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Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 7, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA).The Catholic cardinal of Quebec said Tuesday that pastors are to be shepherds who help their people grow in a relationship with Jesus Christ, not "the boss" or manager of laypeople.Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix spoke at a Feb. 14 press conference previewing a three-day Vatican meeting on how to improv...

Null / K I Photography/ShutterstockDenver, Colo., Feb 14, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA).Pro-life advocates who visited the National Archives Museum last month have filed a lawsuit charging that staff at the museum told them to remove any pro-life clothing or leave."All of our clients were told by National Archives employees that they had to take off their religious, pro-life apparel or leave the museum," Jordan Sekulow, an attorney and executive director of the American Center for Law and Just...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is monitored by police in early August 2022. / Photo credit: Diocese of MatagalpaDenver, Colo., Feb 14, 2023 / 16:52 pm (CNA).The U.S. government must seek the release of Nicaraguas Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos, sentenced to 26 years in prison for religious freedom advocacy. That is the urgent message from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)."We are appalled that Bishop Álvarez will now serve 26 years in prison f...

South Dakota state capitol / oleprophoto/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 16:32 pm (CNA).South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation that will prohibit doctors from prescribing drugs or performing surgeries on minors that are intended to transition the child into a gender that is different from his or her sex. "South Dakotas kids are our future," Noem said in a statement. "With this legislation, we are protecting kids from harmful, permanent medical ...

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Null / Sidney de Almeida / ShutterstockWashington D.C., Feb 14, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA).Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta dedicated and blessed his archdioceses newest chapel while on his way to catch a flight Monday.Airline workers and travelers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence of Christ thanks to the efforts of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airports chaplains and the cooperation of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.Located in t...

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 12, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 07:50 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Wednesday created a new independent supervisory commission for the Diocese of Rome.The commission will meet once a month and report directly to the pope in a yearly meeting.The oversight committee is part of the popes reform of the governance of the Rome Diocese, a reorganization that centralizes more of the dioceses activities under his authority.In a document ...

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke offers Mass in Rome at his titular church, the Holy Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Parish, on Feb. 5, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).After Nigeria was recognized as having the highest Mass attendance in the world, the African nations youngest cardinal has shared some of the secrets behind his countrys vibrant sacramental life.A recent study found that 94% of Nigerias 30 million Catholics say they attend Mass at least weekly...

Pope Francis at his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 05:15 am (CNA).The Vatican is joining the Italian government and NGOs in sending help to the suffering people of Turkey and Syria.According to Vatican News, Pope Francis has provided 10,000 thermal shirts for people who do not have adequate shelter in Turkey and Syria.The pope has also sent financial aid to Syria through the countrys apostolic nunciature, Vatican almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski t...

Null / cgstock/ShutterstockSt. Louis, Mo., Feb 14, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego announced last week that the diocese is considering declaring bankruptcy due to the "staggering" legal costs of responding to 400 new lawsuits brought during a three-year statewide expansion of the statute of limitations for child abuse cases."Bankruptcy would provide a pathway for ensuring that the assets of the diocese will be used equitably to compensate all victims of ...