Bishop Paprocki: Examining conscience before communion is essential

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Mar 26, 2021 / 03:12 am MT (CNA).- Amid the debate about whether Catholic public figures who support abortion should be permitted to receive Holy Communion, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois said this week that the most important factor is a personal examination of …
Venice marks 1,600th anniversary of founding with Mass in St. Mark’s Basilica

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Mar 25, 2021 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- Venice traces its founding back to 1,600 years ago when the cornerstone of its first Catholic church was laid on the feast of the Annunciation. The Italian city of canals and lagoons celebrated its 1,600th anniversary Thursday …
Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2021 at the Vatican unveiled

Vatican City, Mar 25, 2021 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- The Vatican has published Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week at the Vatican this year. For the second year in a row, the papal liturgies for Holy Week will be much smaller than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, with …
Job Opening at Catholic Charities Southwest Ohio

Catholic Charities Southwest Ohio is currently accepting applications for Immigration Legal Services Director. The Immigration Legal Services Director will perform immigration attorney duties, representing individuals in immigration related cases. This position will provides legal counsel and advice on immigration-related cases with a focus on humanitarian immigration benefits, such as U- …
Editor’s Note: God’s Grace & Friendship

If you died today, how would you be remembered? Would the people you love most be well taken care of? In the thick of postpartum depression and anxiety after the birth of my first child, I fixated on these types of questions every day: “What would happen if I died …
Being Pro-Life: New Life through Death

As Christians, we know the story of how, through Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection, He gave us the gift of eternal life. So when a loved one dies, we can rest in the assurance that they have new life with Jesus. How often do we remember, though, that we, too, …
Momento Mori

“Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful for thou are not so.” With these opening lines from his poem, “Death, be Not Proud,” John Donne provides a reflection on the theme of death and resurrection. Lent is the season when the Church encourages us to …
Pope Francis trims cardinals’ salaries by 10% to save money

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 08:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a letter Wednesday cutting the salaries of some Vatican employees as a way to contain costs after the institution’s budget projected a deficit of $60 million in 2021. The pope said that cardinals paid …
Federal court: University of Iowa officials personally liable for mistreating Christian group

CNA Staff, Mar 23, 2021 / 09:01 pm MT (CNA).- University of Iowa officials who wrongly de-recognized a Christian student group for objecting to same-sex relationships can be held personally liable for their unconstitutional actions, a federal appeals court has said. The decision came in a second lawsuit relating to …