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Former government minister to stand trial in Finland for tweeting verse from Bible

January 18, 2022
CNA Staff

A former government minister facing jail after tweeting a Bible verse said that her trial next week will be a test of religious freedom. Päivi Räsänen, a physician and mother of five, explained that she had a “calm mind” ahead of the criminal trial beginning on Jan. 24. “I trust that we still live in

Downside monks to leave historic abbey after two centuries in ‘stepping stone’ move to Buckfast

January 17, 2022
Simon Caldwell

Benedictine monks are to move out of historic Downside Abbey as they search for a new home for the community. The last eight monks will lodge at Buckfast Abbey in Devon (pictured) while they attempt to reach a permanent decision about their future. Downside School, an independent Catholic school adjacent to the abbey in Somerset,

Pope sees funny side of being snapped leaving Rome records shop

January 15, 2022
CNA Staff

After a journalist reported on Pope Francis’ surprise visit to a record store, the Pope surprised him back — by writing him a letter. Javier Martínez-Brocal, director of the Rome-based news agency Rome Reports, tweeted a black-and-white photo of the Pope exiting a record store near the Pantheon in Rome. The photo went viral as

Alleged vandal faces hate crime charge after major damage to Denver’s Catholic cathedral

January 14, 2022
Kevin Jones/CNA

A 26-year-old woman has turned herself in on two charges related to some $10,000 in vandalism damage to Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Madeline Ann Cramer faces one charge of criminal mischief and another of a bias-motivated crime in connection with an Oct. 10 incident, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said Jan. 13. Both

German bishop protests snub at complaint about gender-neutral language in synodal documents

January 13, 2022
CNA Staff

A Catholic bishop has criticised leaders of Germany’s “Synodal Way” for delaying a debate on gender-neutral language. In a Jan. 7 open letter, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg accused organizers of failing to keep a promise to hold a discussion at the Synodal Way’s next plenary session in February. “I protest against this approach. Once

Pope Francis decries ‘cancel culture’ in annual address to diplomats

January 11, 2022
CNA Staff

Pope Francis has lamented “cancel culture” in his address to diplomats at the Vatican. Delivering his annual “state of the world” address on Jan. 10, the pope said that international organizations were increasingly pursuing “divisive” agendas at odds with the longstanding values of many countries. “Not infrequently, the center of interest has shifted to matters

Pope demotes Vatican official who championed statement against blessings of same-sex couples

January 11, 2022
Simon Caldwell

Pope Francis has demoted an influential archbishop as he begins a shake-up of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He has removed Archbishop Giacomo Morandi from his post as secretary of the CDF and appointed him diocesan Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy. The archbishop, who will retain his episcopal rank “ad personam”, was

‘Charlie’s Law’ bid to let parents seek care overseas for gravely ill children

January 10, 2022
Simon Caldwell

Parents of gravely ill children could be given a new right to seek treatment in foreign countries under a “Charlie’s Law” amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill. Proposals tabled in the House of Lords seek to make it easier for parents to be part of the life-or-death decisions taken by doctors treating their

Catholic parish asks faithful not to attend Mass unless they have Covid vaccine

January 07, 2022
Luke Coppen CNA

A parish in Nottingham has asked Catholics not to attend Mass if they are “not vaccinated and/or won’t wear a mask.” The Parish of the Holy Family in the east of the city issued the request most recently in a newsletter on Boxing Day. Under the heading “Keeping safe,” the parish asked Massgoers to use

Tribunal sides with Catholic nurse harassed by NHS bosses for wearing cross at work

January 06, 2022
Simon Caldwell

An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an NHS Trust harassed a Catholic nurse and directly discriminated against her for wearing a cross necklace at work. The tribunal found that Nigeria-born Mary Onuoha, 61, a theatre practitioner, was victimised by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust after she formally complained of discrimination she suffered for wearing the

Have children instead of pets, Pope advises Catholic couples

January 05, 2022
Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Francis has said that it is a civilizational loss when dogs and cats replace children in society, encouraging couples to “take the risk” to become parents. “The other day, I was talking about the demographic winter that we have today … many couples do not have children because they do not want to, or

Queen honours English cardinal for work in inter-faith dialogue

January 04, 2022
Luke Coppen CNA

A cardinal has spoken of his gratitude at being honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list. Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, a former president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, was made an OBE — or Officer of the Order of the British Empire — by the Queen on

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