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Vatican City, Jul 23, 2020 / 08:56 am (CNA).- A print book which includes Pope Francis’ homilies during the coronavirus lockdown in Italy has been published by the Vatican. “Strong in the Face of Tribulation: The Church in Communion – A Sure Support in Time of Trial,” collects Pope Francis’ homilies, prayers, and other messages… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 22, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- China is using advanced technology to monitor both public and private religious gatherings, witnesses told a federal hearing on Wednesday. “As low-cost processors, sensors, and cameras have proliferated, the extent of religious life that the CCP can surveil has expanded dramatically,” said Chris Meserole, deputy… Read More »

Rome Newsroom, Jul 22, 2020 / 09:15 am (CNA).- More than 48,000 people have signed an online petition asking the Brazilian bishops to open a beatification cause for the most recent bishop to die from the coronavirus. Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa of Palmares, Brazil, died of COVID-19 on July 18, at the age of… Read More »

Rome Newsroom, Jul 22, 2020 / 08:30 am (CNA).- A Spanish teenager with an intellectual disability received an encouraging letter from Pope Francis after walking the Camino de Santiago this month. Álvaro Calvente, 15, walked the traditional pilgrimage route with his father and a family friend. They carried prayer intentions with them and documented the… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 22, 2020 / 07:30 am (CNA).- Part 1 of a three part series examining the situation of the Church in China. In recent weeks, China has become the focus of international attention and opprobrium, first for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and, more recently, for its treatment of Uyghurs in… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- A cardinal praised European Union leaders Tuesday for showing solidarity with pandemic-hit member states after they reached agreement on a coronavirus recovery fund.  Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., the archbishop of Luxembourg, told Vatican News July 21 that the EU’s 27 member states had “chosen solidarity.” “I am… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2020 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- The US Conference of Catholic Bishops said Tuesday that July 24 “is a Day of Mourning” for Hagia Sophia. The former church and museum in Istanbul will that day be inaugurated as a mosque. In a July 21 tweet, the USCCB said that it joins the… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 21, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- A Catholic woman has won her case to have a priest visit her critically-injured husband at a Maryland hospital, it was announced on Tuesday. Susanna Marcus had filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2020 / 12:47 pm (CNA).-   A priest has resigned as a parish pastor after he performed a same-sex civil union ceremony in the town hall of the Italian town of Sant’Oreste. The priest is not expected to return to ministry for at least a year. On July 11, Fr. Emanuel… Read More »