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Missouri diocese opens sacred music consultation process after hymn ‘bans’ rescinded — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Igor Bulgarin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened a new yearlong “synodal” consultation process on sacred music after a now-rescinded decree from the bishop last fall banning certain hymns from Mass led to a flurry of debate in the diocese and elsewhere.  In…

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‘Real sanctions, real consequences’ are needed for countries on religious freedom watchlist — By: Catholic News Agency

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA. / Credit: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Public Hearing/Screenshot Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Placing countries…

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