Pope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 4, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to establishing a new religious institute in his diocese, further strengthening Vatican oversight over the process. With a Nov. …
2020 Election Novena
Bearing in mind our nation’s challenges and the need for wise, moral, civic leadership, the USCCB is offering an electronic Election Novena to help Catholics form their consciences as they prepare for the upcoming election. For nine consecutive days, Monday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 3, participants will be encouraged …
Shooting in Vienna ‘apparent terrorist attack’
CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2020 / 02:22 pm MT (CNA).- This story is developing and will continue to be updated. Exchanges of gunfire Monday night between police and unknown assailants in Vienna come after several days of apparently Islamist attacks and demonstrations against Catholics and Catholic churches in Austria. Monday …
Campaigns target Catholic voters in crucial swing states
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- As the polls open for in-person voting for Tuesday’s general election, campaigners on both sides of the party divide are looking to turn out the critical Catholic vote, with the candidates’ stances on abortion a crucial …
Live Tonight! Solemn Vespers at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology
Solemn Vespers, Sunday, November 8 at 7 pm, will be the second performance of our 2020-2021 Music & Liturgy at the Athenaeum. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the concert will be available to the public online only. Members of the Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola will perform music in …
Adapting to coronavirus, Pittsburgh diocese allows early Christmas Vigil Masses
CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2020 / 06:01 pm MT (CNA).- Citing the need for more chances to go to Mass to celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas Vigil Masses in the Diocese of Pittsburgh this year may begin as early as 2 p.m. Christmas Eve. The Masses are traditionally permitted …
Obituary: Reverend John R. White
Reverend John R. White died on Monday, November 2, 2020, in Greenville, Ohio. He was born on July 30, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut. He received a B.A. from Central Connecticut State College, a B.A. from St. Gregory Seminary, and an M.A. from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Cincinnati. …
Vatican Secretariat of State provides context of Pope Francis civil union remark
CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2020 / 04:55 pm MT (CNA).- The Vatican’s Secretary of State has asked papal representatives to share with bishops some clarifications regarding comments on civil unions made by Pope Francis in a recently released documentary, according to the apostolic nuncio to Mexico. The clarifications explain that …
Andrew Walther, president of EWTN News, remembered as servant of the Church after death on All Saints’ Day
CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2020 / 07:51 am MT (CNA).- Andrew Thomas Walther, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, died Sunday evening in New Haven, Connecticut. Remembered foremost as a loving husband and father, in his life’s work he was dedicated to serving the Catholic Church and defending …
Pope Francis: The saints are ‘authoritative witnesses of Christian hope’
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 1, 2020 / 07:45 am MT (CNA).- On the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis encouraged everyone to follow the model of the saints, who pursued virtue in contradiction to the ways of the world and thus give witness to Christian hope. “Choosing purity, …
