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Pope Francis Accepts Cardinal Sarah's Resignation

pope francis accepted the resignation of cardinal robert sarah from the position of prefect of the congregation for divine worship and the d...

Council for the Economy discusses 2021 Vatican budget

vatican city, feb 17, 2021 / 08:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the vatican’s council for the economy met on tuesday to discuss the details of the annua...

Hannah Brockhaus

Court frees kidnapped Pakistani Christian girl

a 12-year-old pakistani christian girl who had been kidnapped, held in bondage, forced to convert and marry a 45-year-old man, is home after...

Pope Francis modifies Vatican criminal code, citing ‘changing sensibilities’

vatican city, feb 16, 2021 / 06:10 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis on tuesday made several modifications to the vatican’s criminal code, citin...

Hannah Brockhaus

Winter Diary: Light and heat

i go to check the beehive and close it up for winter; put up a zinc mouse guard, a strap around the hive to prevent the roof blowing off. th...

Iraqi government imposes COVID restrictions weeks before papal visit

rome newsroom, feb 15, 2021 / 06:30 am mt ( cna ) .- the iraqi government has announced new covid-19 restrictions, including the closure of ...

Trump Impeachment Trial: Senate Acquits

former president donald j. trump's defense team after the second impeachment trial ended in acquittal on 13 february 2021 in washington, dc....

RIP Lord Belhaven – An Officer and Gentleman

my father robin, lord belhaven and stenton, died on december 2 last year. he would have been 94 in february. “he had a good innings,” people...

Olenka Hamilton

Accused priest asserts innocence at Vatican seminary abuse hearing

vatican city, feb 10, 2021 / 11:00 am mt ( cna ) .- at a hearing on wednesday in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a vatican youth s...

Hannah Brockhaus

Analysis: Pope Francis's promotion of women a more complicated narrative than it appears

pope francis made some high profile appointments heading into last weekend, naming sr. nathalie becquart and fr. luis marín de san martín as...

Christopher Altieri

Hong Kong Catholic lawyer nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

cna staff, feb 4, 2021 / 12:02 am mt ( cna ) .- a catholic lawyer who helped found the pro-democracy movement in hong kong has been nominate...

Catholic News Agency

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga tests positive for COVID-19

cna staff, feb 5, 2021 / 03:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the archdiocese of tegucigalpa said on thursday that cardinal óscar rodríguez...

Catholic News Agency

Persecution of Christians: A global commonplace

everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and fre...

Cardinal Bo urges Myanmar's military to release Aung San Suu Kyi

cardinal archbishop of yangon charles bo has called on the myanmar military to release aung san suu kyi and other civilian officials detaine...

Blessed Sacrament found intact after explosion at Madrid parish

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...

Prosecutors drop charges against journalists over Pell trial as media outlets admit breach

cna staff, feb 1, 2021 / 06:30 am mt ( cna ) .- australian prosecutors announced on monday that they were dropping charges against individua...

Catholic News Agency

Coup in Myanmar: Tensions high amid international condemnation

a coup d’etat has taken place in myanmar, also known as burma, where the army has seized control of the government and arrested civilian lea...

Christopher Altieri

Cardinal Parolin Weighs in on France's Controversial "Religious Separatism" Bill

what if the cardinal secretary of state, on visit to your country, voiced an opinion about a controversial draft law proposed by the preside...

Christopher Altieri

How Rhetorical Bullies Manipulate You

you should respect him, they said. listen to him. don't dismiss him, engage him. why are you so unkind? he deserves a hearing. in a magazine...

At home in the precincts

falling in love can be the work of a moment. three autumns ago my eyes alighted on a property ad’ in  country life : “a ...

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