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The heads of Churches and their representatives in Syria meet the de facto leader. / Credit: Add Alsama/Facebook ACI MENA, Jan 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As Syria navigates a transitional phase, questions abound regarding the Church’s role in shaping the new Syrian nation. Has the picture become any clearer after the meeting between…
A statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Seton Legacy Garden at the Seton Shrine in Maryland. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Seton Shrine CNA Staff, Jan 4, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, whose feast is celebrated on Jan. 4, led a bold and faith-filled life, which led to…
Religious sisters mingle at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quinones/CNA Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan 3, 2025 / 19:35 pm (CNA). Next year’s SEEK Conference is scheduled to be held in Denver; Columbus, Ohio; and Fort Worth, Texas, the annual Catholic event announced this week. Denver is the…
The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus. / Credit: nastya_krii/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Father Henrykh Akalatovich was sentenced on Dec. 30 in Belarus to 11 years in prison for “high treason,” a charge that President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime applies…
null / Credit: vmargineanu/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). A religious sister who ministered in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City died in a car accident Thursday afternoon after running off a rural highway northwest of the city, according to local news reports. Sister Veronica Higgins of the Carmelite Sisters of St….
Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People on Jan. 3, 2025, in Clementine Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 15:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday welcomed a group of children and young people from the Italian Union…
null / Credit: Orhan Cam/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 3, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). The Catholic representation in the 119th Congress grew slightly from the previous Congress to just over 28% of the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, according to a report from the Pew Research Center. A small majority of…
Thousands gather for the opening Mass of the SEEK25 conference held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2–5, 2025. / Credit: Migi Fabara/EWTN Washington D.C., Jan 3, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). The Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ (FOCUS) SEEK conference is now officially underway in Salt Lake City and at its first-ever regional conference, held in Washington, D.C.,…
null / Credit: Sasapin Kanka|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA). Ascension’s latest podcast, “The Rosary in a Year,” topped the Apple Podcast charts after its release on Jan. 1. The latest “In a Year” podcast landed ahead of other popular podcasts including “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Dateline,” and “The Daily.” This…
Part of the roof of San Luis Obispo Church in the town of Calkiní located north of the Campeche, the capital of the Mexican state of the same name, collapsed on Dec. 29, 2024. No injuries were reported. / Credit: Civil Protection Secretariat of Campeche ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 10:55 am (CNA)….
