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After China retaliates with sanctions, U.S. religious freedom advocates say they won’t be silenced
Washington D.C., Mar 30, 2021 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- After China announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. human rights advocates this weekend, advocates responded they would not be silent about the “genocide” in Xinjiang. “The Chinese government’s baseless sanctions on U.S. and foreign government officials who advocate for human rights …
Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, after individual Masses were suspended earlier this month in favor of concelebration. “I humbly beg …
With Catholic schools’ success in NCAA basketball tournament, it’s the ‘good times’
Washington D.C., Mar 27, 2021 / 07:00 am MT (CNA).- In the 2021 NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament, one-quarter of the 16 remaining teams are Catholic schools – three of them Jesuit-affiliated. Gonzaga University, Villanova University, Creighton University, and Loyola University Chicago have all reached the round of 16 …
Palm Sunday bombing at cathedral in Indonesia injures Catholics leaving Mass
CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2021 / 02:05 am MT (CNA).- A suspected suicide bomb attack targeted Catholics leaving a cathedral after Palm Sunday Mass on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The explosion occurred March 28 outside Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province, as church-goers …
Full text: Pope Francis’ 2021 Palm Sunday homily
Vatican City, Mar 28, 2021 / 04:50 am MT (CNA).- Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday homily, delivered March 28, 2021, at St. Peter’s Basilica: Every year this liturgy leaves us amazed: we pass from the joy of welcoming Jesus as he enters Jerusalem to the …
As pandemic drags on, Cardinal Dolan calls for focus on a culture of life
by CNA Staff New York City, N.Y., Mar 26, 2021 / 05:16 pm MT (CNA).- In a recent pastoral letter, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York encouraged Catholics to foster a culture of life through charity and prayer. The cardinal issued the letter on March 19, the Feast of St. …
‘The shenanigans’ at Mother Angelica’s first vows
by Mary Farrow Irondale, Ala., Mar 27, 2021 / 03:03 am MT (CNA).- If you picture a nun’s first profession of vows, you probably picture a serene, peaceful affair with the sisters singing harmoniously and everything running joyfully and smoothly. However, the day of Mother Angelica’s first vows was anything …
New Staten Island Ferry to be named for Dorothy Day, Catholic activist who loved the poor
New York City, N.Y., Mar 25, 2021 / 08:01 pm MT (CNA).- One of the newest Staten Island ferry boats in New York harbor will be named for the Catholic journalist, radical social activist, and possible saint, Dorothy Day. Kate Hennessy, a granddaughter of Day and author of the book …
Bishop Paprocki: Examining conscience before communion is essential
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Mar 26, 2021 / 03:12 am MT (CNA).- Amid the debate about whether Catholic public figures who support abortion should be permitted to receive Holy Communion, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois said this week that the most important factor is a personal examination of …
Venice marks 1,600th anniversary of founding with Mass in St. Mark’s Basilica
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Mar 25, 2021 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- Venice traces its founding back to 1,600 years ago when the cornerstone of its first Catholic church was laid on the feast of the Annunciation. The Italian city of canals and lagoons celebrated its 1,600th anniversary Thursday …
