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The newly ordained Bishop Frederik Hansen is presented to the congregation at St. Olav’s Cathedral in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Oslo / Katolsk.no / EWTN Oslo, Norway, Jan 18, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA). Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, ordained a Norwegian prelate as the…
Abbé Pierre, born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès in 1912, was a prominent French Catholic priest. He died in 2007. Allegations of sexual abuse were first publicly reported in 2024. / Studio Harcourt Paris / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0) CNA Newsroom, Jan 18, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The bishops of France on Friday formally requested…
Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guards as they prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jan 18, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). As millions of pilgrims are expected for the jubilee year in Rome, Pope Francis praised the patient service of the Swiss Guard…
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Benin ACI Africa, Jan 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have appealed for calm ahead of the West African country’s 2026 general elections. In a statement issued at the end of their four-day plenary assembly…
The Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center. / Credit: Father David Steffy CNA Staff, Jan 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed cautious optimism this week that pilgrims will be able to return to the region amid a new ceasefire and hostage release agreement in Gaza, which is expected to…
U.S. Supreme Court. / Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 17, 2025 / 19:00 pm (CNA). The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will determine whether parents have a right to opt their children out of public school coursework that promotes homosexuality, transgenderism, and sexual content. Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim…
null / Credit: XanderSt/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 17, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Friday that a federal ban on the popular Chinese-owned social media application TikTok could go into effect Sunday — but the future of the app remains uncertain as President-elect Donald Trump assumes office the following…
null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 17, 2025 / 17:35 pm (CNA). A federal judge in Texas ruled that three other states can join a case challenging online prescriptions of the abortion pill mifepristone. Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Amarillo, Texas, ruled Thursday that Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri can pursue legal action…
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, speaks with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Church, during his December 2024 visit to Gaza. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 17, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, believes the ceasefire agreement reached by…
Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2020. Trump was the first U.S. president to address in person the country’s biggest annual gathering of pro-life campaigners. / Credit: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 17, 2025 /…
