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Joe Donnelly was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Holy See by President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth/YouTube Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). The United States’ ambassador to the Holy See — former Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly from Indiana — is reportedly stepping down…
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the103rd German Catholic Convention on May 29, 2024, in Erfurt, Germany. / Credit: Filip Singer – Pool/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Amid an exodus from Catholicism and ongoing struggles over the controversial German Synodal Way, both Pope…
On the solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Eucharist — the real presence of Christ — is given public and solemn adoration, love, and gratitude. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, May 30, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). On the occasion of the solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis on Thursday said “the Eucharist…
Bishop Dominicus Meier OSB. / Credit: Besim Mazhiqi, Archdiocese of Paderborn CNA Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA). More than a year after a German bishop resigned under pressure over his handling of clerical sexual abuse, the Vatican announced a successor on Tuesday. The Diocese of Osnabrück in northwestern Germany will be led…
null / Credit: ElenaR/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). A former employee at a Florida Catholic church has pleaded guilty to stealing more than three-quarters of a million dollars from the parish while employed there. Court filings obtained by CNA show that Heather Darrey defrauded Christ the King Catholic Church in…
On his second day in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, Feb. 1, 2023, Pope Francis listened to the stories of victims of violence from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 13:09 pm (CNA). Pope Francis condemned the recent killing of 14 Catholics…
A refugee camp in Gaza houses those displaced by the war. / Credit: Courtesy of Catholic Relief Services CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 09:10 am (CNA). A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) official told CNA this week that the organization has been unable to get humanitarian supplies through the southern Gaza Strip since early May…
null / Credit: roibu/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, May 30, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The year 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history, with more than 60 countries — representing almost half of the world’s population — holding elections. This historical moment raises the question for Catholics: Is it a sin not to…
For the first time in decades, young men are more likely to stay in the church, while young women are leaving, according to a recent U.S. study. / Credit: Shutterstock/MDV Edwards CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). For the past 20 years, men have left religion at higher rates than women; but…
Pope Francis among the delegates of the Synod on Synodality held in October 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 17:23 pm (CNA). A synthesis of feedback received from 35,000 U.S. Catholics as part of the ongoing Synod on Synodality reveals that amid political and theological polarization, many lay Catholics desire…
