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 /…

Pope Francis addresses members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See on Jan. 9, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 9, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors accredited to the Holy See to pursue a “diplomacy of…