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Pope Francis greets members of the international Catholic movement Communion and Liberation in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 15, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2024 / 14:57 pm (CNA). Pope Francis in an audience last week with the president of Communion and Liberation (CL) reportedly told the leader not to “look at your…
Panelists speak at the event “Towards the Abolition of Surrogacy: Preventing the Exploitation and Commodification of Women and Children,” held by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. / Credit: Permanent Mission of the Holy See CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The…
Pope Francis gives a blessing to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his general audience on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jun 19, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). Pope Francis said Wednesday there are Psalms to fit any need and that they should be learned by heart and repeated…
Pilgrims kneel in adoration at a World Youth Day event in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The event was hosted by the U.S. bishops’ conference and featured a talk by Bishop Robert Barron culminating in a eucharistic procession and Holy Hour. / Credit: Claudette Jerez/EWTN News video screen shot CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2024 /…
Venerable Augustus Tolton. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). On June 19, the United States commemorates the anniversary of the 1865 order that gave freedom to enslaved African Americans in Texas, issued two months after the Civil War ended. More commonly known as “Juneteenth,” it became a federal…
Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 19, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights…
An 1889 rendition by architects Bullard & Bullard of the National Emancipation Monument proposed for Springfield, Illinois (Library of Congress), superimposed on a 34-star U.S. flag dating to the Civil War. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons National Catholic Register, Jun 19, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the liberation of Black…
The flag of Colombia. / Politicnico Grancolombiano Departamento de Comunicaciones via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). The bishops of the dioceses located in the Valle del Cauca district of Colombia have demanded that armed groups stop their actions that continue to cause more deaths in the…
null / Credit: ADragan/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:08 pm (CNA). A Texas doctor has been indicted for allegedly breaking federal law after he accessed patient records as part of an exposé into child transgender surgeries. In 2022, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston announced that it would cease performing transgender procedures on minors,…
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the East Room at the White House on June 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The head of…
