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In this Jan. 18, 2019 photo, a house that once belonged to a Christian family lies in ruins, destroyed during fighting with the Islamic State, in Bartella, Iraq. (Fay Abuelgasim/AP via Crux)

World

Top Iraqi Catholic praises return of Christian-owned property

Elise Ann Allen|Mar 22, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Jan. 17, 2021. (Vatican Media via CNA)

Pope Francis: It is our Christian duty to help people know Jesus

Hannah Brockhaus|Mar 21, 2021|3 Min Read

Cologne's archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki, center, attends a news conference on a report of abuse by clergy in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Faced with accusations of trying to cover up sexual violence in Germany's most powerful Roman Catholic diocese, the archbishop of Cologne publishes the independent investigation. (Ina Fassbender/Pool via AP, image via Crux)

Each Catholic culture brews a controversy made to order

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 21, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis is pictured in an Aug. 26, 2018, photo praying as he visits the Chapel of the Apparitions at Ireland's Knock Shrine. Pope Francis delivered a special virtual message recognizing the shrine as an International Marian and Eucharistic Shrine during Mass March 19, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Faith

Pope elevates Ireland's national Knock Shrine to international status

Sarah Mac Donald|Mar 19, 2021|4 Min Read

Brandon and Danielle Hegarty are seen in the sanctuary during their wedding Mass at Holy Cross Church in Nesconset, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2020. In a March 19 message to a Rome conference, Pope Francis called for the church's message on marriage to be given in a manner that is encouraging and accessible and not from on high. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Ministry to families must meet their real needs, pope says

Cindy Wooden|Mar 19, 2021|3 Min Read

The "Sleeping St. Joseph" statue on the author's nightstand. (Elise Italiano Ureneck)

Faith

How insomnia led me to a friendship with 'Sleeping St. Joseph'

Elise Ureneck|Mar 19, 2021|5 Min Read

Cardinal Tobin of Newark speaks during a press conference at the USCCB General Assembly, June 13, 2019. (Kate Veik/CNA)

Catholic opposition to NJ abortion rights bill based on 'commitment to human life and dignity'

Catholic News Agency|Mar 18, 2021|4 Min Read

Clergymen lay their hands on men during their ordination Mass at St. Dominic's Church in Washington in 2014. Some dioceses are postponing priestly ordinations this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Faith

Priests must be welcoming fathers like St. Joseph, pope says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 18, 2021|3 Min Read

Pope Francis is greeted by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's most authoritative figures, during a courtesy visit in Najaf, Iraq, March 6, 2021. (Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani office, via CNS)

World

Washington cardinal: Catholics, Shia Muslims must build on Papal visit to Iraq

John Lavenburg|Mar 18, 2021|4 Min Read

Priests in St. Peter's Basilica process to the altar where St. John Paul II is buried at the Vatican on Feb. 13, 2020. Dozens of priests concelebrate an early morning Mass at the tomb every Thursday. (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden)

Benign, cynical readings of Vatican liturgical moves both seem plausible

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 18, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he leads his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican March 17, 2021. The pope spoke about the role of the Holy Spirit in making Jesus present in people's lives. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Gift of the Holy Spirit connects people to Christ, pope says at audience

Carol Glatz|Mar 17, 2021|3 Min Read

Anti-coup protesters stand at a barricade as they clash with security forces on Bayint Naung Bridge in Yangon, Myanmar, March 16, 2021. (CNS photo/Reuters)

World

Pope Francis: ‘I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence’

Courtney Mares|Mar 17, 2021|3 Min Read

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