Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia. / Credit: Kate Veik/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2024 / 13:25 pm (CNA). Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently urged Catholics to treat gambling with caution, reminding the faithful that the Church opposes any gambling that puts a person’s financial stability at risk.  The impetus…

Father Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara. / Credit: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2024 / 13:55 pm (CNA). A priest in California has pleaded no contest to charges of possessing hundreds of images of child sexual abuse material, with his conviction coming just over a year after his arrest.  The Ventura County district attorney’s office said…

Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates a Pontifical Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane, London, Sept. 11, 2021. / Credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk London, England, Oct 11, 2024 / 12:10 pm (CNA). Clergy and parishioners of dioceses across the United Kingdom are hearing from their bishops in advance of a vote next Wednesday…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 11, 2024 / 10:25 am (CNA). Pope Francis met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a private audience at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Friday morning, assuring the…

Catholics join in prayer for the 2019 International Week of Prayer and Fasting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. / Credit: IWOPF Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 11, 2024 / 09:25 am (CNA). Catholics around the world are gathering for the commencement of the 32nd annual International Week…