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The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of September 2. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Sébastien Roussel Budapest, Hungary, Sep 4, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department…
In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama. / Credit: Gonzalo Bell/Shutterstock.com Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 4, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis delved into the perennially fraught issue of immigration policy last week when he criticized “those…
Pope Francis speaking next to Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Jakarta on Sep 4, 2024. / Vatican Accredited Media Personnel (VAMP) Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep 4, 2024 / 02:00 am (CNA). On Pope Francis’ first full day of public appearances in Indonesia on Wednesday,…
Pope Francis at the apostolic nunciature in Jakarta with refugee children. / Credit: Vatican Media Madrid, Spain, Sep 3, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has established certain habits over the years that have become beautiful traditions. One example is his custom of praying before the image of Our Lady Protection of the Roman…
This image grab made from an AFPTV video taken in Maiyanga village, in Bokkos local government, on December 27, 2023 shows families burying in a mass grave their relatives killed in deadly attacks conducted by armed groups in Nigeria’s central Plateau State. / Credit: Photo by KIM MASARA/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep…
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska. / Credit: Diocese of Lincoln CNA Staff, Sep 3, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, highlighted the tenets of Catholic education and the modern challenges facing educators in a pastoral letter on Tuesday. In his letter, “The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education: Developing…
null / Image credit: ADragan/Shutterstock Houston, Texas, Sep 3, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA). A U.S. district judge has placed a nationwide block on a Biden-Harris administration rule mandating that federally funded hospitals perform surgical interventions to alter the body’s appearance to mimic that of the opposite sex. This comes after Texas and Montana sued…
Bishop Emeritus Michael Cote of the Diocese of Norwich. / Credit: Diocese of Norwich St. Louis, Mo., Sep 3, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Bishop Michael R. Cote of the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, announced his retirement on Tuesday saying Pope Francis had accepted his resignation at the customary age of 75. Cote, originally from…
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, now President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks at the Holy See press office, Feb. 4, 2015. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA. CNA Newsroom, Sep 3, 2024 / 14:07 pm (CNA). Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, 79, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has written a new book entitled “Destinati alla vita,” which translates…
Lt. General Arthur J. Gregg (L) and President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Johnny C. Taylor Jr. attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 27th Annual Awards Gala at the Washington Hilton on November 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. / Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Thurgood Marshall College Fund CNA Staff, Sep 3,…
