed inefficiencies...

Bishop Alfonso Miranda Guardiola said that the Mexican bishops “regret the events and the deaths occurred at the United States Capitol," and added that “democracy and the rule of law need to prevail over the acts of violence.”

cna staff, jan 7, 2021 / 06:01 pm mt (cna).- the secretary general of the mexican bishops conference made a call on behalf of the mexican ep...

In a setback for pro-life legislative efforts, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a lower district court’s 2019 ruling blocking Arkansas measures. The panel upheld injunctions against two laws on the grounds that they would create a legal barrier to abortion before the viability of the unborn child, about 24 weeks into pregnancy.

cna staff, jan 7, 2021 / 08:01 pm mt (cna).- in a setback for pro-life efforts, federal judges have upheld injunctions or imposed new injunc...

Catholic bishops strongly condemned pro-Donald Trump protesters' incursion that penetrated the Capitol Building Wednesday as Congress debated the certification of the presidential election results, leading to the evacuation of lawmakers and the deadly shooting of one protester by law enforcement.

washington d.c., jan 6, 2021 / 05:57 pm mt (cna).- catholic bishops strongly condemned pro-donald trump protesters' incursion that penetrate...

“Worshiping God is not something we do spontaneously. True, human beings have a need to worship, but we can risk missing the goal. Indeed, if we do not worship God, we will worship idols -- there is no middle way, it is either God or idols,” he said.

vatican city, jan 6, 2021 / 04:45 am mt ( cna ).- as he celebrated mass on the solemnity of the epiphany of the lord wednesday, pope francis...