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Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer on Sept. 1, 2024, the pope called for peace in the Holy Land, urging the release of the remaining hostages and humanitarian aid for the polio outbreak in Gaza. The pope also expressed his closeness to the people of Burkina Faso after…
St. John Paul II (1920-2005). / Credit: Itto Ogami via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9 as part of an 11-day, multi-country papal trip. But he won’t be the first pope to set…
Farm laborers tend to squash in a field on the outskirts of the central Californian town of Solvang on June 12, 2005. / Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urged the faithful to commit to “building together a society…
The Monastery of Gedono receives many guests, both Catholic and Muslim. The sisters have a guesthouse for priests, religious, and laypeople who come for a few days or a week of solitude and prayer. As many as 200 or 300 people attend Sunday Mass at the monastery. / Credit: Monastery of Gedono Rome Newsroom, Sep…
Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth. “Let us pray for the cry of…
The new section of the St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine, Illinois, will feature “winding walking trails, native plants, and a mixture of meadow and forest terrain.” / Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of Chicago CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the debut of a new…
Knights from several councils in Michigan join athletes from the Challenger Division of Clinton Valley Little League, which serves people with disabilities, for the June 15, 2024, dedication of McGivney Field, a new accessible baseball diamond at Neil Reid Park in Clinton Township. / Credit: Jonathan Francis CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2024 / 06:00 am…
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. president Donald Trump speaks at Trump Force 47 campaign headquarters on Aug. 26, 2024 in Roseville, Michigan. / Credit: Emily Elconin/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 30, 2024 / 19:02 pm (CNA). Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday that he will vote “no” on a broad pro-abortion amendment…
Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Aug 30, 2024 / 16:32 pm (CNA). The Vatican has affirmed that there are no objections to the 19th-century apparitions of Our Lady of Mercy at the Shrine…
null / Credit: Tati9/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 30, 2024 / 17:16 pm (CNA). At a campaign rally in Michigan on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced a new policy proposal that the government pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF) services. “Under the Trump administration your government will pay for or your insurance company…
