HONG KONG (CNA)—The Holy See has delayed announcing its pick for the next bishop of Hong Kong, CNA has learned, amid concerns that local clergy and lay Catholics will see … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA)—After the April 11 publication of a new essay by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, commentators are mostly discussing their perception of the politics surrounding the release, or Benedict’s … Continued
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNA)—Prosecutors have abandoned a planned second trial against Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted in December 2018 on five charges of the sexual abuse of minors. Cardinal … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA)—While chanting and playing ceremonial drums, a group of Native American rights activists reportedly led by Nathan Phillips attempted Jan. 19 to enter Washington, D.C.’s Basilica of the … Continued
VATICAN CITY (CNA)—As the Church continues to wrestle with the fall-out of last year’s sexual abuse scandals, the Vatican faces a series of crucial decisions in the coming weeks. How … Continued
VATICAN CITY (CNA)—After nearly a year’s preparation, and more than three weeks of synodal sessions, the Synod of Bishops final document was approved Oct. 27, mostly addressing the topics of … Continued
VATICAN CITY (CNA)—(CNA).- As the fifteenth ordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops draws to a close in Rome, the proposed text of the final document is expected to … Continued
VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Archbishop Theodore McCarrick has begun a life of prayer and penance in a monastery in Kansas. In any other circumstances, a cleric beginning something akin to an ecclesiastical … Continued