US Catholic bishops urge resumption of coronavirus stimulus talks
CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2020 / 02:01 pm MT (CNA).- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to resume negotiations for further COVID-19 financial relief, after President Trump reportedly ordered negotiations to cease Tuesday. The bishops on Oct. 7 urged reconsideration “in light of the …
Miami archbishop blasts ‘handmaiden’ criticism of Amy Coney Barrett
By Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2020 / 12:30 pm MT (CNA).- The chair of the U.S. bishops’ religious freedom committee responded Thursday to the ongoing scrutiny of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s religious beliefs. “The Constitution specifically says there should be ‘no religious test for office,’” …
Mission Office Financial Statement 2019-2020
2019-2020 FINANCIAL REPORT MISSION OFFICE, ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI NOTE: These amounts reflect the totals donated through our Archdiocesan Mission Office to the Pontifical Mission Society. The Archdiocesan Mission Office wishes to thank all of those who have prayed, worked and made sacrifices to support the ministries of our own missionaries, …
Carlo Acutis loved the homeless, St. Francis of Assisi, and souls in purgatory
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 7, 2020 / 11:50 am MT (CNA).- Ahead of Carlo Acutis’ beatification this week, people who knew the young computer programmer shared their memories of his love for the poor. “With his savings, he bought sleeping bags for homeless people and in the evening …
Brooklyn bishop: ‘Outrageous’ NY coronavirus restrictions ignore church successes
CNA Staff, Oct 7, 2020 / 04:33 pm MT (CNA).- The Bishop of Brooklyn has strongly criticized the re-imposition of strict coronavirus rules on places of worship in New York City-area hot zones, saying Catholic churches have worked hard to prevent coronavirus spread and Catholics deserve access to their churches. …
Archbishop Gregory says ‘we’ve got to talk’ about police reform
by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Oct 7, 2020 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington called for police reform in a virtual town hall event on Tuesday, saying that fear of law enforcement officers among African-American and other minority communities is an indication of the need for …
Pope Francis: Rediscover the beauty of the rosary
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 7, 2020 / 04:45 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis invited Catholics to rediscover the beauty of the rosary prayer this month, encouraging people to carry a rosary with them in their pockets. “Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I invite …
Bridgeport bishop: Wear a physical mask, but let spiritual masks fall
CNA Staff, Oct 7, 2020 / 12:43 am MT (CNA).- While wearing physical masks may protect the lives of others during a pandemic, there is another type of mask – an invisible, spiritual mask – that hides us from our responsibility as a Christians, warned Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport. …
Catholics aim for national unity with Eucharistic and rosary processions
CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2020 / 08:00 pm MT (CNA).- After riots and protests came to Kenosha, Wisconsin this summer, Archbishop Jerome Listecki led a Eucharistic procession and rosary in the city on Sunday, hoping to bring peace and healing to a fractured city, through the witness of Jesus Christ. …
Green Bay bishop reinstates Sunday Mass dispensation as COVID cases spike
CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2020 / 04:32 pm MT (CNA).- Just two weeks after the dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance was lifted in the Diocese of Green Bay, Bishop David Ricken has reinstated it, due to sharply rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the area. “In the past few weeks …
