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Father Stephen Gutgsell. / Credit: Archdiocese of Omaha CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2023 / 13:35 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest in Nebraska died Sunday after being stabbed at a parish rectory, the Archdiocese of Omaha said. Police identified a suspect in the case late on Sunday. The archdiocese said in a statement that Father Stephen Gutgsell was…
The Texas Supreme Court (building pictured) paused a lower court ruling that could have allowed a woman to receive an abortion following a request from Attorney General Ken Paxton. / Credit: Public Domain Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2023 / 14:05 pm (CNA). The Texas Supreme Court paused a lower court ruling that could have…
Bishop Jaime Soto. / Diocese of Sacramento. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2023 / 14:35 pm (CNA). The bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California, announced on Saturday that “after careful consideration and consultation” the diocese will be filing for bankruptcy amid a slate of over 250 clergy abuse lawsuits. Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto said…
The Celebrate Life Day rally was organized to commemorate the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Supreme Court decision. / Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). This week state Supreme Courts in Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico will hear oral arguments for litigation related…
Pope Francis confessing in St. Peter’s Basilica. / L’Osservatore Romano CNA Newsroom, Dec 10, 2023 / 11:15 am (CNA). A 91-year-old Franciscan has spoken about his time as confessor to Pope Francis and stressed the enduring and essential role of the sacrament of reconciliation. Brother Otmar Egloff served for several years as chief confessor at…
Pope Francis delivers Angelus message on Dec. 10, 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 10, 2023 / 10:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis highlighted the importance of listening to God by embracing the example of John the Baptist, “the voice of one crying in the desert” during his Angelus message on the second Sunday of…
Black Elk, daughter Lucy Black Elk and wife Anna Brings White. / Credit: Public Domain Detroit, Mich., Dec 10, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). Nicholas Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota Sioux warrior, visionary, and Catholic catechist, is known worldwide but has been misunderstood for decades, according to two Jesuit priests who have emphasized Black Elk’s…
Cardinal Robert Sarah, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). The emphasis of cultural elements over Christian ones during liturgical celebrations is a distortion of the paschal mystery that defines the liturgy, Cardinal Robert Sarah has said. …
Patrick Norton stands near Sister Annella Zervas’ grave, October 2022. / Credit: Patti Armstrong St. Paul, Minn., Dec 10, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pointing toward the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at the Saint Benedict Monastery cemetery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, 61-year-old Patrick Norton recounts the day 13 years ago when he was painting…
The Vatican unveiled its annual nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800-year anniversary. / Credit: Vatican City, Dec 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican unveiled its annual nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition…
