Vatican City, Jun 14, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Christ’s presence in the Eucharist heals wounds and transforms bitter negativity into the joy of Lord, Pope Francis said in his homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi Sunday. “The Eucharist brings us the Father’s faithful love, which heals our sense of being orphans. It gives

Denver Newsroom, Jun 13, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The organizers of diaper drives aim to help the parents of young children meet a need that can get costly: diapers. With the arrival of the new coronavirus and mass unemployment, that need is even greater. “Since the outbreak, local diaper banks are reporting that diaper

Rome, Italy, Jun 13, 2020 / 09:38 am (CNA).- Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer who died in 2006, will be beatified October 10 in Assisi, Italy.  “The joy we have long awaited finally has a date,” Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi said in a statement June 13. The beatification will take

Vatican City, Jun 13, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Saturday that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed poverty that Catholics cannot ignore. “The word of God allows for no complacency; it constantly impels us to acts of love,” Pope Francis wrote in his message for the 2020 World Day of the Poor. “This

Denver Newsroom, Jun 13, 2020 / 03:37 am (CNA).- Amid the worldwide panic surrounding coronavirus and lockdowns, as well as protests and unrest in many parts of the country in recent weeks, it can be easy for people of any faith to ask: Where is God? Father Phillip Bochanski, director of the Courage International apostolate

CNA Staff, Jun 12, 2020 / 06:15 pm (CNA).- While Wyoming prosecutors have declined to press criminal sexual abuse charges against Bishop emeritus Joseph Hart, Bishop Steven Biegler of Cheyenne has repeated that the diocese considers allegations against Hart to be credible. He commended alleged victims who have come forward, emphasizing the need for justice.

CNA Staff, Jun 12, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- A federal judge on Wednesday denied attempts by the Catholic dioceses of Buffalo and Rochester to obtain emergency small business loans. In April, the dioceses had sued the Small Business Administration (SBA) after they were blocked from emergency small business loans under the Paycheck Protection Program

Washington D.C., Jun 12, 2020 / 12:36 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Scranton released a statement Friday regarding Msgr. Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The statement said that after an exhaustive investigation, investigators found no credible evidence to support allegations of misconduct against Rossi. “The investigation of

CNA Staff, Jun 12, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- The Justice Department (DOJ) praised a Maryland county council on Wednesday for protecting the First Amendment rights of protesters and said it now expects them to extend the same protections to religious gatherings. In a June 10 letter to the Montgomery County Council, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of

Rome Newsroom, Jun 12, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- As Italy moves into a new phase of its lockdown reopening, the Diocese of Rome has announced that it will offer free COVID-19 antibody testing for all priests ministering amid the pandemic. The serology tests for priests will be made possible by a partnership between the