Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual procession on Jan. 9, 2025, in Manila, Philippines. The feast of the Black Nazarene is attended by millions of barefoot devotees and happens every Jan. 9. / Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA). The Black…

Pope Francis watches as performers put on a show at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Madrid, Spain, Jan 9, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). During the Jan. 8 general audience held in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Pope Francis…

null / Credit: GBJSTOCK|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Pro-life groups are criticizing a burgeoning effort to expand use of the abortion pill through pharmacist prescriptions, slamming what one advocate called an effort at “chipping away at medical standards for women.” A pilot program launched this month in Washington state has trained pharmacists to prescribe…

The papal ambassador to Jordan, Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, and Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Lina Annab speak at a press conference in Amman, Jordan, about the new exhibit “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity,” which will open at the Vatican on Jan. 31, 2025. / Credit: ACI MENA ACI MENA, Jan 9, 2025 /…