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Why a Bishop in Taiwan Resigned Only Six Months After Installation

The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Tainan in Taiwan resigned six months after his ordination and installation on Jan....

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CNA Launches Daily News Podcast Made for Smart Speakers

Catholic News Agency has launched a new audio news update, designed specifically for smart speakers. 

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero./ Daniel Ibanez / CNA.

Morocco’s Cardinal: Christians Should Be a "sacrament of encounter" for Muslim Neighbors

The archbishop of Rabat has launched a diocesan synod to encourage the small Catholic community in Morocco to more fully...

Pope Francis meets with Scholas Ocurrentes in 2016./ CNA

Charity is Fundamental to Politics, Pope Francis Tells Youth

Charity is a necessary part of politics, Pope Francis told youth from around the world on Thursday.

Buildings destroyed by airstrikes in the Gaza Strip/ Mohammed Hinnawi/UNRWA

Remember the Humanity on Both Sides of Israel-Gaza conflict, Catholic Aid Group Insists

Catholics must be mindful of the humanity on both sides of conflict in Israel and Gaza, said a top official...

Pope Francis speaks from the Apostolic Palace during his general audience livestream April 14, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA

Meeting Christ in Poor Renews Our Missionary Vigor: Pope Francis in Video Message

Pope Francis said Thursday that the poverty and exclusion from the job market caused by the coronavirus pandemic has made...

Pope Francis, April 21, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis’ Opening of Lector and Acolyte Ministries to Women Explained

On Jan. 11, Pope Francis published an apostolic letter issued motu proprio (which means “on his own impulse” in Latin),...

U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn Pro-Trump Protesters' Violent Siege of Capitol Building

Catholic bishops strongly condemned pro-Donald Trump protesters' incursion that penetrated the Capitol Building Wednesday as Congress debated the certification of...

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2021 EWTN Lineup Will See New Arrivals, Some Departures

EWTN Global Catholic Network announced a new lineup of shows aimed at growing its programming and expand its reach on...

The relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe are transferred to the Polish parliament. / Andrzej Hrechorowicz/sejm.gov.pl

Relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe Installed in Chapel of Polish Parliament

Relics of Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe were installed in a chapel in Poland’s parliament before Christmas.

Nigerian security operatives during a military operation. / Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

Knights of Columbus Praise US Listing of Nigeria as 'Country of Particular Concern'

The Knights of Columbus has praised the United States for listing Nigeria as among the worst countries for religious freedom,...

Pope John Paul II, pictured in 1992. / L'Osservatore Romano.

St. John Paul II: 1,700 Professors Respond to ‘wave of accusations’ Against Polish Pope

Hundreds of professors have signed an appeal defending St. John Paul II following criticism of the Polish pope in the...

Joe Biden at a campaign event, Nov, 2019. / YASAMIN JAFARI TEHRANI/Shutterstock.

“Biden joins late JF Kennedy as second U.S. President to Profess Catholic faith”: Bishops

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Saturday congratulated projected president-elect Joe...

President-elect Joe Biden. / CNA file photo.

Biden Projected Winner, Expected to Become Second Catholic President in U.S. History

Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, media outlets reported Saturday morning, after five days of counting in several...

Andrew Walther, EWTN News president, who died Nov. 1, 2020. CNA file photo

EWTN News President Eulogized as “a man of deep faith,” Devoted to the Church

Andrew Thomas Walther, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, died Sunday evening in New Haven, Connecticut. Remembered first...

Notre-Dame de Nice, the site of an Oct. 29, 2020 terrorist attack. / LimeWave Photo (CC BY 2.0).

French Police Make Second Arrest in Nice Attack

An unnamed French official told the New York Times on Friday that police have arrested a 47-year-old man in connection...

The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA

Vatican Amends Financial Law Amid Moneyval Inspection

The Vatican unveiled changes to a landmark law on transparency, supervision, and financial intelligence Saturday, saying that the move would strengthen...

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2015. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

"We must return to the Eucharist": Vatican-based Guinean Cardinal

In a letter to the leaders of the world’s episcopal conferences, the head of the Vatican’s office for worship and...

Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. / Vatican Media.

"If we want, we can become good soil": Pope Francis

Pope Francis urged Catholics Sunday to reflect on whether they are receptive to the Word of God. 

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

"You are not forgotten," Vatican-based African Cardinal Tells Seafarers on Sea Sunday

A Vatican cardinal urged Catholics Sunday to exercise a “preferential option for the poor” for seafarers serving on the front...