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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Tradition is a source of inspiration for seeking out new paths to take with Jesus and for avoiding the traps of stagnation or impromptu experimentation, Pope Francis said."Jesus is himself the way, and therefore, both in the liturgical journey (of Lent) and in the journey of the synod, the church does nothing other than enter ever more deeply and fully into the mystery of Christ the savior," the pope said in his message for Lent, which begins Feb. 22 for Latin-rit...

Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell of Los Angeles at Mass at the Southern California Renewal Communities convention on Aug. 31, 2018. / Courtesy of Southern California Renewal CommunitiesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 18, 2023 / 23:08 pm (CNA).Los Angeles Auxilary Bishop David OConnell, a popular priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for many years known for his work ministering to immigrants, the poor, and victims of gun violence in South LA, was shot and killed Saturday, authorities said.The s...

Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Angelus address on Feb. 19, 2023. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Feb 19, 2023 / 06:30 am (CNA).Instead of acting out of self-interest or convenience, the Lord challenges us to love others in excess "without calculation," Pope Francis said on Sunday.Speaking from the window of the Vaticans Apostolic Palace on Feb. 19, the pope reflected on what it means to "love your enemies," as Jesus commanded in Sundays Gospel."Brothers and sisters, t...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger at the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica on March 26, 2005, in Vatican City. / Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesDenver, Colo., Feb 19, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).Six lectures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were almost lost forever. But now, they have been collected in a new Ignatius Press book, "The Divine Project: Reflections on Creation and Church.""Its a wonderful summation of what God intends in creating us and redeeming us, in six lectures. Its j...

Virginia state capitol. / Realest Nature/shutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA).A Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee shot down a House-passed bill that would have required doctors to render medical care to an infant who is born alive after a botched abortion, which prevents the legislation from moving forward.The legislation, sponsored by Del. Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper, would have required any health care provider who performs or assists in an attempted ab...

Null / Stephen Kiers/ShutterstockBoston, Mass., Feb 17, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA).The Archdiocese of New York announced Wednesday that 12 of its schools will close at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, citing "detrimental" financial instability "due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.""It is never a good day when we announce closures to any of our beloved schools, but the goal is always to strengthen the remaining institutions and pre...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan. / Stephen Driscoll/CNABoston, Mass., Feb 17, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA).The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal that the bureaus Richmond division launched an investigation into "radical traditionalist" Catholics and their possible ties to "the far-right white nationalist movement.""Let me first be clear: Anyone who espouses racism or promotes violence is rejec...

Father Cosimo Damiano Muratori. / Credit: Sanctuary Of The Servant Of God Odorico D AndreaCNA Newsroom, Feb 17, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA).The Nicaraguan dictatorship led by President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has expelled Italian priest Cosimo Damiano Muratori from the country after the priest called the 26 years and four months prison sentence for Bishop Rolando Álvarez a "historic action."Father Muratori "intervened in an insulting manner in m...

Null / ElenaR/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2023 / 17:36 pm (CNA).A lawsuit is seeking to rescind a $250,000 grant that the Albuquerque City Council awarded to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. The plantiffs claim that the funding constitutes a "donation," which the lawsuit says is in violation of the New Mexico Constitution."Politicians cant use taxpayer money like their personal piggy bank," Daniel Suhr, the managing attorney at the Liberty Justice...

A statue of Blessed Stanley Rother at the new shrine in his honor in Oklahoma City. / Alan Holdren/EWTN NewsSt. Louis, Mo., Feb 17, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).Stanley Rother, born a simple Oklahoma farm boy, became a Catholic priest and volunteered to serve the poor as a missionary in Guatemala in 1968. Thirteen years later, a group of armed men shot him to death in his rectory.Four decades on, with thousands in attendance and amid a resounding, angelic choir, the archbishop of Oklahoma City dedicate...