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Cardinal José Luis Lacunza resigned as bishop of the Diocese of David in Panama Feb. 15, 2024, two weeks after his disappearance that has not yet been explained. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI PrensaACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).The Vatican Press Office reported Feb. 15 that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán as bishop of the Diocese of David in Panama, two weeks after his yet-to-be-explained disappearance, and named Father Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra as his successor.The appointment occurs a few days before Lacunza turns 80 on Feb. 24, the day on which he will cease to be an elector in a possible conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor should he die or resign.The Panamanian Bishops' Conference published a statement Feb. 15 expressing their "gratitude to Cardinal José Luis Lacunza and welcoming the designated bishop of the Diocese of David," noting that the Holy Father accepted the resignation of the cardinal "after ...
Father Patrick Pullicino, an English Catholic priest and neurologist, has been vindicated after being investigated by a UK medical regulation agency for giving his expert opinion in an emergency end-of-life case. / Credit: Christian ConcernCNA Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA).Father Patrick Pullicino, an English Catholic priest and neurologist, has been vindicated after being investigated by a U.K. medical regulation agency for giving his expert opinion in an emergency end-of-life case in which he called for further tests before cutting off a hospitalized man's nutrition and hydration.The man, referred to as "RS," ultimately died in 2020 amid legal battles between his family and the hospital over his fate. But shortly after the man's death, a complaint was brought against Pullicino by a euthanasia activist in 2021 accusing the priest of bias because of his Catholic and "pro-life values," according to Christian Concern, the advocacy organization that defended the priest...
The second floor of St. Peter the Apostle Church in San José del Monte in the Philippines collapsed during Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 14, 2024. / Credit: Public Information Office of San José del MonteACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 18:10 pm (CNA).The balcony floor of a Catholic church in the Philippines collapsed during Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 14, leaving one woman dead and dozens injured.According to the Public Information Office (PIO) of the city of San José del Monte in the Philippine province of Bulacan, around 7 a.m. local time the balcony of St. Peter the Apostle Church collapsed, creating fear and chaos among the faithful attending the Mass on the first day of Lent.According to the PIO, witnesses heard a loud noise and then screams from the people who fell from the balcony and from some who were on the first floor, all participating in the Mass.This photo shows a general view of a partially collapsed balcony inside St. Peter the Apostle Church in San Jose del Monte,...
null / Photo by Patrick Thomas / ShutterstockACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).In a Feb. 14 statement, the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference expressed its profound concern and disagreement with the Constitutional Court's recent decision to decriminalize euthanasia in the country."Human life is sacred and inviolable. Any complicity with death ends up being paid for by the weakest and most vulnerable. A society that does not defend them is condemned to the greatest manipulations and the worst tragedies. It is diabolical to want to defend life by giving a homicide a legal framework," the bishops said.On Feb. 7, the country's highest court declared Article 144 of the Penal Code to be constitutional in general (conditional constitutionality) but made an exception for euthanasia under certain conditions. The article punishes causing a person to die under various circumstances (i.e., not first degree murder) with prison sentences of 10 to 13 years. According to the cou...
Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. / Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesCNA Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 14:50 pm (CNA).Following a shooting in downtown Kansas City yesterday afternoon during a packed Super Bowl victory rally, nearly two dozen people were injured and one person, so far, is confirmed dead. The lone fatality so far, according to local news reports, was Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a local radio DJ and a parishioner at Sacred Heart-Guadalupe Parish in Kansas City. Police in a news conference Thursday said initial investigations pointed to a dispute between people that ended in gunfire, with no apparent links to terrorism. They identified the single deceased victim as "Elizabeth Galvan," 43. Lopez-Galvan's employer, KKFI 90.1 FM, had the day before announced her death in a Facebook post. The victim hosted a music program on the station called "...
