» Cardinal Cupich warns against 'radical' Illinois abortion bills
26/03/19 11:37 from CNA - Daily News
Chicago, Ill., Mar 26, 2019 / 12:37 pm ( CNA ).- Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has spoken out against a pair of Illinois abortion bills, calling them a radical and disturbing movement away from the common good. In a March 23 letter to...

» Pope Francis changes canon law for religious who desert the community
26/03/19 08:30 from CNA - Daily News
Vatican City, Mar 26, 2019 / 09:30 am ( CNA ).- Pope Francis amended canon law Tuesday to create a new mechanism for dismissing a religious man or woman who has deserted their community.   Under the new law, promulgated by the pope ...

» +Mother Anna Maria Canopi, OSB, 87 (Avvenire (Italian))
26/03/19 03:03 from CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News
In 1973, Mother Canopi, a patristics scholar, established the cloistered Mater Ecclesiae Abbey on Isola San Giulio (San Giulio Island), a small island in Lake Orta ( photograph ). The monastery grew to over 80 nuns by 1989, leading to th...

» Catholic churches are being desecrated across France--and officials don't know why (Newsweek)
26/03/19 02:03 from CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News
“15 vandalism attacks had been registered nationwide during the month [of February], along with 15 robberies, 10 acts of profanation, and one torching incident,” according to another recent report .

» New Mexico archbishop again denounces 'Santa Muerte' (AP)
26/03/19 02:03 from CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News
Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe described the devotion as “really wrong,” and Bishop Michael Sis of San Angelo (Texas) said the devotion is “spiritually dangerous” and “should be completely avoided. It is...