Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Society of Jesus, prepares to celebrate Mass at the Gesu in Rome on Oct. 15, 2016. / Credit: GC36 via Flickr ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 3, 2025 / 16:10 pm (CNA). The superior general of the Society of Jesus, Venezuelan priest Arturo Sosa, has convoked a meeting of…
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Five centuries ago, on a day perhaps much like today, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born, a figure whom Giuseppe Verdi hailed as “the true prince of sacred music and the eternal father of Italian music.”[1] At just eleven years old, Giovanni was already a choirboy at Rome’s Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, studying under…
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Religious sisters gather at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City, Jan. 3, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 15:40 pm (CNA). A newly released survey is pulling back the curtain on the men and women who professed perpetual vows this past year. Here’s a snapshot of those who made their final vows…
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An aerial view of tents installed at Sangam ahead of Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Jan. 7, 2025. / Credit: prabhat kumar verma/Shutterstock Bangalore, India, Feb 3, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has expressed condolences over the tragic death of at least 30 Hindu pilgrims and over…
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani is pictured here during a 2017 liturgical celebration in Lima, Peru. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa Lima Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 13:50 pm (CNA). A recent article published by the Spanish newspaper El País reported an accusation of alleged sexual abuse against Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani that supposedly occurred…
Pope Francis meets with members of a pilgrimage sponsored by the Scandinavian Bishops’ Conference on Feb. 3, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis said Monday that Blessed Carlo Acutis shows young people that “the fullness of…