St. Matthew Catholic Church appears gutted by fire, allegedly set by government soldiers, in eastern Myanmar on June 15, 2022. / Credit: Screenshot from KNDF Facebook videoCNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).A humanitarian aid group has warned of a rise in violence against the persecuted Christian minority amid the bloody civil war in Myanmar. At the same time, there are signs of hope, a project leader for Christian Solidarity International (CSI) told CNA Deutsch, CNA's German-language news partner. "Violence against Christian communities has increased enormously since the military regime ended the short-lived hybrid government agreement," Selina Biedermann said, highlighting the dire situation of what the U.N.'s chief investigator for Myanmar has called "systematic violence" following the 2021 coup.Biedermann detailed the intensifying suppression faced by Christians, who mostly hail from ethnic minorities like the Karen, the Chin, and the Kayin."Like the Rohingya ...
Icon of the 21 Martyrs of Libya. / Credit: Image courtesy of Tony Rezk, via tonyrezk.blogspot.comRome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2024 / 09:03 am (CNA).The relics of 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya will be venerated in St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday evening at an ecumenical prayer service marking their first official feast day in the Catholic Church.The evening vespers at the Vatican will commemorate the ninth anniversary of the martyrdom of the 21 Coptic Orthodox men who were beheaded by the Islamic State on a beach in Sirte, Libya, on Feb. 15, 2015.Pope Francis added the 21 Coptic martyrs to the Roman Martyrology, the Church's official list of saints, last May as he met with the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II.Cardinal Kurt Koch, the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, will preside over the ecumenical prayer at 5 p.m. in the Choir Chapel of St. Peter's Basilica. A Coptic choir will provide the music for the liturgy....
A 40 Days for Life prayer vigil. / Credit: 40 Days for LifeCNA Staff, Feb 14, 2024 / 17:25 pm (CNA).The 40 Days for Life campaign is inviting others to join in 40 days of prayer during the Lenten season for an end to abortion starting today, Feb. 14.The international 40-day campaign seeks to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and peaceful all-day vigils outside of abortion facilities, according to the group's website.Starting on Feb. 14, the beginning of Lent, and ending on March 24, Palm Sunday, individuals can take part in prayer vigils happening outside of abortion facilities in their local communities.The campaign aims to have participants hold prayer vigils nonstop, around the clock, for the 40-day, 960-hour period. "It is a peaceful and educational presence. Those who are called to stand witness during this 24-hour-a-day presence send a powerful message to the community about the tragic reality of abortion. It also serves as a call t...
A monastic community prays the Lord's Prayer. / Credit: DeClausura FoundationACI Prensa Staff, Feb 14, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).The DeClausura Foundation in Spain has launched a campaign to promote prayer during the liturgical season of Lent with the theme "Slow Down. Stop. Pray" as part of the Year of Prayer declared by Pope Francis.To help people draw closer to God during Lent, close to 100 convents and cloistered monasteries throughout Spain will open the doors of their churches on the third Thursday of Lent, March 7, at 7 p.m.It will be a special opportunity for the faithful to join in the communal prayers of various cloistered communities in almost all Spanish provinces.The religious orders participating include the Poor Clares, Franciscan Conceptionists, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance, Discalced Carmelites, Augustinians, Colettine Poor Clares, Cistercians, Brigettines, Benedictines, Canonesses, Visitation Sisters, Dominicans, Mercedarians, Jeronimites, and Comendadoras...
Diocese of Brooklyn priest Monsignor Kieran Harrington resigned from his position as the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States after an allegation against him of "inappropriate conduct with an adult" was substantiated, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly YouTubeWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 14, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA).Monsignor Kieran Harrington has resigned his position as the national director of The Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States (TPMS US) after the Diocese of Brooklyn found "sufficient proof" of "inappropriate behavior with an adult," which he has since admitted to.The Diocese of Brooklyn's Adult Allegation Committee (AAC) investigated Harrington after it received an allegation of "inappropriate conduct" on March 6, 2023. The committee found "sufficient proof" to support the allegation but did not disclose any specifics about the conduct. In a statement provided to CNA, Harrington admitted th...
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