Paulist Fathers elect native of Belize as order’s next president
NEW YORK — Paulist Father René Constanza, who has served as rector of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Grand Rapids, Michigan, since 2018, is the new president of the Paulist Fathers. The 43-year-old priest will succeed Paulist Father Eric Andrews, who is nearing the end of his second four-year term leading the congregation. A […]
Bishop Remi De Roo, social justice champion who attended Vatican II, dies
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Retired Bishop Remi De Roo, the last surviving Canadian, English-speaking bishop to take part in the Second Vatican Council more than 50 years ago, died Feb. 1. He was 97. The retired bishop of Victoria is remembered as a longtime proponent of social justice issues and an outspoken advocate of subjects […]
Marco Rubio condemns choice of China to host Winter Olympics
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). / Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 4, 2022 / 11:40 am (CNA). Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has condemned China’s history of human rights violations and said the country should be prohibited from hosting the Olympics, as the 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing. “The 2022 Winter Olympics […]
German ‘Synodal Way’ members back text calling for women priests
‘Synodal Way’ flags fly in front of the Congress Center Messe Frankfurt in Germany. / Max von Lachner/Synodal Way. Frankfurt, Germany, Feb 4, 2022 / 11:57 am (CNA). Participants in the German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” voted on Friday in favor of a text calling for the ordination of women priests. CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language […]
Vatican opens its first embassy in Abu Dhabi
Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra inaugurated an apostolic nunciature in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Feb. 4, 2022. / Photos courtesy of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Rome Newsroom, Feb 4, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican opened its first embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday. Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute […]
Spanish Legislature May Create Commission to Investigate Sex Abuse in Church
Luis García The Palacio de las Cortes in Madrid, where Spain’s Congress of Deputies meets. ‘Experience tells us that these commissions are more of a platform for clashes between political parties than a search for the truth,’ Bishop Luis Javier Argüello Garcia said.
Suffering, faith and perseverance: Ross Douthat chronicles his struggle with Lyme disease
In ‘The Deep Places,’ Ross Douthat relates how an experience of illness and suffering can lead to a search for answers to more transcendent questions, including the meaning of suffering and the gift of perseverance.
Cardinal Crackdown
One of China’s two living cardinals is the target of a communist smear campaign. In the past several years, the Chinese Communist Party has been chipping away at Hong Kong’s autonomy, suppressing the region’s legislature and judiciary, plus its freedoms of speech, press and assembly. Church Militant’s William Mahoney looks at how the CCP now has […]
Canadian Clash
Freedom is trucking through the winter winds of Canada, and the liberal establishment is not happy. The Canadian Freedom Convoy, made up of truckers and thousands of other people, is denouncing COVID tyranny. As the protests continue, Church Militant’s Nadia Hazimeh reports on the standoff between demonstrators and government as Canada braces for a potentially explosive confrontation. Countless […]
Cardinal Crackdown
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT One of China’s two living cardinals is the target of a communist smear campaign. In the past several years, the Chinese Communist Party has been chipping away at Hong Kong’s autonomy, suppressing the region’s legislature and judiciary, plus its freedoms of speech, […]