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Former altar boy buys Akron church: ‘I’ll make sure it’s still taken care of’
Denver, Colo., May 4, 2021 / 10:24 am America/Denver (CNA). A former altar boy with close family ties to a former Catholic parish in Akron, Ohio, now has a different connection to the church’s edifice: he owns it. Christ the King Catholic Church in North Akron, Ohio has been vacant …
Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 62,500
Washington D.C., May 3, 2021 / 15:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). President Joe Biden on Monday raised the refugee admissions cap for the current fiscal year, more than quadrupling the current limit. In a White House statement on Monday afternoon, Biden said he was raising the limit on U.S. refugee admissions …
New online course aims to foster devotion to St. Joseph
Denver, Colo., May 3, 2021 / 16:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). A new online course to be offered by the Archdiocese of Denver this summer will aim to teach lessons from St. Joseph, in honor of the ongoing Year of St. Joseph. The course for both men and women will be …
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ 30th birthday celebrated by parishes across world
by Courtney Mares Rome, Italy, May 3, 2021 / 13:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Catholic parishes across Italy and as far away as the Philippines celebrated what would have been the 30th birthday of Blessed Carlo Acutis on Monday. Acutis, who was born on May 3, 1991, became the first millennial …
Pope Francis presides at consistory for canonization of blesseds
CNA Staff, May 3, 2021 / 09:05 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis presided Monday at a consistory for the canonization of seven blesseds. The Ordinary Public Consistory took place at 10 a.m. local time May 3 in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican with cardinals currently …
Pope Francis to open event on Italy’s demographic decline
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 3, 2021 / 07:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will open an event on Italy’s demographic winter as the country’s birth rate has hit a historic low. Pope Francis will give the opening remarks for the General States of …
Why ‘disappointing’ Census numbers are such a concern
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 30, 2021 / 04:00 am America/Denver (CNA). New Census numbers show the U.S. had its slowest decade of population growth since the Great Depression – and experts say this confirms a pre-existing downward trend. On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau released its decennial count …
Vatican adds seven invocations to Litany of St. Joseph
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 1, 2021 / 07:50 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican’s divine worship office announced Saturday the addition of seven new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph. The seven invocations, in Latin, are Custos Redemptoris, Serve Christi, Minister salutis, Fulcimen in difficultatibus, Patrone exsulum, Patrone …
Louisiana diocese ends mask requirement at Mass, but bishop advises ‘continued vigilance’
Denver Newsroom, May 1, 2021 / 13:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). A Louisiana bishop has lifted mask requirements for Mass in several of the state’s cities, but he still encouraged parishioners to follow previous coronavirus regulations during worship. “While masks will no longer be required for those attending Mass in our …
Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics supporting abortion should not present themselves for Holy Communion
by CNA Staff San Francisco, Calif., May 1, 2021 / 10:05 am America/Denver (CNA). The Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore J. Cordileone, released on May 1, 2021 a pastoral letter about the worthiness required for the reception of Holy Communion in which he insisted that any Catholic cooperating with the …
