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Read Pope’s Response To Argentine Priest On Seminary’s Closure By CNA Staff Earlier this year an Argentine priest struggling to understand the Vatican’s controversial closure of one of the country’s top seminaries wrote to Pope Francis seeking answers. The priest, maintaining his fidelity and that of his brother priests to the Second Vatican Council, as well as their devotion to ...

By CNA Staff The bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa in Mexico, Jesús González Hernández, on July 30 called on the people to not remain silent amid acts of violence. He also called on the authorities to work to improve the living conditions in the country. During a Mass he offered in Chilpancingo’s town square, the bishop said that “relatives of the disappeared ...

By Shannon Mullen Thirteen parishes in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, must stop offering Traditional Latin Masses come Sept. 8 under new rules issued Friday by Bishop Michael J. Burbidge to conform with Pope Francis’ liturgical directives. Under the rules, eight other parishes may continue to offer Masses in what is called the Extraordinary Form, but five of those may ...

By CNA Staff Plans are now set for Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan in September for an interreligious meeting. Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, confirmed the trip in a statement issued Monday. “Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesial authorities, Pope Francis will make the announced Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan from 13-15 September this year, ...

By Courtney Mares Can the Church’s teaching on birth control change? During Pope Francis’ return flight from Canada, a journalist asked him about the possibility of a development in the Church’s teaching on contraception. “This is very timely. But know that dogma, morality, is always in a path of development, but development in the same direction,” Pope Francis responded on ...

By Maisy Sullivon Students from Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the site of the tragic shooting on May 24, joined their families this month at a summer camp designed to help them begin the process of healing from their traumatic experiences. “Camp I-CAN,” which stands for “Inner strength, Commitment, Awareness, and Networking,” is the latest initiative organized by the ...

By Shannon Mullen A day after returning to Rome from his weeklong trip to Canada, Pope Francis on Sunday reflected on the dangers of coveting wealth and possessions. In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus responds to a man who wants his brother to share his inheritance with him. “Take care to guard against all greed,” Jesus tells the crowd, “for though one ...

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By David Ramos A video circulating on social media shows what appears to be a eucharistic miracle — a consecrated Host exposed for adoration by the faithful seems to “beat” like a heart. The video was recorded July 23 at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in the town of Zapotlanejo, near Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Milagro ...

By CNA Staff In a document analyzing a proposed draft of a new constitution, the bishops of Chile warned that religious freedom will be at risk if the constitution is approved by Chileans this fall. “By being subject to what is established in the proposed Constitution, religious freedom is put at risk, which is made worse by the fact that ...