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CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2020 / 01:45 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark said on Tuesday that voters could choose Joe Biden in good conscience, and suggested he would have difficulty voting for President Donald Trump. The cardinal told CNA Sept. 16 that his comments were not intended to endorse any political candidate for… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2020 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- The Vatican Secretary of State on Wednesday consecrated as a bishop Ante Jozić, who was appointed apostolic nuncio to Belarus in May. Archbishop Jozić was welcomed by the president of the Belarusian bishops' conference, who has been exiled. Belarus has seen widespread protests in recent weeks… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2020 / 12:35 pm (CNA).- A vandal destroyed a statue of Jesus at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday, the latest in an ongoing series of attacks on churches across the United States.  According to the diocese, someone entered the sanctuary of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tuesday morning and… Read More »

Rome, Italy, Sep 16, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- At a time when many universities in the U.S. are only offering online classes this fall, American students from two Catholic colleges arrive in Rome this week to study abroad. The University of Dallas and Christendom College are among the few schools to resume their study… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- The Italian businessman at the center of the Vatican’s London property scandal is asking a British court to rule that he acted in good faith. Lawyers for Raffaele Mincione are arguing that the Holy See is trying to nullify the deal, worth hundreds of millions… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 15, 2020 / 01:15 pm (CNA).- Religious freedom must be the result of any renewed Vatican agreement with China, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom emphasized on Tuesday, noting that underground Catholics in the country remained “persecuted.” On Monday, Sept. 14, the Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 15, 2020 / 12:25 pm (CNA).- US Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, is among those who have called for an investigation into Netflix over its release of Cuties, a French independent film that he said sexualizes young girls. “I urge the Department of Justice to investigate the production and distribution… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 15, 2020 / 11:15 am (CNA).- The Department of Homeland Security has moved to block the import of products made with forced labor in detention camps in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. More than 1 million Uygurs are currently held in concentration camps in the province, and numerous reports by human rights… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 15, 2020 / 09:32 am (CNA).- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has declined to comment on allegations that hysterectomies were performed on detained immigrant women without their full consent. A complaint was filed with the Office of the Inspector General last week, alleging medical neglect at a detention center in Georgia. After… Read More »

Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- A 51-year-old priest was found dead from knife wounds Tuesday near his parish in the city of Como, Italy. Fr. Roberto Malgesini was known for his devotion to the homeless and migrants in the northern Italian diocese. The pastor died in a street near his parish… Read More »