Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2020 / 12:10 pm (CNA).- Churches in Dane County, Wisconsin, will be permitted to operate at 25% capacity, it was announced Friday, after the Diocese of Madison threatened to sue if previous reopening plans were not changed. “Emergency Order #4 makes a clarification with respect to religious services,” said a

Vatican City, Jun 5, 2020 / 11:15 am (CNA).- The Catholic Church cannot be an authentic witness to unity in diversity if it only mirrors the divisions found in society, Cardinal Kurt Koch said Friday. Koch told CNA June 5: “The Second Vatican Council in its constitution about the Church says that the Church is

CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2020 / 10:35 am (CNA).- President Trump’s favorability rating among white Catholics has dropped almost by half since March, according to a new poll. The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) reported on Thursday that President Trump’s favorability among white Catholics fell from 60% in March to 48% in April to just

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Howard County in Maryland has issued new guidelines for the reopening of houses of worship, bringing its regulations in line with the rest of the state. A previous executive order had prohibited the consumption of any food or drink during religious service, effectively baring the

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The Bishop of Madison says a lawsuit against Dane County and the city of Madison may be needed to ensure the Church can serve the people of the diocese during the reopening phase of the coronavirus pandemic.  “I don’t want to fight with anybody, but

CNA Staff, Jun 4, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong held public vigils for the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Thursday, despite police orders forbidding large gatherings. On the evening of June 4, thousands took to the streets of Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2020 / 10:05 am (CNA).- Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn has denied a second allegation of sexual abuse, and said he is considering taking legal action for libel against his accusers. Both allegations relate to the bishop’s time as a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark in the 1970s. On

CNA Staff, Jun 4, 2020 / 03:40 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Wednesday called Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, after the bishop joined a demonstration against racial discrimination to pray for George Floyd.  Seitz told local news website El Paso Matters that he received the two- to three-minute call from

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 3, 2020 / 02:10 pm (CNA).- Attorneys representing the Diocese of Madison sent a letter to Dane County and City of Madison officials on Wednesday, June 3, notifying officials they will file suit if parishes in the diocese are not permitted to operate at the same capacity as retail outlets.  Under

CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2020 / 01:31 pm (CNA).- The president of the German bishops' conference has called for a synod in Rome that would discuss resolutions of the German "synodal process" at the level of the universal Church. "What arises synodally must also be clarified and answered synodally," Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg said,