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The schismatic decision of the Poor Clares “seems absolutely wrong to me” but we must see “if it is possible to heal it, cure it, reverse it,” said Spanish Archbishop Mario Iceta. / Credit: Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain ACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2024 / 12:26 pm (CNA). Archbishop Mario Iceta of Burgos, Spain, in…

Cardinal Reinhard Marx. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch CNA Newsroom, May 21, 2024 / 12:56 pm (CNA). Priests in Germany are not supportive of the controversial German Synodal Way, according to a new study commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference. The study, officially titled “Who Becomes a Priest?”, found that priests are “alienated from the…

Pope Francis delivers a video message to the conference “100 Years Since the ‘Concilium Sinense’” at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. / Credit: Fabio Gonnella/EWTN Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2024 / 13:57 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has praised the Catholic Church’s first council in China 100 years ago as…

Pope Francis sits down for an interview with Norah O’Donnell on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” which aired Monday, May 20, 2024. / Credit: CBS News/Adam Verdugo CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 11:26 am (CNA). Pope Francis has once again come out strongly against an ordained female diaconate, reiterating what for the Holy Father has been…

People participate in a funeral procession of president Ebrahim Raisi and his seven aides in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, on May 21, 2024. / Credit: Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI/MOJ News Agency/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 11:56 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday offered prayers to the Islamic Republic of Iran…

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix is archbishop of Quebec, Canada. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 10:50 am (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday said it would take “no further canonical procedure” after an investigation into abuse allegations against a Canadian cardinal revealed no evidence of misconduct or abuse. Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, the archbishop…