Author Archive
Catholic News Agency
‘A rescue mission of truly loving people’: Tim Tebow calls on pro-lifers to change the culture
by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Jan 29, 2021 / 02:30 pm MT (CNA).- Speakers at the 2021 March for Life rally on Friday called pro-lifers to change the culture and not be discouraged at political setbacks. “We need to live on a rescue mission of truly loving people well,” said …
Pope Francis calls for ‘mission of compassion’ spurred by pandemic
Vatican City, Jan 29, 2021 / 04:35 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis urged Catholics on Friday to engage in a “mission of compassion” to a world ravaged by the coronavirus crisis. Writing in his World Mission Day message, released on Jan. 29, the pope warned Catholics not to succumb to …
Pope Francis grants plenary indulgence for participants in virtual March For Life
by CNA Staff CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2021 / 09:47 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence for those who take part in this year’s March for Life, an annual peaceful protest against abortion, which is set to take place virtually Jan. 29. An indulgence is the …
White House: Biden will reverse Mexico City Policy
Washington D.C., Jan 28, 2021 / 06:43 am MT (CNA).- President Joe Biden announced Thursday morning that he will be reversing the Mexico City Policy. The policy prohibits U.S. funding of foreign NGOs that perform or promote abortions as a method of family planning. The White House announced that Biden …
Walk for Life West Coast draws thousands to San Francisco march
by Perry West Denver Newsroom, Jan 27, 2021 / 03:25 pm MT (CNA).- Despite pandemic restrictions, thousands of pro-life advocates showed their support at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Saturday. Eva Muntean, co-chair of Walk for Life, said she expected only a few hundred to …
Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics must recover ‘idea of worthiness to receive Communion’
by CNA Staff Washington D.C., Jan 27, 2021 / 01:30 pm MT (CNA).- In an interview discussing his recent admonition of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco emphasized the need for Catholics to recover the sense of worthiness to receive Holy Communion. “Catholics no longer …
Members of Congress push for end to the federal death penalty
Washington D.C., Jan 26, 2021 / 03:55 pm MT (CNA).- Dozens of members of Congress are urging the Attorney General-designate to stop use of the federal death penalty. In a letter to Attorney General-designate Merrick Garland on Tuesday, 45 members of the House—led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Adriano …
Several states set to consider pro-life, pro-abortion bills
Washington D.C., Jan 26, 2021 / 05:45 pm MT (CNA).- Several state legislatures are considering measures in support of and against abortion. The South Carolina senate this week is considering a bill that would ban elective abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which occurs around six weeks into …
Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘These things can happen again’
Vatican City, Jan 27, 2021 / 03:50 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis said on Wednesday that commemorating the Holocaust means to be aware that “these things can happen again.” Speaking at the end of his general audience, the pope noted that Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, …
Remembering Kobe Bryant a year later: The Catholic faith of Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 26, 2020 / 02:08 pm (CNA).- Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Southern California, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Bryant, the father of four, was Catholic. In all nine people were killed in the Jan. 26 crash. Bryant, 41, is …
