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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…
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 9, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). At the height of World War II, as the Allies coordinated their strategy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suggested involving…
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…
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…
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…
Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino at the booth for the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Before Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino became a religious sister…
Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked evacuations as “life-threatening” winds whipped the region. / Credit: David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images Seattle, Wash., Jan 8, 2025 / 21:58 pm (CNA). A raging wildfire in the…
Students at St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, Maine. / Credit: Courtesy of Becket CNA Staff, Jan 8, 2025 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Catholic parents who live in rural Maine — far from any public schools — are challenging a state law that excludes most faith-based schools from Maine’s rural tuition assistance program. Maine’s tuition assistance…
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 8, 2025 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, in a letter addressed to clergy, religious, and faithful announced the launch of a multiyear “pastoral conversion” plan for the archdiocese based on the…
A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/EWTN News Lima Newsroom, Jan 8, 2025 / 14:40 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced the launch of its annual collection in support of the Church’s…
