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Pope Francis names religious sister, priest as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 6, 2021 / 05:20 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis Saturday appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops. It is the first time a woman has held a position of this level within the general secretariat …
February 6 – Saint Paul Miki and Companions
On Feb. 6, the Catholic Church honors the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki, a group of native Japanese Catholics and foreign missionaries who suffered death for their faith in the year 1597. During the 16th century, the Catholic faith reached Japan by the efforts of the Jesuit missionary Saint Francis Xavier …
Responding to pope’s call, Archbishop Cordileone supports ‘Year for the Homeless’
by CNA Staff CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2021 / 05:34 pm MT (CNA).- Following Pope Francis’ appeal to pray for the homeless deceased, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is supporting a local initiative that has launched a “Year for the Homeless.” The Year for the Homeless is an initiative …
At National Prayer Breakfast, Biden says faith is guide in ‘a dark, dark time’
Washington D.C., Feb 4, 2021 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- President Joe Biden condemned political extremism and urged Americans to “lift one another up” in remarks at the virtual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. In brief taped remarks to the 69th annual National Prayer Breakfast, Biden–who is Catholic–addressed the ongoing …
Kansas City, St Petersburg bishops make Super Bowl wager
CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2021 / 05:01 pm MT (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of the cities competing in the Super Bowl have placed a friendly wager on the game’s outcome. Super Bowl LV will take place Feb. 7, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers squaring off against the Kansas City Chiefs. …
Pope Francis hails musicians’ ‘new creativity’ amid pandemic disruption
Vatican City, Feb 4, 2021 / 06:05 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus pandemic. In a Feb. 4 video message to participants in an online conference organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture, …
US bishops express support for Biden’s environmental actions
Washington D.C., Feb 3, 2021 / 05:01 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the US bishops’ domestic justice committee, praised Wednesday President Joe Biden’s environmental executive orders. Biden’s executive action establishes the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, which the White House says will …
U.S. bishops praise Biden’s ‘humane’ actions on immigration
Washington D.C., Feb 3, 2021 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ conference welcomed President Joe Biden’s immigration actions on Wednesday, while one Catholic group decried the continuance of deportations. On Tuesday, the White House announced several executive actions on immigration reform; these included the creation of a task …
Cardinal Bo urges Burma’s military to release Aung San Suu Kyi after ‘shocking’ coup
CNA Staff, Feb 3, 2021 / 11:38 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Charles Maung Bo urged Burma’s military on Wednesday to release Aung San Suu Kyi after its “shocking” coup on Feb. 1. In a statement published Feb. 3 on the website of the Archdiocese of Yangon, the cardinal appealed to …
Sagrada Familia unveils ambitious building goal for 2021
CNA Staff, Feb 3, 2021 / 07:00 am MT (CNA).- The construction team at the Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona has announced an ambitious building goal for 2021. Workers will seek to complete the Tower of the Virgin Mary with the placement of a 12-pointed star before the end of …
