Announcements

Leader of Order of Malta dies after sudden illness

the order of malta has announced the death of fra’ marco luzzago, who had led the 1,000-year-old institution since 2020. the order said that...

Three million 'test tube' embryos destroyed in UK since 1991, government figures reveal

more than three million human embryos have been created and destroyed by scientists in the uk the last 30 years, government figures have rev...

The extraordinary overruling of Roe v Wade

in an unprecedented leak of an opinion of the united states supreme court, it appears that the court has voted to vacate the landmark and no...

India's Christians panicked by 10-year jail terms for 'unlawful conversion'

mumbai, india – a christian organisation in india is against a plan by the state government in uttar pradesh to increase the penalties for “...

Nirmala Carvalho

Peruvian bishops ask for loosening of church restrictions

lima, peru, mar 21, 2021 / 04:39 pm mt (cna).- the peruvian bishops’ conference has asked president francisco sagasti to correct “excessive ...

Pope Francis to visit Scotland ‘for a very short time’ in November

glasgow, scotland, jul 12, 2021 / 05:30 am. pope francis will visit scotland “for a very short time” in november, a spokesperson for the cou...

Catholic News Agency

As LA County limits emergency care amid COVID surge, ethicists weigh in

washington d.c., jan 6, 2021 / 12:25 am mt ( cna ).- los angeles county has announced it is limiting non-covid emergency care, due to hospit...

Cosying up to China: Cardinal Chow invites leading CPCA bishop to visit Hong Kong

rome – bishop joseph li shan of beijing will visit hong kong later this month, according to a friday announcement by the diocese, following ...

The Catholic Herald

China imposes sanctions on leading British Catholic human rights campaigner

cna staff, mar 26, 2021 / 09:00 am mt (cna).- the chinese communist party (ccp) imposed sanctions friday on a leading british catholic human...

On the Record: Music for Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, and the Annunciation

the cathedral of notre-dame in paris is due to reopen later in the year, painstakingly restored following the devastating fire five years ag...

Alex Hodgkinson