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Lee Edwares received the VOC Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom, at the opening of the Victims of Communism Museum, June 2022. This medal is the highest honor from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which he co-founded in 1994. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Spalding CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 14:37 pm (CNA). Author…
Pope Francis greets artists and participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert in the Clementine Hall on Dec. 14, 2024. / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Dec 14, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis called on musicians and artists to serve as “angels of peace” during his address to participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas…
Jack Traynor (next to child on first row) as a pilgrim to Lourdes in 1925, two years after his healing. / Credit: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). In 1944, Father Patrick O’Connor, an Irish priest and member of the Missionary Society of St….
null / Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). It’s that time of year again! With Christmas quickly approaching, you may still be looking for the perfect gift for people on your shopping list. We’ve compiled a list of Catholic businesses that sell unique gifts for anyone you’re shopping for…
Detail of a 1964 West German postage stamp showing Father Alfred Delp. / Credit: Zabanski/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). In the waning months of World War II, deep in the heart of Nazi Germany, a Catholic priest prayed in a prison cell, awaiting trial and a likely death sentence. The…
Pilgrims attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12, 2022, to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is launching a project to increase…
null / Credit: Djavan Rodriguez|Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago in a letter published this week in the archdiocesan newspaper urged Catholics to stand while receiving holy Communion and not make gestures that draw attention to oneself. In the letter, published in the Chicago Catholic,…
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission. / Credit: Catholic Charities Bureau CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by Catholic…
A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during a pro-life rally on March 25, 2023, in New York City. / Credit: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2024 / 18:40 pm (CNA). President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would not use his executive authority to restrict access to the abortion…
Pope Francis blessing a baby during a general audience. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA). The employees who work behind the walls of the smallest country in the world will now have a day care center for their children. According to the Vatican Governorate, this initiative represents a…
