WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Sacristan killed, priest wounded in terrorist attacks in Spain; bishops condemn violence January 26, 2023null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jan 26, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The National Court in Spain has initiated the investigation in Wednesday’s incidents as a suspected jihadist terror attack.
- Spanish priest calls out Father James Martin for his ‘poisoned doctrine’ on homosexuality January 24, 2023Father James Martin, SJ. / Credit: Flickr by Shawn (CC BY-NC 2.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 24, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Father Francisco José Delgado said that “Martin, an American Jesuit, has the habit of speaking out on social media in a scandalous way against the Catholic faith.”
- German bishop dismisses Vatican concerns over a permanent synodal council January 23, 2023Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference in St. Peter’s Square, June 27, 2020. / Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Matthias Kopp. CNA Newsroom, Jan 23, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). On Monday, Bishop Georg Bätzing said he welcomed a new letter from the Vatican detailing concerns about the push for a permanent synodal council.
- Second bystander ensnared by English ban on prayer outside abortion clinics January 22, 2023Adam Smith-Connor was fined for “praying for [his] son, who is deceased” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England. / ADF UK Denver, Colo., Jan 22, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). Amid continuing controversy over strict limits on behavior outside abortion clinics in some English cities, a man faces a fine for praying silently outside […]
- Blood-stained shirt of beatified judge killed by Mafia displayed in Rome January 20, 2023The faithful venerate a relic of Blessed Rosario Livatino at the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro, Italy, Jan. 20, 2023. / Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 20, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA). On Friday, the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro welcomed the relic for a few hours with a ceremony and Mass celebrated […]