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null / Credit: Darthennode/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 31, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and the first day of the new year, the Catholic Church offers the opportunity to obtain plenary indulgences as a sign of God’s mercy and the desire for sanctification of all her members. A plenary…
The Syrian town of Maaloula. / Credit: Valery Shanin/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Dec 31, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). In the weeks since Syria’s government was overthrown, the Christians of Maaloula, a historic town in western Syria known for its Christian heritage, have been living with an intensifying fear for their safety, exacerbated by a recent…
Participants pray during a peace walk in Baltimore promoted by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. / Credit: Yvonne Wenger CNA Staff, Dec 31, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore gathered on Monday night to participate in an interfaith community prayer service in the city memorializing victims of…
Pope Francis on Dec. 29, 2024, appointed Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari as new bishop of the Diocese of Tarlac in the Philippines. / Credit: Diegohanyu16/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0 Vatican City, Dec 31, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday appointed Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari as the new bishop of the Diocese of Tarlac in the Philippines….
Bishop Carlos Herrera is president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua. / Credit: Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 31, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Expelled last month by the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, the bishop who serves as president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference thanked…
St. Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix. / Credit: Sarunyu L/Shutterstock CNA Deutsch, Dec 31, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Two of Arizona’s Catholic bishops joined last week with a group of other Christian leaders in the state to express their “grave concern” over “the threat of mistreatment of undocumented persons who are our neighbors and contribute…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on April 7, 2012. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Dec 31, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Cardinal Kurt Koch celebrated a pontifical Mass at the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the pope emeritus’ death. The pope from Bavaria, who…
Eucharistic Adoration at Lucas Oil Stadium during the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, July 17-21, 2024. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA CNA Staff, Dec 31, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). 2024 was filled with memorable and impactful moments for Catholics around the world. The faithful witnessed the beauty of Jesus in the Eucharist crisscrossing the United…
Ascension’s new podcast “The Rosary in a Year” with Father Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, begins Jan. 1, 2025. / Credit: Ascension CNA Staff, Dec 31, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). First came “The Bible in a Year,” then “The Catechism in a Year” — now comes “The Rosary in a Year,” Ascension’s newest podcast that will…
Pope Francis prays at his general audience Dec. 20, 2023, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 31, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has released the Holy Father’s list of prayer intentions for the year 2025. Every month, Pope Francis asks Catholics…
