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CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2020 / 06:10 am (CNA).- Cardinal Pietro Parolin defended the Vatican’s controversial deal with China Saturday, saying that all recent popes hoped for such an agreement on the appointment of bishops. Speaking in Milan, Italy, Oct. 3, the Vatican Secretary of State confirmed that the Holy See was committed to renewing the agreement,… Read More »

Rome Newsroom, Oct 2, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).-   Photos of the soon-to-be beatified Carlo Acutis have caused some confusion online. The body of the teen computer whiz was displayed for veneration in Assisi, Italy, Thursday. In the photos, Carlo’s body appeared to be preserved from the natural process of decay after his death in 2006,… Read More »

Denver Newsroom, Oct 2, 2020 / 11:01 am (CNA).- The U.S. State Department informed Congress this week that the U.S. anticipates 15,000 refugees to be admitted and resettled during fiscal year 2021, the lowest number allowed since 1980. Catholic groups told CNA that they believe the U.S. can and should accept more refugees in 2021,… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 10:30 am (CNA).- The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, announced on Thursday that it is filing for bankruptcy, the second Catholic diocese to do so on that same day. “I take some comfort that we are not alone in making this decision, as we have seen that well-known public… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 10:01 am (CNA).- The recent construction and dedication of a church building in Cuba represents a “small miracle”, according to the Claretian priest who led the project for years. San Benito Abad church was consecrated Aug. 29 by Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez of Santiago de Cuba. It is… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Hours before President Donald Trump announced that he had contracted the coronavirus, the president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offered remarks at a virtual Al Smith Dinner Thursday evening, with each making a pitch to Catholic voters. Biden emphasized his personal connection to the Catholic… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York called Judge Amy Coney Barrett the “best candidate” for the Supreme Court vacancy, and said she, like her potential predecessor, faces biases due to her sex, family, and faith.  Speaking on his Sirius XM show “Conversations with… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2020 / 01:07 pm (CNA).- A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Tennessee law that requires doctors to inform patients seeking medical abortion that the procedure could be reversed if the patient acts quickly. The law, which was signed by Gov. Bill Lee in July, requires abortion providers to notify… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- An investment fund created for the Holy See Secretariat of State to invest Church assets was used to purchase millions in a bond of debt products issued by companies, some with alleged mafia links. Both the investment fund and the bond, which packaged hospital receivables… Read More »

Denver, Colo., Oct 1, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- A federal judge on Tuesday denied an injunction sought by a Protestant ministry against Colorado's coronavirus health orders, which limit religious gatherings to 175 persons. Christine Arguello, a judge of the US District Court for the District of Colorado, wrote Sept. 29 that “numerous courts have… Read More »