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Vatican City, May 16, 2020 / 09:52 am (CNA).- The coronavirus emergency is also causing a food-related crisis, Vatican officials said Saturday, encouraging people to do their small part to help those who are going hungry. “What happens now with the coronavirus crisis is it is increasing food-related problems,” Fr. Augusto Zampini-Davies said during a… Read More »

Vatican City, May 16, 2020 / 04:34 am (CNA).- The only cure for worldliness is faith in Jesus Christ and in his death and resurrection, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass Saturday. “There is one thing that does not tolerate worldliness: the scandal of the cross. It does not tolerate it,” the pope said… Read More »

Denver Newsroom, May 16, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- An American documentarian says her work is the fruit of a divine calling that began with an encounter with Pope St. John Paul II. She said she hopes her films will help others grow close to Christ. Her most recent film, a documentary on the life… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 15, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- At least 100 babies recently born to surrogate mothers are now “stranded” in Ukraine, as coronavirus restrictions prevent them from leaving the country. Ukraine is one of the few countries that allows foreigners to use their women as surrogate mothers. As a result, there are at… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 15, 2020 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- Specific guidelines for reopening churches during the coronavirus pandemic were excluded from a set of documents released by the CDC this week, possibly due to religious freedom concerns, according to a report by the Associated Press. Six one-page documents released by the Centers for Disease Control… Read More »

Denver Newsroom, May 15, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Pope St. John Paul II— who would have turned 100 years old May 18— was a man of great humility, whose nearly 27-year pontificate nevertheless left a lasting impression on the Catholic Church and the world, according to his biographer and others who knew the man.… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 15, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- As the House on Friday prepares to vote on another coronavirus relief package, pro-lifers warn that it could be used to fund abortions. The $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) is scheduled for a vote in the House on… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 15, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to sanction Chinese leaders complicit in the persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, authored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and co-sponsored by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), passed the Senate by unanimous consent on Thursday; would… Read More »

Denver Newsroom, May 15, 2020 / 11:02 am (CNA).- Public health orders to limit the spread of the new coronavirus raise important questions about the U.S. Constitution and religious freedom, and Stanford Law School professor Michael McConnell has provided some guidance on these topics. “It is none of the state’s business to decide that religious… Read More »

Rome Newsroom, May 14, 2020 / 01:19 pm (CNA).- This week’s interreligious day of prayer is the first major worldwide initiative of a committee created by the United Arab Emirates following Pope Francis’ trip to Abu Dhabi in 2019. The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity is currently comprised of nine members: five Muslims; one Jew,… Read More »