Gänswein to Costa Rica? Report of Benedict’s secretary becoming nuncio is ‘speculation,’ Vatican sources say
null / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2023 / 08:36 am (CNA). Following a report that Pope Francis will appoint Archbishop Georg Gänswein as the Vatican’s next ambassador to Costa Rica, sources inside the Vatican have told CNA Deutsch that the news was “speculation at best.” The Spanish news site Religión Digital reported Tuesday that Benedict […]
Discovering Pier Giorgio Frassati: Film sheds light on humanity, holiness of Italian blessed
Poster for “To the Top,” a film about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, at the Italian premiere in Rome on March 18, 2023. / Credit: Adi Zace/CNA Rome, Italy, Mar 22, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). That Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati liked to go mountain climbing is not a surprise to those who know even a […]
Biden DOJ sued for allegedly hiding info on attacks of churches, pro-life groups
null / Christopher E Zimmer/Shutterstock Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2023 / 14:47 pm (CNA). A coalition of conservative organizations is taking legal action to obtain documents from the Department of Justice related to the surge in pro-abortion attacks on churches and pro-life pregnancy centers and a lack of prosecution from the agency. Based on data […]
New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71 after lengthy illness
Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, OFM, at his ordination as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans in 2015. / Credit: Clarion Herald New Orleans, La., Mar 22, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, OFM, a New Orleans native who had served since 2015 as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, died […]
Prosecutors drop case of alleged ‘cover up’ against Benedict XVI
The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Diliff via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.5) CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). A potential legal case against Pope Benedict XVI over his handling of abuse during his time as archbishop of Munich has been dropped. The public prosecutor’s office in […]
Archbishop denounces attack on home for young drug addicts in Argentina
Archbishop Ángel Sixto Rossi. / Credit: Cathedral of Córdoba ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 23, 2023 / 08:08 am (CNA). Archbishop Ángel Sixto Rossi of Córdoba, Argentina, condemned an attack in his city on a home where young people recovering from addictions live. The prelate warned about the violent situation and its similarities to the city […]
Bolivian bishop warns that ideologies in education harm society
null / Credit: Twitter/Ministry of Education of Bolivia ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 23, 2023 / 10:35 am (CNA). Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Fuentes of La Paz, Bolivia, charged that ideologies are being imposed on Bolivian society, especially in education. In his homily on the healing of the man born blind for Sunday Mass at St. Francis […]
What to know about contraceptives, breast cancer risk, and ‘informed choice’
null / SiljeAO/Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, Mar 23, 2023 / 13:48 pm (CNA). Some forms of contraceptive use have “a significant increase in risk of breast cancer,” a new study says, and one fertility specialist believes that women deserve to know the risks — and the alternatives. “If it increases risk, women simply need to be informed […]
Local Chinese authorities order parents at school to sign pledge renouncing their faith
Pope Francis waves at pilgrims from China at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 7, 2016. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Washington D.C., Mar 23, 2023 / 14:08 pm (CNA). In another crackdown on religious freedom, local authorities in an eastern Chinese city ordered parents of kindergarteners to sign a pledge that affirms they […]
Connecticut Pro-Lifers March for Life and ‘Commit to Being Mighty for Our Smallest’
Matt McDonald Pro-life marchers took to the streets of Hartford to make their voices heard at Connecticut’s March for Life March 22, 2023. Despite living in a state that supports abortion rights, participants at the event expressed hope that they will be able to build on the success that the pro-life movement achieved nationally last […]