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‘Conservative’ and ‘orthodox’ priests on the rise, says major survey
November 08, 2023
The new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of Catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, among other things, that priests describing themselves as “progressive” are practically going “extinct” among U.S. seminary graduates, with the vast majority of young ordinands describing themselves as conservative and orthodox.
Catholic Church in Germany loses half-a-million members in just a year
June 29, 2023
The Catholic Church in Germany is facing an unprecedented crisis, with more than half a million baptised Catholics leaving the Church in 2022, according to figures released by the German Bishops’ Conference. This marks the highest number of departures ever recorded, with 522,821 people choosing to leave the Church, according to CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language
Future uncertain for outspoken U.S. Bishop Strickland after Vatican investigates his conduct
June 26, 2023
The Vatican’s Dicastery of Bishops has completed a formal investigation of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland and the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, according to multiple media reports. The inquiry, known as an apostolic visitation, marks a rare though not unprecedented intervention by Rome into a U.S. diocese and points to possible disciplinary action against Strickland, a
Half of the world’s population live in countries with religious persecution, says report
June 23, 2023
More than half of the global population lives in a country in which people are persecuted for their religious beliefs, according to the 2023 Religious Freedom in the World report. The report was released on the first day of Religious Freedom Week, in which the U.S. Catholic bishops have invited Catholics to pray for greater
Carmelite prioress admitted five times to breaking chastity vow, bishop says
June 13, 2023
Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth in a statement shared on YouTube denied that he abused his authority when investigating a prioress of a Carmelite monastery and alleged that she admitted, on five separate occasions, that she had broken her vow of chastity.  The dispute between the monastery and the diocese began
Abortions in Scotland at record high as government considers abortion on demand
June 05, 2023
The Catholic Church in Scotland, pro-life organisations and disability rights campaigners have expressed dismay after statistics released by Public Health Scotland on June 1 revealed that the number of abortions recorded in Scotland in 2022 was the highest number ever on record. The national statistics on abortion revealed an increase of 2,659 abortions — equal
Supreme Court extends temporary ruling lifting restrictions on abortion pill  
April 20, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a ruling Wednesday extending the court’s temporary pause on all restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. The extended pause will last for two more days and expire at 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 21. The court’s action is the latest development in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and
Biden calls bans on transgender treatments for children ‘close to sinful’
March 14, 2023
By Tyler Arnold for CNA President Joe Biden criticised Florida’s regulation of transgender medical care for children and ban on gender ideology in the classroom, calling the measures “close to sinful”. Biden said in an interview with Daily Show guest host Kal Penn: “What’s going on in Florida is, as my mother would say, close to sinful.
Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
February 20, 2023
The shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell Saturday is being investigated as a homicide, authorities have confirmed. “This incident is being handled as a murder investigation,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) said in a statement Sunday. No additional details were released. “We learned early this morning from the Los
Former Vatican auditor sues Holy See for millions in damages
November 11, 2022
The first auditor general of the Vatican and his deputy are suing the Secretariat of State for $9.25 million in damages. Libero Milone and Ferruccio Panicco are seeking compensation for loss of earnings, damage to their reputations, and emotional suffering. Milone and Panicco told reporters this week they also would submit records documenting financial crimes
Catholics cannot reject liturgical reforms of Vatican II, Pope says in new letter
June 29, 2022
Catholics cannot say they accept the reforms Second Vatican Council while rejecting its liturgy, Pope Francis has said in a fresh assault on traditional rites. The Holy Father made his remarks in a letter on the liturgy published nearly one year after he issued the motu proprio Traditionis custodes, restricting the celebration of the Traditional
Bishop rebukes Irish president for blaming Islamist massacre on climate change
June 14, 2022
Attributing violence against Nigeria’s Christians to climate change is “incorrect and far-fetched,” according to the bishop of a diocese where at least 40 people were murdered at a Pentecost Sunday Mass. Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade of Ondo was responding to a statement issued by Irish president Michael Higgins after the June 5 massacre at St.
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