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Archbishop of Barcelona and the president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain, Cardinal Juan José Omella y Omella, arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica for a penitential service for the Synod of Bishops presided by Pope Francis on Oct. 1, 2024, in Vatican City. / Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Vatican City, Oct 3, 2024 / 17:45…

Autistic Catholics is an online resource and support system that offers weekly meetings for Catholics on the autism spectrum. / Credit: Autistic Catholics CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Several Catholics have banded together to create a support system for Catholics on the autism spectrum. Autistic Catholics, an online resource and support…

Bombs strike southern Lebanon. / Credit: Aid to the Church in Need ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Some 9,000 Christians in three villages in southern Lebanon are in constant danger because of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, warned Sister Maya El Beaino, a nun of the Sacred Hearts of…

On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 3, 2024…

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela. / Credit: Eneas de Troya, Flickr Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 3, 2024 / 16:25 pm (CNA). The leader of the Chavista (socialist) dictatorship in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this week the beginning of the Christmas season in the country “as decreed” by his regime and despite strenuous objections from the Venezuelan…