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Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the relator general of the 16th Annual General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 15:52 pm (CNA). Speaking at the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich shared an introductory reflection on the “co-responsibility of the mission.” This is the subject of the…
Catholic pilgrims on the Katy Trail Pilgrimage walk the route on Oct. 9, 2023. / Jonah McKeown/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 14, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Most Catholics wanting to make a pilgrimage of double- or triple-digit mileage may think they need to take a plane overseas to somewhere like Spain or France. But one…
Hey everybody, It’s a Tuesday, but you’re not really reading The Tuesday Pillar Post. Why not? Because I’m in transit right now, on my way to Rome to cover the second half of the first part of the Roman segment of the global synod on synodality. We’ve got a lot of good reporting taking shape….
Thousands prayed for peace at the Fatima shrine in Portugal Oct. 12, 2023. / Credit: EWTN ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 18:44 pm (CNA). A crowd of more than 180,000 pilgrims packed the Shrine of the Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal to pray for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine and…
Leaders of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement calling for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. / Credit: Courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 18:40 pm (CNA). The patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement Friday calling on Israel to allow food and…
Pope Francis may be returning to the Middle East, to take part in a climate summit at the end of November, according to sources close to the pontiff. The summit, “COP28,” is a United Nations conference on climate change, and was discussed at length in the pope’s most recently-published apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum. Sources close…
The flag of Scotland. / Credit: Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock London, England, Oct 14, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Scotland has warned that a draft law concerning buffer zones around abortion clinics would “crush” freedom of expression and religion. The new bill, sponsored by Gillian Mackay, member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), would…
Sister María de los Dolores Palencia Gómez, Superior General of the Congregation of St. Joseph of Lyon, speaks to journalists during a press briefing for the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 14, 2023. / Credit: Screenshot from Synod on Synodality livestream video Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). The…
Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 11:55 am (CNA). Small-group reports from the Synod on Synodality won’t be made public — even though the documents have already been accessed by some journalists following an information security oversight. The decision was…
The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia, is now the Basilica of St. Andrew. / Credit: Risen Aerials Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2023 / 10:04 am (CNA). A church in southwestern Virginia known for its architecture, art, and prominent place atop a hill is the latest in the United States to be named…
