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The Sacred Heart of Jesus. / Credit: Unidentified painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Spain’s bishops are speaking out after the host of a new year’s countdown on Spanish public television showed during the broadcast a picture with the face of the mascot of a…
The opening Mass of SEEK25 in Salt Lake City took place the night of New Year’s Day on the feast of Mary, Mother of God. The hymn “Sing of Mary” rang out as well over 100 priests processed through the main hall, including Salt Lake City’s Bishop Oscar Solis, who gave the homily. / Credit:…
null / Credit: Orhan Cam/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 2, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden will award a pro-abortion activist and two same-sex marriage proponents with the Presidential Citizens Medal — one of the highest civilian awards an American can receive. The medal is awarded to Americans who “have performed exemplary deeds…
Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala in Nigeria. The priest, who was ordained in 2015, was reportedly murdered on Dec. 26, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Nnewi ACI Africa, Jan 2, 2025 / 13:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese…
A sign for the Allstate Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame is seen outside the Louisiana Superdome after at least 15 people were killed on Bourbon Street in a terror attack in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2025, in New Orleans. The game was postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 2. /…
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims and visitors gathered for the Angelus on Dec. 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Jan 2, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of January is for the right to an education. “Today we’re experiencing an…
Pope Francis on April 25, 2023, appointed Bishop Timothy Senior as bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. / Credit: Archdiocese of Philadelphia CNA Staff, Jan 2, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). Harrisburg Bishop Timothy Senior is urging Catholics to combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania and beyond, calling on elected leaders to address the crisis…
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jan 2, 2025 / 09:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis offered his condolences after 15 people were killed in New Orleans when a U.S. Army veteran drove a pickup truck with…
null / Credit: perfectlab/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Australian lawmakers sent shockwaves around the world recently by passing a law — the first of its kind in the world — that will ban children under age 16 from common social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok. The Online…
Pilgrims cross the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A jubilee is one of the most significant events of the Catholic Church that occurs only every 25 years. With the beginning of the…
