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Pope Francis warns of polarization, cites Trump attack in address to diplomats — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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BREAKING: Court strikes down Biden’s Title IX ‘gender identity’ rule nationwide — By: Catholic News Agency

Breaking News / CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 9, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). A Department of Education rule to ban discrimination against a person’s self-asserted “gender identity” in K–12 schools and colleges was blocked nationwide by a federal court in Kentucky on Thursday, Jan. 9. The court’s decision to strike down the rule is being hailed…

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‘Families who have lost everything’: Los Angeles Archdiocese responds to deadly wildfires — By: Catholic News Agency

A large sycamore tree and a chimney are seen at the remains of the home of parishioners from St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of St. Monica Catholic Church CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Archdiocesan officials and local Church leaders…

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As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo. / Credit: Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 9, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). On Friday, Jan. 10, according to Venezuelan law, the new president of the republic who won the July 28, 2024, election for the 2025–2031 term must be sworn in.  While the country’s National Electoral…

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