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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. / Alexander Khitrov/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 27, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). North Koreans who are repatriated from China and who have had contact with Christians are sent to North Korean political prisoner camps, according to the latest report on religious freedom by the pontifical foundation Aid to the…
The suspect faces life imprisonment for these crimes. / Credit: Pixabay ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 27, 2024 / 14:39 pm (CNA). Spain’s National Police have arrested one of Europe’s Most Wanted fugitives, a man accused of murdering a Catholic priest and injuring a nun in August 1991 in the town of Paloznak, Hungary. According to…
null / kristina sohappy via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 27, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Catholic, signed legislation on Wednesday that prevents males from entering women’s and girls’ locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms in the state’s public and private K-12 schools and colleges. The new law…
A refugee camp in Gaza houses those displaced by the war. / Photo courtesy of Catholic Relief Services. St. Louis, Mo., Nov 27, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA). A nearly two-month blockage of supplies into parts of northern Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war is hampering the aid efforts of Catholic Relief Services, the official…
Dr. Todd Ovokaitys speaks at the World Changers Ethical & Innovation Summit at the Pontifical Lateran University in Vatican City, Nov. 26, 2024 / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Nov 27, 2024 / 13:35 pm (CNA). Against the dramatic backdrop of a massive mosaic of Christ enthroned, entrepreneurs, researchers, and civil society leaders spoke at…
Pope Francis receives Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Vatican, Nov. 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Nov 27, 2024 / 10:45 am (CNA). U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Pope Francis on Wednesday morning at the Vatican. While the Holy See did not comment on the nature of the…
In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. / Credit: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Nov 27, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). The Vatican Dicastery for Culture and…
Pope Francis gave a special message to Chinese Catholics at the end of his Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sept. 3, 2023. / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Nov 27, 2024 / 09:25 am (CNA). Starting next week, Chinese will be added as the ninth official language at papal general audiences, Pope Francis announced Wednesday. “Next…
Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Nov 27, 2024 / 09:45 am (CNA). Pope Francis called on Italian children to pray for their Ukrainian peers facing a harsh winter amid ongoing war at his general audience on Wednesday. “Think…
Nine-year-old Alex Espinosa has been very intentional in his devotion to the first millennial saint. / Credit: María Hermida/Amigos de Carlo Acutis Puebla, Mexico, Nov 27, 2024 / 06:30 am (CNA). The life of Carlo Acutis, who is slated to be canonized next year as the first millennial saint, inspires thousands of people around the…
