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The moon was visible over St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, on the morning of Oct. 12. 2022. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Rome Newsroom, Nov 29, 2024 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Vatican’s chief prosecutor confirmed at a public event on Wednesday that despite prior denials, the Vatican does possess a confidential file on the disappearance…
Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin (left) and Bishop William Crean of Cloyne (Ireland) / Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Dublin, Ireland, Nov 29, 2024 / 08:10 am (CNA). As Ireland heads to the polls on Friday, respect for the dignity of human life is among the key issues highlighted for voters in a statement issued by…
Holy Hour celebration in southern Mexico’s San Cristobal de las Casas diocese. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas Puebla, Mexico, Nov 29, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Mexico’s bishops have issued a statement clarifying that there is no such thing as an approved “Mayan rite” of the Mass and that…
The Iraqi flag. / Credit: Alyaa99 / CC BY-SA 4.0 ACI MENA, Nov 29, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Recent attempts to amend Iraq’s Personal Status Law — a civil set of laws regarding family life — have sparked significant controversy. The proposed amendments pertain to issues such as the minimum marriage age for females,…
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archdiocese of Westminster. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA London, England, Nov 28, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has made a robust defense of the role of religion in the political debate about assisted suicide as members of parliament prepare to vote on…
Chiara Porro, Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, presents her credentials to Pope Francis Aug. 27, 2020. / Vatican Media/EWTN. Vatican City, Nov 28, 2024 / 08:04 am (CNA). Heading home after serving four and a half years in the Vatican as Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, Chiara Porro says she has seen a…
For committed Catholics, statistics like this come as no surprise. It’s the Gospel message in a bar-graph, the Cross in a pie-chart. / Credit: Diego Cervo / Shutterstock National Catholic Register, Nov 28, 2024 / 08:28 am (CNA). Some might be surprised to learn that religious work leads to greater personal fulfillment than any other…
Women holding hands in prayer. Stock image via Shutterstock. / null Madrid, Spain, Nov 28, 2024 / 07:30 am (CNA). The Spanish Bishops’ Conference has published a doctrinal note criticizing the practice of so-called “intergenerational healing” or “healing of the family tree” promoted by some Catholic priests. The doctrinal note was published in response to…
Pope Francis speaks to members of the International Theological Commission at the Vatican on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 28, 2024 / 06:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis told a group of theologians on Thursday he plans to visit Turkey for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025….
From left to right: Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Venerable Henriette Delille, Venerable Mother Mary Lange, Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, Servant of God Julia Greeley, Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman. / Credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons ; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Archdiocese of Denver,…
