A Catholic devotee kisses the glass cover of the Black Nazarene statue during the annual procession for the feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful swarmed a historic statue of Jesus Christ as it was pulled through the streets of the Philippine capital in…

St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Gaylord, Michigan. / Credit: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 11:56 am (CNA). The attorney general of Michigan on Monday released the second of seven expected reports of alleged clergy abuse in the state, part of a multiyear investigation…

A view from in St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, California. / Credit: St. Michael’s Abbey CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). An abbey in California launched a consulting and fundraising firm that its leaders say is helping “serve and nourish the Church during a very unique moment in her history.” The…