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Catholic priest and six others killed in attack on church in Nigeria
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2021 / 07:25 am MT (CNA).- A Catholic priest and at least six others were killed by gunmen in an attack on St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Benue State, Nigeria, the Diocese of Katsina-Ala confirmed Wednesday. Fr. Ferdinand Fanen Ngugban had just offered …
Eric Talley funeral: Catholic father of seven ‘died a hero’
by Jonah McKeown Denver, Colo., Mar 29, 2021 / 02:18 pm MT (CNA).- A funeral Mass was held Monday in Denver for Officer Eric Talley, a Catholic father of seven who was killed while responding to last week’s mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, CO. “Eric has shown …
Report: Church membership among Catholics declined nearly 20% since 2000
Washington D.C., Mar 29, 2021 / 03:51 pm MT (CNA).- The percentage of Catholics who say they are a “member” of a church has dropped by nearly 20 points since the year 2000, according to a new report by Gallup released on Monday. Among respondents who said they were Catholic, …
Cardinal Zen expresses ‘pain and indignation’ at St. Peter’s Basilica private Mass restrictions
CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2021 / 01:35 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Joseph Zen on Tuesday expressed “pain and indignation” at restrictions on private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica. The former bishop of Hong Kong said March 30 that if he could, he would fly to Rome and kneel outside the …
After China retaliates with sanctions, U.S. religious freedom advocates say they won’t be silenced
Washington D.C., Mar 30, 2021 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- After China announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. human rights advocates this weekend, advocates responded they would not be silent about the “genocide” in Xinjiang. “The Chinese government’s baseless sanctions on U.S. and foreign government officials who advocate for human rights …
Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, after individual Masses were suspended earlier this month in favor of concelebration. “I humbly beg …
With Catholic schools’ success in NCAA basketball tournament, it’s the ‘good times’
Washington D.C., Mar 27, 2021 / 07:00 am MT (CNA).- In the 2021 NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament, one-quarter of the 16 remaining teams are Catholic schools – three of them Jesuit-affiliated. Gonzaga University, Villanova University, Creighton University, and Loyola University Chicago have all reached the round of 16 …
Palm Sunday bombing at cathedral in Indonesia injures Catholics leaving Mass
CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2021 / 02:05 am MT (CNA).- A suspected suicide bomb attack targeted Catholics leaving a cathedral after Palm Sunday Mass on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The explosion occurred March 28 outside Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province, as church-goers …
Full text: Pope Francis’ 2021 Palm Sunday homily
Vatican City, Mar 28, 2021 / 04:50 am MT (CNA).- Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday homily, delivered March 28, 2021, at St. Peter’s Basilica: Every year this liturgy leaves us amazed: we pass from the joy of welcoming Jesus as he enters Jerusalem to the …
As pandemic drags on, Cardinal Dolan calls for focus on a culture of life
by CNA Staff New York City, N.Y., Mar 26, 2021 / 05:16 pm MT (CNA).- In a recent pastoral letter, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York encouraged Catholics to foster a culture of life through charity and prayer. The cardinal issued the letter on March 19, the Feast of St. …
