Confessional. / Credit: Pleuntje via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 8, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). A priest of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, was found guilty of sexual solicitation of an adult during confession and has been barred from holding any office in the Church and from celebrating Mass or…

The theme of the first “Life Fest,” sponsored by the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus, was “Because love is the answer.” / Screenshot from live stream of Life Feset Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 8, 2024 / 12:48 pm (CNA). At the 51st annual March for Life on Jan. 19, attendees will be…

null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 8, 2024 / 13:15 pm (CNA). A former Alabama priest has officially been laicized after abandoning his assignment and marrying an 18-year-old, the Archdiocese of Mobile said in a statement announcing the Vatican’s decree. Alex Crow was originally suspended from ministry in July after he abandoned his assignment in the…

Farmers use their tractors and hold a rally blocking access to the Riebeckplatz on the first day of a week of protests on Jan. 8, 2024, in central Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. / Credit: Craig Stennett/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Jan 8, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA). As farmers kicked off a week of protests Monday,…

null / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 8, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). A 1998 book by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández featuring provocative, sexually-charged themes has resurfaced, likely adding further scrutiny to the already embattled prefect of the Vatican’s doctrine office. Titled “Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality,” the 26-year-old work includes graphic descriptions of…