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Inside St. Frances of Rome Church in Italy on March 9, 2016. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome, Italy, Mar 9, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). Francesca Romana, also known as St. Frances of Rome, is frequently called the “most Roman of the saints” and is the co-patron of the city. She serves as a model…
null / Credit: Fabio Sola Penna via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). As interfaith marriages can carry unique theological and pastoral challenges, Orthodox and Catholic Church representatives released earlier this week the latest guidance on these Catholic-Orthodox marriages in more than 30 years. “The Pastoral Care of…
null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 17:35 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced large-scale job cuts this week amid a plan to move away from “increasingly complex and uncertain” government contracts and rely instead more heavily on charitable donations. In a March 7 statement shared with CNA, the…
A view of the Iowa State Capitol building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. / Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). The Iowa House of Representatives passed legislation that would recognize the personhood of unborn children at the moment of fertilization and increase penalties for those who cause…
Bishop Salvi announced the determination that the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Trevignano Romano are not supernatural. / Credit: Shutterstock Lima Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA). After an investigation by a group of experts, “fervent” prayer and “attentive discernment,” an Italian bishop has decreed that the alleged apparitions of the…
Andrea Mia Ghez, recognized for her groundbreaking research on black holes, is one of only four women to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. / Credit: Elena Zhukova/University of California CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed a California-based astrophysicist to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the…
null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 16:35 pm (CNA). In a “resounding victory” for religious freedom, a court in North Dakota ruled this week that the federal government cannot compel religious employers and health care providers to pay for or perform “gender transition” procedures that go against…
Pope Francis addresses members of the Apostolic Penitentiary on March 8, 2024, in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 15:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis in an address on Friday morning stressed the importance of confession during the season of Lent, underscoring…
Maria Steen, an Irish barrister, makes the case for rejecting proposed amendments to Ireland’s constitution. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News Nightly CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Voters in Ireland went to the polls today to decide on whether or not to strip from the country’s constitution recognition of the central role of…
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden on Thursday night promised to support…
