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Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican after the recitation of the Regina Caeli prayer on April 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Apr 14, 2024 / 10:56 am (CNA). Pope Francis expressed his concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s missile attack Saturday against…
Seminarians chat as they walk along the promenade in front of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Starting in the fall semester of 2024, first-year seminarians at Sacred Heart and seminaries across the country will undertake a “propaedeutic” year focused on personal, spiritual, and relationship growth, limiting the use of technology while spending more time…
Archbishop Mazen Mattuka with Father Pius Affas at the Monastery of St. Banham and Sarah in Iraq. / Source: Facebook page of the Monastery of St. Banham and Sarah Mosul, Iraq, Apr 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The plight of Mosul’s Christian community has largely gone unnoticed for two decades. Since the city fell…
New technologies can both enable and enhance the contemplation of beauty in church architecture. / Credit: Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 14, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). There are many beautiful churches in the world that combine impressive construction with splendid works of art. While some are on the more austere side, others contain so…
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 14:41 pm (CNA). The Holy See on Saturday confirmed that it had sent a diplomatic letter to the French embassy over a French court ruling involving a Canadian cardinal’s alleged wrongful dismissal of a nun. A French court in Lorient, in…
Pope Francis speaks at the Vatican’s Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Sydney, Australia, Apr 13, 2024 / 12:14 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has reacted with deep sorrow at the news from Australia on Saturday, where a 40-year-old man, armed with a large knife, killed six people in a Sydney…
A priest celebrates Mass in Sudan before the outset of war. / Credit: ACN ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 08:30 am (CNA). The third Sudanese civil war has terribly affected the entire country but especially the local Catholic Church, which — according to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)…
null / Photo credit: Chanintorn.v / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 07:30 am (CNA). In October 2023, the U.S. bishops announced the launch of a mental health initiative to address the high rates of anxiety and depression, especially in youth. In recent years, Catholic organizations and ministries throughout the nation have been dedicating…
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). / Credit: KCCB ACI Africa, Apr 13, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are calling on the Kenyan government to “speedily” address the concerns of doctors in the East African country where health services remain paralyzed due to…
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser told EWTN News the pro-life movement is grounded in the dignity of the individual “and has never stopped at a state line.” / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News in Depth Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 13, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). As pro-life politicians try to figure out the most…
