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Woman saved by pro-life volunteer outside abortion clinic after shots fired
By Joe Bukuras San Antonio, Texas, May 18, 2021 / 15:55 pm America/Denver (CNA). A woman walking into a San Antonio abortion clinic was saved on Saturday by a pro-life protestor after a man jumped out of the trunk of her car and fired gun shots at her. “When the …
Members of Congress call for boycott of 2022 Olympics in Beijing
Washington D.C., May 18, 2021 / 17:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Congressional leaders called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics – if they are held as scheduled in Beijing – due to the ongoing “genocide” against Uyghurs in China. “In granting Beijing host status for the Olympic Games, we …
Brooklyn diocese requests greater police presence outside churches, after acts of vandalism
Washington D.C., May 18, 2021 / 16:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). The Diocese of Brooklyn is requesting increased police presence after two incidents of vandalism in three days at church properties. Over the weekend, a statue depicting the Blessed Mother holding the infant Jesus was discovered vandalized outside the diocesan administrative …
May 19: Saint Celestine V, Pope
Celestine is a saint who will always be remembered for the unique manner in which he was elected Pope, for his spectacular incompetence in that office, and for the distinction of being the first pontiff ever to have resigned. Pietro di Murrone was born in born 1215 in the Neapolitan …
Pope Francis names Italian-born Somascan priest an auxiliary bishop in Texas
CNA Staff, May 18, 2021 / 05:10 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday named an Italian-born Somascan priest as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The pope appointed Fr. Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S., on May 18 to the post in the archdiocese that serves more than 1.7 million Catholics in …
After Supreme Court takes up abortion case, White House signals support for Roe v. Wade
Washington D.C., May 17, 2021 / 14:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). The White House on Monday made statements in favor of legal abortion and the Equality Act. Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court had agreed to consider a challenge to Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Asked …
Israel-Gaza conflict: Patriarch Pizzaballa asks Catholics to pray for peace and justice
CNA Staff, May 18, 2021 / 04:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa has urged Catholics worldwide to pray for “peace and justice” as violence racks the Holy Land. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem issued the appeal for prayers May 18 as the death toll mounts in the Israel-Gaza conflict. …
Supreme Court will consider Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban
Washington D.C., May 17, 2021 / 08:20 am America/Denver (CNA). The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a case involving a state 15-week abortion ban. The court will be taking up the case of Jackson Women’s Health Organization v. Dobbs, involving Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks …
Pope Francis appoints Fr. Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 17, 2021 / 06:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Stephen Chow, S.J. as the next bishop of Hong Kong. Chow, 61, has served as the provincial of the Jesuits’ Chinese Province since 2018. In that role, he led the Jesuit order …
Will Catholics return to Mass after the pandemic? Many want to go more often
CNA Staff, Sep 21, 2020 / 04:08 pm MT (CNA).- The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the way many Catholics think about their faith, a new study has found, and just over half of Catholic likely voters say that once restrictions are lifted, they plan to attend Mass more frequently than …