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Daiana Guspero and Massimiliano Varrese dance tango in the plaza outside Gemelli Hospital on March 16, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Daiana Guspero Vatican City, Mar 17, 2025 / 21:00 pm (CNA). A group of tango enthusiasts, the emblematic dance of Pope Francis’ homeland, gathered in the plaza in front of Gemelli Hospital on Sunday…
Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons Lima Newsroom, Mar 17, 2025 / 15:25 pm (CNA). The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his “co-president” and wife, Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua continues to persecute the Catholic Church and other Christian communities. The regime is now keeping Catholic priests under surveillance, checking their cellphones, and demanding…
null / Credit: Gil C/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 17, 2025 / 16:10 pm (CNA). Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of heavily vandalizing and defacing the interior of a Catholic parish in Wichita, Kansas, over the weekend. According to the Wichita Police Department, officers responded to a reported burglary at St. Patrick Parish on…
While Church leaders are yet to comment, ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, has confirmed media reports that tensions have increased between Ethiopia and Eritrea of late, resulting in rumors of war. / Credit: Ethiopia Catholic Secretariat ACI Africa, Mar 17, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Tension is brewing in Ethiopia’s northernmost territory, the…
At dawn on March 17, 2025, a group of Christians gather around St. Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick, County Down, in Ireland to pray the Lord’s Prayer 100 times for peace and unity. / Credit: Siobhán Brennan Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mar 17, 2025 / 13:40 pm (CNA). Inspired by St. Patrick’s “Confessions,” in which the patron…
Attendees visit vendors at the Diocese of Arlington’s 2025 “From Inclusion to Belonging Conference.” / Credit: Porto Charities Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 17, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Families whose children have disabilities and Catholics with disabilities were welcomed by the Diocese of Arlington March 15 to the fourth annual “From Inclusion to Belonging Conference”…
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Aug. 10, 2023. / Credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mar 17, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Four former police officers have taken legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for anti-Catholic discrimination. The PSNI is the third-largest police…
The first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on February 14, 2025. / Credit: Holy See Press Office Lima Newsroom, Mar 16, 2025 / 15:21 pm (CNA). The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14. “This morning, Pope Francis…
The head of Kočani Hospital, pictured above, said most of the fire victims being treated are aged between 14 to 25 years old, many of whom suffered burns and carbon monoxide poisoning. / Credit: Dandarmkd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Mar 16, 2025 / 14:04 pm (CNA). Pope Francis prays for victims…
In his message on March 16, 2025, the Holy Father particularly thanked his medical team and all people who, through their dedicated work, shine the light of God’s infinite life in hospitals and places of care. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Mar 16, 2025 / 09:43 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday expressed…
