Pope Francis appoints ‘Art of Kissing’ author as new doctrine watchdog

Archbishop Victor Fernandez of Argentina, author of the book ‘The Art of Kissing,’ has been appointed by Pope Francis to serve as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Archbishop Fernandez will now occupy one of the Vatican’s highest posts, which […]

Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary makes private visit to Medjugorje

Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz. / Credit: Kyle Burkhart/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 14, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Polish Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, archbishop emeritus of Krakow and for more than 40 years the personal secretary to Pope John Paul II, has paid a private visit to Medjugorje. As reported by Radio Mir Medjugorje, the cardinal […]

Black Louisiana priest hospitalized after machete attack, race cited as possible motive

null / Credit: Shutterstock Denver, Colo., Jul 14, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest is in critical but stable condition after he was attacked on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, Louisiana, Thursday evening. Father Stephen Ugwu, the church pastor, was allegedly approached by 58-year-old Johnny Dwayne Neely […]

Cupich on German processes, same-sex blessings, role of women

Cardinal Blase Cupich. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA. CNA Newsroom, Jul 14, 2023 / 10:35 am (CNA). Cardinal Blase Cupich recently expressed confidence in the intentions behind the German Synodal Way while warning of divisions and praising the pontificate… […]