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Pope Francis: The Holy Trinity invites us to grow in unity as Christians

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 30, 2021 / 06:00 am On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is a communion of love. “This mystery of the Trinity was revealed to us by Jesus himself,” Pope Francis said …
Mother Teresa’s lawyer blasts new podcast likening her order to a cult

by Kate Scanlon Washington D.C., May 28, 2021 / 16:02 pm A new podcast that likens St. Teresa of Calcutta to a cult leader is full of “untruths and false accusations,” the former legal counsel for St. Teresa told CNA on Friday. The podcast, titled “The Turning: The Sisters Who …
More prelates reject delays of US bishops’ discussion of Eucharistic coherence

by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, May 27, 2021 / 16:58 pm More Catholic bishops have spoken out in support of continuing as planned the process to address “Eucharistic coherence,” namely Christian life and worthiness to receive Holy Communion. The bishops have reacted after an American cardinal’s letter asked the bishops’ …
Cardinal Müller calls on Pope Francis to intervene with the Church in Germany

by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 27, 2021 / 16:00 pm Gerhard Cardinal Müller on Monday called upon the Holy Father to intervene in the German situation to correct clerics who have attempted to bless same-sex unions, or encouraged such attempts. “For the sake of the truth of the gospel …
Toledo pro-life group purchases parking lot across from abortion clinic

by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., May 27, 2021 / 15:03 pm A pro life organization in Toledo, Ohio, purchased a parking lot across the street from a local abortion clinic in February, in anticipation of a local prohibition on sidewalk counseling. The Northwest Ohio-based Foundation for Life recently bought the …
USCCB after 9 killed in San Jose shooting: “Something fundamentally broken in our society”

by CNA Staff San Jose, Calif., May 26, 2021 / 19:14 pm Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development said on Wednesday, May 26, that the tragic shootings at a rail yard in San Jose, CA, “reminds us once again that something …
Los Angeles clergy celebrate Mass for unaccompanied migrant children

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, May 26, 2021 / 19:03 pm Catholic clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have been celebrating Masses this month for hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children housed in large temporary shelters. Beginning on May 9, priests have offered private weekend Masses for migrant children at …
Bishop Paprocki rebukes shut-down tactics: Discussion on eucharistic coherence must proceed

Washington D.C., May 26, 2021 / 12:59 pm Another U.S. bishop has reproached efforts to delay discussion of “Eucharistic coherence” by the whole conference. “Sadly, there are some bishops and cardinals of the Church who not only are willing to give holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians, but who seek to …
Oakland’s Catholic bishop robbed of cash, episcopal ring while praying near cathedral

by CNA Staff Oakland, Calif., May 26, 2021 / 18:01 pm A gun-wielding man allegedly robbed Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland of some money and his episcopal ring near the city’s cathedral on Saturday, the very day the cathedral held a previously scheduled vigil against gun violence. “A man pulled …
Archbishop Cordileone ‘deeply grieved’ by attempts to delay consideration of Eucharistic teaching document

by CNA Staff Washington D.C., May 25, 2021 / 17:20 pm Two U.S. archbishops on Tuesday responded to attempts by other U.S. bishops to delay consideration of a teaching document on the Eucharist by the full conference. “I’m deeply grieved by the rising public acrimony among bishops and the adoption …