Chicago priest removed from ministry after allegations of child sexual abuse — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Manikhan143|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 18, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago has removed a priest from ministry following allegations that he sexually abused a minor several decades ago.  In two letters — one to parishioners of Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish in Wilmette, Illinois, and one to those…

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Bishops call for unity after deadly attacks in Germany and Austria — By: Catholic News Agency

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Credit: Diliff via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.5) CNA Newsroom, Feb 18, 2025 / 11:05 am (CNA). Bishops in Germany and Austria have reacted to separate, deadly attacks that have shaken both countries, with Archbishop Franz Lackner of Salzburg describing the violence as “bloodthirsty,…

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Vatican doctrine chief warns against ‘claim to omnipotence’ of gender ideology — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Feb 18, 2025 / 09:50 am (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine chief delivered a pointed critique of…

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