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Charleston, S.C., Feb 4, 2020 / 03:14 am (CNA).- A prison ministry in South Carolina brought five inmates into the Catholic Church this winter, with the help of a dedicated team of ministers offering catechetical formation and sacrament preparation. The inmates at Perry Correctional Institution, near Pelzer, South Carolina, had been attending RCIA in the… Read More »

Vatican City, Feb 3, 2020 / 12:53 pm (CNA).- A leaked draft of an anticipated apostolic exhortation on the Amazon started a flurry of speculation last week that Pope Francis plans to allow the ordination of married men to the priesthood for ministry in the region. But for all the talk about viri probati, it’s… Read More »

Kampala, Uganda, Feb 3, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of Kampala issued a decree Saturday on the proper celebration of the Eucharist, which forbade the reception of Holy Communion in the hand and reaffirmed that those “living in illicit marital co-habitation” cannot be admitted to Holy Communion. The Feb. 1 decree of Archbishop… Read More »

Cologne, Germany, Feb 3, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- A leading lay Catholic in the German city of Cologne has openly condemned his own archbishop for voicing concerns over the ongoing “binding synodal process” underway in the country. Tim Kurzbach, chairman of the Diocesan Council of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cologne issued a public… Read More »

Kansas City, Mo., Feb 3, 2020 / 10:30 am (CNA).- The bishop who celebrated the funeral of Fr. Evan Harkins remembered the priest as a kind man who loved the priesthood and the Church. The bishop said that Harkins, who committed suicide last month, did not suffer from depression, and that the side-effects of a… Read More »

Rome, Italy, Feb 3, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Hundreds of homeless people and volunteers prayed together in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere Sunday to honor those who have died on Rome's streets. A lit candle was placed before an icon of the merciful Christ for each of the deceased as their names… Read More »

Vatican City, Feb 2, 2020 / 06:20 am (CNA).- Pope Francis spoke Sunday about the need for Catholics to be active in going out to announce the faith of Jesus Christ to the world. “The world needs Christians who let themselves be moved, who never tire of walking the streets of life, to bring everyone… Read More »

Canberra, Australia, Feb 1, 2020 / 02:12 pm (CNA).- Catholic leaders in Australia have announced the creation of a new disaster response initiative to aid those affected by devastating bushfires in the country, as well as future natural disasters. “Our response to the bushfires, and the drought that has exacerbated the fires, has demonstrated once… Read More »

Sokoto, Nigeria, Feb 1, 2020 / 01:51 pm (CNA).- One of four Nigerian seminarians kidnapped last month has been killed, reportedly by his abductors. The three seminarians kidnapped along with him were released in the weeks following their kidnapping. “With a very heavy heart, I wish to inform you that our dear son, Michael was… Read More »

Kansas City, Mo., Feb 1, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- On Sunday the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will play Super Bowl LIV, and the local ordinaries of the teams have made a friendly wager on the outcome of the game. The teams will play in Miami Feb. 2. “These two storied franchises… Read More »