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An estimated 7,000 people gathered to celebrate the beatification of Patriarch Estephan Douaihy on Aug. 2, 2024, in Bkerké, Lebanon. / Credit: Marwan Semaan/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Aug 5, 2024 / 14:28 pm (CNA). In a ceremony that blended centuries-old tradition with new hope, the Maronite Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Patriarch Estephan Douaihy…
Protesters attempt to enter the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, which is housing asylum seekers, on Aug. 4, 2024, in Rotherham, United Kingdom. / Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 14:58 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of the United Kingdom are praying for peace amid rioting sparked by the tragic stabbing of…
Cardinal Seán O’Malley and Archbishop-elect Richard Henning. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA; Diocese of Rockville Centre CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop Richard Henning as the archbishop of Boston as longtime Archbishop Cardinal Sean O’Malley is retiring at age 80. The Vatican said in…
Father Kevin Lenius, a priest from the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, takes part in the “Concert for Life” playing the electric violin. / Credit: JC Orillion CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Six Catholic priests from across the United States will be coming together Aug. 6–9 to take part in the…
null / Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Members of the United States Congress are demanding immediate answers after the U.S. State Department admitted a $500,000 grant the agency awarded to a humanist group may have been misused to promote atheism in Nepal and Asia under the…
null / Credit: TippaPatt/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2024 / 16:40 pm (CNA). In a new letter released Sunday, Pope Francis touts the benefits of reading literature for priests and all those seeking to enrich their lives as Christian believers. Though he said his letter was originally intended for men receiving priestly formation, he said…
Opposition supporters attend the ‘Ganó Venezuela’ opposition protest on Aug. 3, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro was declared as the winner of the 2024 presidential election over his rival, Edmundo Gonzalez. The result has been questioned by the opposition and internationally. / Credit: Jesus Vargas/Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2024…
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Angelus address on Aug. 4, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2024 / 10:03 am (CNA). During his first Angelus address of the month, Pope Francis asked his listeners on Sunday to seek the path of charity, “which keeps nothing…
Sister Pia Maria, third from left, and her fellow nuns of the Sisters of Mary Morning Star, a contemplative order near Waco, Texas. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Sister Pia Maria CNA Staff, Aug 4, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). When Sister Pia Maria first set foot in the maximum-security prison that houses Texas’ female…
Will Heller is a 21-year-old weightlifting phenom from Toledo, Ohio who now has his sights on becoming a Catholic priest. / Credit: Will Heller/USA Weightlifting/The U.P. Catholic CNA Staff, Aug 4, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Will Heller, a 21-year-old from Toledo, Ohio, is a two-time Junior National Medalist and All American, a state record…
