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St. Moses the Black, a fourth-century saint who left a life of crime and became a monk. / Credit: Fundación La Buena Noticia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A fourth-century monk who became a revered saint in both the east and west will be the…
The liturgical procession outside the Freiburg Cathedral on Nov. 17, 2024, where Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, presided over the beatification Mass Father Max Josef Metzger. Metzger was a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work. / Courtesy of…
The Valley of the Fallen. / Credit: Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock Madrid, Spain, Apr 5, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Bishop Francisco César García Magán, stated Friday that the 492-foot cross at the Valley of the Fallen, the world’s tallest, will remain standing as part…
Papal nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre (center) leads a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA’s new advocacy office on Capitol Hill on Friday, April 4, 2025. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington D.C., Apr 5, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (SVdP) celebrated the opening…
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool, England / Chowells / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.5) CNA Newsroom, Apr 5, 2025 / 07:36 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Sherrington as the new Archbishop of Liverpool. Sherrington replaces Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P., who submitted his resignation after serving the archdiocese since 2014….
St. Veronica. / Credit: Bernardo Strozzi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Apr 5, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil,” a cloth that, according to tradition, was used to wipe the face of Jesus on his way…
Deacon Johnny Al-Daoud celebrates his release from captivity in Syria on March 2, 2025, with family and friends. / Credit: St. Michael’s Church – Maskana Parish ACI MENA, Apr 5, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). On the morning of Sunday, March 2, without any prior notice, Johnny Fouad Dawoud, a deacon in the Syriac Catholic…
The Vatican flag. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). What does the flag of Vatican City look like? What should it look like? Beyond the recognizable general design of the yellow-and-white flag with the crossed keys on its right side representing the papacy, most Catholics — even if…
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives outside Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment, Sept. 3, 2021. / Credit: Andrew Bukuras/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 4, 2025 / 19:20 pm (CNA). The following is a timeline of important dates from the McCarrick Report and elsewhere regarding abuse allegations against recently deceased former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Published by…
Matt Vallière (at left), executive director of the Patients Rights Action Fund, and Inclusion Canada CEO Krista Carr (at right) discuss opposition to assisted suicide at a Religion News Association panel moderated by EWTN News President Montse Alvarado (center) on April 4, 2025. / Credit: Ken Oliver/CNA Washington D.C., Apr 4, 2025 / 19:52 pm…
