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Cardinal Schönborn: Same-sex blessings "will not be denied"

a senior churchman in vienna and member of the vatican’s doctrinal watchdog, cardinal christoph schönborn, says he is “not happy with this s...

Scotland's Top Court Declares Worship Ban Unlawful

scotland’s highest civil court ruled wednesday that the scottish government’s treatment of churches during the pandemic has been unlawful. a...

Private Mass restrictions come into force at St. Peter’s Basilica

an empty st. peter's basilica. credit: vatican media via cna vatican city, mar 22, 2021 / 05:30 am mt (cna).- the restriction of private mas...

Elderly priest in India denied bail a second time

-- mumbai, india -- a special indian court on monday rejected the bail application of jesuit priest fr stan swamy sj, who was arrested by th...

When Catholics Leave Over Same-Sex Marriage

jobert e. abueva left the church when the vatican said (again) that the church can't bless same-sex relationships. “the church slams the doo...

Catholics in Poland launch week of prayer for protection of life on St. Joseph’s feast day

cna staff, mar 19, 2021 / 08:00 am mt ( cna ).- catholics in poland launched a week of prayer for the protection of life on friday, the feas...

Pope Francis: St Joseph at Centre of Message for 2021 Day of Prayer for Vocations

pope francis released his message for the 2021 world day of prayer for vocations on thursday, march 19 th – the solemnity of st. joseph – sa...

Christopher Altieri

8 Years in a Nutshell

eighth anniversaries aren’t special. neither are administrative circulars. normally, i wouldn’t bother thinking about either, let alone writ...

Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis in Iraq: All our Coverage in One Place

pope francis's recent visit to iraq has been called "courageous" as well as "reckless"  -- but little in between. he described himself ...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis: Keep praying for ‘our sorely tried brothers and sisters’ in Iraq

vatican city, mar 10, 2021 / 05:30 am mt (cna).- pope francis on wednesday urged catholics worldwide to keep praying for “our sorely tried b...