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Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei. / Credit: Courtesy of Opus Dei CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). Founded on Oct. 2, 1928, by Spanish priest Father Josemaría Escrivá, Opus Dei was a movement borne of Escrivá’s vision to help lay Catholics understand the baptismal calling of holiness and evangelization. The priest…
null / Credit: Petra Homeier/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). During the month of October, the Catholic Church celebrates guardian angels. Guardian angels are instruments of providence who help protect their charges from suffering serious harm and assist them on the path of salvation. It is a teaching of the Church…
On the eve of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, that the Catholic Church must first acknowledge its sins and ask for forgiveness before it can be credible in carrying out the mission Jesus Christ entrusted to his Church. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City,…
Newly inaugurated President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum. / Credit: Government of Mexico Puebla, Mexico, Oct 1, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). On the occasion of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s Oct. 1 inauguration as president of Mexico, the Catholic Church made several requests to the new government, in particular issuing a call for “the dominance of organized…
null / Credit: liseykina/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of Georgia have called a court’s ruling that a law protecting life beginning at six weeks is unconstitutional a “terrible step backwards” and have asked the faithful to respond through “prayer and action.” The ruling, issued in the state…
“Approximately 1 in 7 Christians [more than 365 million people] are subject to significant levels of persecution on the basis of religious beliefs. The number of attacks against Christian churches and property increased significantly in 2023, with more Christians than ever suffering violent attacks,” said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his Sept….
Pope Francis presides at the penitential celebration ahead of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at St. Peter’s Basilica, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of October is for a shared Catholic mission….
A child clings to a Caritas Lebanon aid worker. An ongoing military escalation between Hezbollah and Israel has resulted in a massive displacement crisis. The situation is dire, affecting many regions in Lebanon. / Credit: Caritas Lebanon ACI MENA, Oct 1, 2024 / 14:35 pm (CNA). An ongoing military escalation between Hezbollah and Israel has…
Cardinal Timothy Dolan. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2024 / 12:20 pm (CNA). New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week said the archdiocese’s longtime insurer is “attempting to evade their legal and moral contractual obligation” to pay out financial claims to sex abuse victims, with the archdiocese launching a lawsuit against…
Bishops process into St. Peter’s Basilica for the closing Mass of the first assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 1, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA). As the Church kicks off the second session of the Synod on Synodality this week, it’s helpful to understand…
