By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2022 / 08:00 am It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony to serve Christ’s Church as a poor, itinerant preacher. One of the world’s most beloved saints, the founder of the Franciscan order …

By CNA Staff Denver, Colo., Dec 22, 2022 / 06:43 am On Nov. 9, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung Sik, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, laicized Father Frank Pavone from the priesthood for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.” But what does …

By Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Dec 21, 2022 / 16:20 pm As Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the United States, about 1,000 faith leaders, including some Catholics, are calling for a Christmas truce in his country. Led by The Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA, the National Council of Elders, CODEPINK, and the Peace …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 29, 2022 / 06:35 am Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s condition is serious but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday. “The Pope Emeritus was able to rest well last night; he is absolutely lucid and alert, and today, although his condition remains serious, the situation …

By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 12:45 pm After Argentina’s victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a promise made by soccer superstar Lionel Messi to the Virgin Mary has resurfaced. Will he fulfill it? Lionel Messi, 35, played his fifth World Cup wearing Argentina’s jersey and …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 11:45 am Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Juan Esposito-Garcia and Father Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, announced today. As auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington, …

By Jonah McKeown, Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 17:05 pm Pro-life activist Frank Pavone on Monday defiantly asserted that the Vatican’s decree removing him from the priesthood is not final, saying “the next pope can reinstate me.” “This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of …

By Shannon Mullen, Kelsey Wicks CNA Newsroom, Dec 18, 2022 / 19:20 pm On Nov. 9, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung Sik, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, dismissed Father Frank Pavone from the priesthood for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.” The decree, …

By Eduardo Berdejo Bogotá, Colombia, Dec 17, 2022 / 20:45 pm Pope Francis said that in case of not being able to continue governing the Catholic Church due to an impediment to his health, he has already signed his resignation and has given it to one of the Vatican cardinals. During …

By Zelda Caldwell, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2022 / 11:29 am The national director of Priests for Life, Frank Pavone, canceled a scheduled live-streamed Mass today, one day after CNA published a report that he was continuing to celebrate Mass after the Vatican had removed him from the priesthood. In …