Washington archbishop: Biden ‘picks and chooses’ parts of Catholic faith

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, leads the recession of the Mass on Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Feb. 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images CNA Staff, Apr 1, 2024 / 10:50 am (CNA). Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, on Sunday asserted that […]

Chaldean Catholics cancel public Easter celebrations in Iraq (Pillar)

The Chaldean Catholic Church cancelled all public Easter celebrations in Iraq—apart from the liturgical ceremonies of the Easter Triduum—in a protest against the government’s refusal to recognize Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako as legal head of the Church. The Chaldean Patriarch has been living in Kurdistan since last July, when President Abdul Latif Rashid revoked […]

Protestors disrupt Easter Mass in New York cathedral (New York Post)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the Easter Vigil liturgy at St. Patrick’s cathedral in New York on March 30. Radical activists unfurled a “Free Palestine” banner at the front of the cathedral, and shouted the same slogan as they were escorted out of the building by police. Three men were taken into custody and charged with disorderly […]

President Biden proclaims Easter as Transgender Day of Visibility (White House)

In a proclamation released on Good Friday, President Joe Biden announced that March 31—Easter Sunday—would be “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The presidential proclamation honored “the courage and contributions of transgender Americans.” Biden later sent a brief message offering “warm wishes to Christians around the world celebrating Easter Sunday.” Earlier in the month he had sent […]

Pope Francis says he was ‘used’ in bid to halt election of Pope Benedict (CNS)

In a new book-length interview due for publication this week, Pope Francis says that he was “used” by other prelates who wanted to prevent the election of Pope Benedict XVI in the conclave of 2005. The Pope says that opponents of then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger put forward his name as an alternative at the 2005 conclave. […]