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The historic city of Aleppo, Syria. / Credits: STEPANOV ILYA/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). Catholic Church leaders in the U.S., Rome, and the Middle East have expressed cautious “hope” that the new regime in Syria will respect Christian communities after a lightning offensive this past week by Islamist rebel…
The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, recently announced that it has awarded $800,000 to recipients of its scholarship fund. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Papal Foundation Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for…
Lebanese Christians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8, 2024. / Credit: Jean Bou Assi ACI MENA, Dec 10, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA). In the wake of the Assad regime’s fall in Syria, the streets of Lebanon were alive with celebration. Church bells rang out as Lebanese Christians gathered…
Pope Francis speaks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi after Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, 2022. / Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi criticized Pope Francis for the Vatican’s deal with China regarding bishop appointments during an interview with the National…
Former Sistine Chapel choir director Monsignor Massimo Palombella leads the choir during a performance on May 9, 2018, in New York City. / Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for AEG CNA Staff, Dec 10, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). A pair of former Vatican officials has been found guilty of embezzlement and abuse of office as…
Ålesund, a port town on the west coast of Norway. / Credit: May_Lana/Shutterstock Oslo, Norway, Dec 10, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA). On Monday, the parish community of Our Lady’s Church in Ålesund, a port town on the west coast of Norway, gathered for a day of prayer dedicated to the unborn in the wake…
The flag of the European Union flying in Rome. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA Madrid, Spain, Dec 10, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has called on the European Union (EU) to appoint a coordinator for the fight against anti-Christian hatred in the same way it…
John Traynor is believed to be the first British Catholic to be cured at Lourdes. / Credit: Courtesy of Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA). The healing of a British World War I soldier at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France…
Cardinal Mykola Bychok is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic prelate. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 10, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Among the new crop of cardinals created by Pope Francis on Dec. 7, Cardinal Mykola Bychok, CSSR, stands out. He is the bishop of the Eparchy of Sts. Peter and Paul…
Pope Francis prays at the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Dec 10, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). On Dec. 7, in the 10th consistory of his pontificate, Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals. In addition to giving…
