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Catholics make last-minute appeal of execution in Texas
By Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., May 19, 2021 / 15:15 pm America/Denver (CNA). Catholics are asking the governor of Texas to halt an execution scheduled for Wednesday evening. Quintin Jones, 41, who was sentenced to death in 2001 for the 1999 murder of his great-aunt, is scheduled to be executed …
Bishop Wall on politicians and Communion: ‘Our concern is not political but pastoral’
By CNA Staff Gallup, N.M., May 19, 2021 / 14:53 pm America/Denver (CNA). Bishop James Wall of Gallup responded Tuesday to a recent essay from Bishop Robert McElroy, in which the Bishop of San Diego opined that in discussions about whether pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be admitted to Communion, the …
From sin to scissors: the barber shop evangelist
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., May 19, 2021 / 10:31 am America/Denver (CNA). Six days a week on busy Washington Street in Norwood, Massachusetts, Catholic barber Elias Elsayah can be found clipping hair and changing lives. Now a barber for eight years, Elsayah converts the hearts of many with his …
Woman saved by pro-life volunteer outside abortion clinic after shots fired
By Joe Bukuras San Antonio, Texas, May 18, 2021 / 15:55 pm America/Denver (CNA). A woman walking into a San Antonio abortion clinic was saved on Saturday by a pro-life protestor after a man jumped out of the trunk of her car and fired gun shots at her. “When the …
Members of Congress call for boycott of 2022 Olympics in Beijing
Washington D.C., May 18, 2021 / 17:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Congressional leaders called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics – if they are held as scheduled in Beijing – due to the ongoing “genocide” against Uyghurs in China. “In granting Beijing host status for the Olympic Games, we …
Brooklyn diocese requests greater police presence outside churches, after acts of vandalism
Washington D.C., May 18, 2021 / 16:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). The Diocese of Brooklyn is requesting increased police presence after two incidents of vandalism in three days at church properties. Over the weekend, a statue depicting the Blessed Mother holding the infant Jesus was discovered vandalized outside the diocesan administrative …
Dioceses begin easing masking, social distancing restrictions
Washington D.C., May 17, 2021 / 18:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Some Catholic dioceses have begun updating their COVID protocols for public Masses, as federal public health officials have introduced new guidance. The new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued on May 13, states that …
Pope Francis names Italian-born Somascan priest an auxiliary bishop in Texas
CNA Staff, May 18, 2021 / 05:10 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday named an Italian-born Somascan priest as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The pope appointed Fr. Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S., on May 18 to the post in the archdiocese that serves more than 1.7 million Catholics in …
Israel-Gaza conflict: Patriarch Pizzaballa asks Catholics to pray for peace and justice
CNA Staff, May 18, 2021 / 04:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa has urged Catholics worldwide to pray for “peace and justice” as violence racks the Holy Land. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem issued the appeal for prayers May 18 as the death toll mounts in the Israel-Gaza conflict. …
Pope Francis appoints Fr. Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 17, 2021 / 06:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Stephen Chow, S.J. as the next bishop of Hong Kong. Chow, 61, has served as the provincial of the Jesuits’ Chinese Province since 2018. In that role, he led the Jesuit order …
