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Police in California on April 11, 2024, announced the arrest of a man suspected of posing as a priest to gain access to, and rob, several Catholic parishes across the country. / Credit: Diocese of Brooklyn; Riverside County Sheriff CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Police in California have announced the arrest…

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square gathered for his weekly general audience on April 3, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). A new Pew Research study has found that three-quarters of Catholics in the U.S. view Pope Francis favorably, though that figure has dipped 8% since…

Bree Solstad, a young woman who previously produced and acted in the pornography industry, is among the adult converts who entered the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil this year on March 30, 2024. / Credit: Miss B Converted in X ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Bree Solstad, a young…

Jaroslaw Kaczynski (front, center), leader of the Law and Justice political party (PiS) in Poland, takes part in the voting on four draft projects on abortion rights at the Polish Parliament (SEJM) on April 12, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. / Credit: Omar Marques/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 12, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Catholic…

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). A Myanmar priest was shot this week while celebrating Mass in the state of Kachin, according to media reports, with the assault coming amid ongoing violent conflict between the military junta and…

Sophie Nélisse portrays Irena Gut Opdyke in the new film “Irena’s Vow.” / Credit: Quiver Distribution CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). A new film depicting the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse who risked her own life to hide Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World…

Archbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello of Salta, Argentina. / Credit: Archdiocese of Salta ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). A civil court judge in Argentina’s Salta province ruled in favor of the Carmelite sisters in Salta, the provincial capital, in a case of gender-based violence against the local archbishop, Mario Antonio Cargnello,…