Washington D.C., Apr 26, 2021 / 15:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). After the governor of New Mexico allowed churches to re-open at 100% capacity, priests in the Diocese of Las Cruces will be permitted to set their parish capacities for celebration of sacraments. “Effective Friday, April 23rd, Bishop Peter Baldacchino has …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Apr 26, 2021 / 07:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The fact of the Armenian genocide forces us to confront both the great evils committed in human history and the small evils we commit in our personal lives, a Vatican cardinal said this weekend. Also known by …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 26, 2021 / 08:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Francis will hold an Ordinary Public Consistory next week, the last step before the canonizations of seven men and women, including Bl. Charles de Foucauld, can take place. The consistory …

Steubenville, Ohio, Apr 24, 2021 / 15:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). The Franciscan University of Steubenville is conducting a research study to better understand COVID-19 and herd immunity. Through its School of Natural Applied Sciences, the university plans to evaluate 500 students and faculty by the end of April. The study …

CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2021 / 06:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis said Sunday that the recent deaths of 130 migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea marked “a moment of shame.” Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli April 25, the pope referred to reports that the migrants died despite …

Washington D.C., Apr 23, 2021 / 15:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). One legal group says that the Biden administration is putting women at risk in removing options for federally-funded women’s shelters to refuse clients identifying as transgender. The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a proposed rule that would have allowed federally-funded …

CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2021 / 06:20 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis declared a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican a saint Saturday using a process known as “equipollent” canonization. The Holy See press office said April 24 that the pope had authorized the extension of the liturgical cult of Blessed …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 23, 2021 / 08:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis expressed his solidarity on Friday with the thousands of people displaced by ongoing volcanic eruptions on the island of St. Vincent in the southern Caribbean. The eruption of La Soufrière volcano displaced close to 20,000 …

Vatican City, Apr 23, 2021 / 05:30 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday celebrated the feast of St. George, his namesake, with 600 of Rome’s poor and needy, as they waited to receive the second dose of the coronavirus vaccination at the Vatican. Pope Francis’ baptismal name is Jorge …

by Blanca Ruiz Barcelona, Spain, Apr 22, 2021 / 19:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Work began Tuesday on the completion of the spire atop the Virgin Mary’s tower of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and is scheduled to be completed in December. The spire will consist of a crown at the base, …