Cardinals Müller and Schönborn: Ordination of women is impossible — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinals Christoph Schönborn and Gerhard Ludwig Müller. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Jun 10, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Shortly after Pope Francis opposed the possibility of an ordained female diaconate, two German-speaking cardinals publicly have said that only men can be ordained to the priesthood. “Women cannot be called to this office,” Cardinal…

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Los Angeles County gives fire captain partial religious exemption in gay pride flag dispute — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Maxim Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 12:08 pm (CNA). A Los Angeles County fire captain has received a partial religious exemption in his dispute with the county over the raising of a gay pride flag, although the captain’s lawyers say the accommodation is “not nearly enough.” Capt. Jeffrey Little alleged…

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Archbishop warns of religious freedom erosion in Australia, calls for ‘saints for our time’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia. / Credit: EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Jun 10, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has raised the alarm over Australia’s incremental erosion of religious freedom in health care, education, and broader society. In a written interview with CNA, the Dominican friar described the situation as…

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Group of religious sisters surprised to be walking the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage  — By: Catholic News Agency

Four religious sisters of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love joined “EWTN News In Depth” on May 24, 2024, to discuss their experience thus far on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jun 9, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning its third…

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