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Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 4, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 5, 2024 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis this week encouraged participants of the second International Congress of Confraternities and Brotherhoods to bring Christ “out into the streets so…
A demonstrator holds a sign opposing sex changes for minors at a rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors. / Credit: Migi Fabara/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2024 / 13:00…
Pro-abortion activists march in Mexico City on Nov. 26, 2024. / Credit: Congress of the State of Mexico Puebla, Mexico, Dec 5, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). Over the past six years, the legalization of abortion has accelerated rapidly in Mexico, with 19 of the country’s 32 states taking steps to decriminalize the deadly procedure….
null / Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock Vatican City, Dec 5, 2024 / 10:00 am (CNA). In October, Italy became the first country to ban surrogacy for its citizens both within and without its borders — a legal move that could be replicated in other nations, according to experts. “For us, Italy is an example to follow…
U.S. national and rainbow flags are pictured on the U.S. embassy in Moscow on June 30, 2022. / Credit: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). After his inauguration on Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump could reverse the promotion of gender ideology and abortion in the Department…
null / Credit: joshimerbin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Is the Bible — already the most widely printed book of all time — having a moment? As recently reported by the Wall Street Journal, Bible sales — across a variety of editions — rose 22% in the U.S. through the end…
Iraqi Christian youth gather at the Ankawa Youth Meeting in 2022. / Credits: Aid to the Church in Need ACI MENA, Dec 5, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). In a survey conducted between 2022 and 2024, ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, explored the views of young Iraqi Christians — mostly Catholics — across various…
The nave of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on Nov. 29, 2024. The cathedral is set to reopen with a planned weekend of ceremonies on Dec. 7–8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire that ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. / Credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Dec 5,…
Opponents of transgender treatments on children gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices hear oral arguments for a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and hormones for minors. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 4, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA)….
Zion Lutheran Church in Long Valley, New Jersey, is one of two churches that have won a victory against county officials who were excluding them from a historic preservation grant program. / Credit: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2024 / 16:40 pm (CNA). Two churches in New Jersey have…
