Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee. / Credit: Iberian Province of the Discalced Carmelites ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Iberian Province of the Discalced Carmelites is preparing to celebrate the jubilee year of St. John of the Cross, marking the 300th anniversary of his canonization…
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Above: Prague Castle, the ancient seat of Bohemian dukes and kings, Roman kings and emperors, and after 1918 the office of the Czechoslovak and Czech presidents On December 4, 1875, Rainer Maria Rilke was born in Prague, a city that, at the time, was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire—an irony for the man who would…
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Bishop Raimo Goyarrola, the only Catholic bishop in Finland, speaks with CNA in Houston in November 2025 on a fundraising trip for his “mission” Church. / Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA Houston, Texas, Dec 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The bishop of Helsinki in Finland, Raimo Goyarrola, the only Catholic bishop in the Nordic country that…
La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, Chile. / Credit: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Chileans are preparing to go to the polls once again to elect their president. Following the general elections, two candidates will be vying to replace the current…
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Last month, Pope Leo XIV revealed his four favorite films. This can give us some insight into the shy new pontiff, who is still a bit of a mystery. The oldest film with the papal bull of approval is 1946’s It’s a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra. George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, lives…
On January 16, 2019, 130 acres of rural North Carolina land near Raleigh were purchased by Carolina Murugan Temple (CMT). A month prior, their plans to build the largest Hindu statue in North America were approved by the county. Under construction now, CMT plans to build a 155-foot-tall statue, which will sit on a 35-foot…
