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Actress Noa Cohen as the Blessed Virgin Mary in Netflix’s new film “Mary.” / Credit: Netflix CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A new movie from Netflix about the Blessed Virgin Mary has received mixed reviews, with some Catholics on social media criticizing the film’s depiction of Mary and the kind of…
Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi after a Mass held at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 12, 2024, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. / Credit: Migi Fabara/CNA Washington D.C., Dec 12, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Catholic members of Congress and staff gathered inside the U.S. Capitol this morning for a…
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 12, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). “Do not be afraid, am I not here, I who am your mother?” This is the message of Our Lady of…
The State House in Concord, New Hampshire. / Credit: yegorovnick/Shutterstock Boston, Mass., Dec 12, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). A Satanic display erected near a Christmas Nativity scene on city property near the New Hampshire State House has been removed after sustaining damage in multiple attacks. It wasn’t clear mid-week whether organizers will erect a…
The Virgin of Guadalupe in the new Basilica / Photo credit: David Ramos / ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, Dec 12, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Between Dec. 8–12, an estimated 12 million pilgrims are expected to have visited the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. In total, the number is expected to…
Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 12, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan….
null / Credit: BUTENKOV ALEKSEI/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). Euthanasia continues to be a major driver of deaths in Canada, with the latest government figures showing another double-digit increase in Canadian citizens opting to end their lives under the country’s national suicide law. Health Canada’s fifth annual medical assistance in dying…
Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Dec. 12, 2024, for discussions focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and prospects for peace in the Holy Land. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Dec 12, 2024 / 11:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on…
null / Credit: MargJohnsonVA/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2024 / 11:25 am (CNA). The United Kingdom’s ban on children receiving puberty-blocking drugs to facilitate a gender transition is now permanent, according to an announcement from the country’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). In a Dec. 11 statement, the DHSC wrote that the “emergency…
The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024 and are asking all citizens to “go on with life without becoming discouraged” and to be witnesses of hope. / Credit: Courtesy of Latin American Conference of Bishops (CELAM) ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 08:00…
