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Italian bishops nix elbow bump during Mass
ROME – Not much has changed in Italy in terms of Church life since the second wave of COVID-19 hit...
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How a Catholic pastor saved hundreds of his Jewish neighbors in the Warsaw Ghetto
CNA Staff, Jan 27, 2021 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- All Saints Church in Warsaw is an imposing edifice. Its...
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Italian bishops embrace mission of reconciliation amid societal ‘fractures’
ROME – When U.S. President Joe Biden took office last week, he did so with the goal of healing and...
Read moreAt Mass, Minsk archbishop hands over archdiocese to administrator
Belarus’s Catholic archbishop pledged to remain active in national life after handing over administration of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev to...
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Mayor in Spain removes cross from convent, throws it in dump
ROSARIO, Argentina — The mayor of a small town in southern Spain forcibly removed a cross from the doors of...
Read moreAssisi archbishop welcomes treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons
ASSISI, Italy — Giving thanks that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into force Jan. 22, the...
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Jesuits in Spain express ‘shame, pain, and regret’ over abuse
ROSARIO, Argentina – After releasing a report documenting 81 cases of the sexual abuse of minors in Spain, the Jesuit...
Read moreGas explosion rips through Church-owned building in Madrid, killing 4
MADRID — A powerful gas explosion tore through a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing four people and...
Read moreCatholics remember Shahbaz Bhatti 10 years after his assassination in Pakistan
Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- The diocese of Rome will host a memorial Mass on Friday...
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‘This was a historic moment’: England’s personal ordinariate celebrates its 10th anniversary
CNA Staff, Jan 15, 2021 / 05:35 am (CNA).- Ten years ago today, Mgr Keith Newton was preparing to be...
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