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Vatican City, Sep 10, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- Catholic educational institutions are facing a “dramatic situation” as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a Vatican dicastery said Thursday. In a circular letter dated Sept. 10, the Congregation for Catholic Education said that without government support Catholic schools “risk closure or a radical downsizing.” It… Read More »

Washington D.C., Sep 10, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The US Justice Department is supporting the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in its religious freedom case, filing a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday at the Indiana Supreme Court.   After the archdiocese was sued by a former teacher at a Catholic school, who was fired after attempting to contract… Read More »

Onitsha, Nigeria, Sep 10, 2020 / 11:41 am (CNA).- Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha on Tuesday blessed and handed over a house he helped build and furnish for Adaoma Aniwetalu, a physically challenged girl in his local Church. Speaking during Sept. 8 ceremony, Archbishop Okeke said the house was part of the Church’s “commitment towards… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2020 / 11:26 am (CNA).-   The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City said it is praying for Linden Cameron, a 13-year-old boy who was seriously injured and hospitalized after he was shot by a police officer Friday night. “We offer our prayers for Linden Cameron and his family. Whatever the… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- September 9 marks the Feast of St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit priest who ministered to African slaves in Colombia in the 17th century. The U.S. bishops have invited Catholics to observe the day with fasting and prayer for an end to racism in the United States.… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Preparations for the next World Youth Day have resumed after they were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.  Organizers of the event in Lisbon, Portugal, restarted their work Sept. 5, according to Vatican News. Bishop Américo Aguiar, an auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and president of the WYD… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- Months before officials in the Archdiocese of Newark sold a beach house used by former cardinal Theodore McCarrick for sexual abuse and coercion, the archdiocese bought a second beach house on the Jersey Shore, at which McCarrick reportedly hosted friends and courted donors. The second beach… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2020 / 11:15 am (CNA).- A Pakistani court sentenced Asif Pervaiz, a Christian, to death Tuesday on charges of blasphemy. The Sept. 8 sentencing by a court in Lahore arose from charges that Pervaiz, 37, included insulting remarks about Muhammad in a text message sent to Muhammad Saeed Khokher, his supervisor… Read More »

Washington D.C., Sep 9, 2020 / 10:20 am (CNA).- Mass has returned to three Naval bases in the San Diego area after the U.S. Navy reversed a decision to end contracts with civilian priests as a cost-saving measure. “Contrary to previous discussions, this year we will continue contracted religious ministry programs and services similar to… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 8, 2020 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- The Bishop of Peoria last week permitted priests in his diocese to distribute Communion on the tongue, as the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois have been doing. “While…I still encourage the faithful to receive Holy Communion in the hand, out of… Read More »