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Police tape. / Credit: Unsplash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 14:36 pm (CNA). The suspect in the murder of a Nebraska priest was discovered lying on top of the victim forming the shape of a cross as the pastor was bleeding to death, according to an affidavit filed in the Washington County Court….
null / Credit: Alexander Hoffmann/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 17:15 pm (CNA). An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas novena.” The nine-day prayer begins on Dec. 16 and concludes on…
Catholics celebrate Christmas Mass at the Nativity of Our Lady Church on Dec. 24, 2019, in Macau, China. / Credit: Kit Leong/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). The size of the Christian population in China has leveled off after the dramatic increases of the 1980s and 1990s, according to a…
Pope Francis and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida. / Credit: Vatican Media; Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 12:33 pm (CNA). Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is urging Pope Francis to call for Nicaraguan authorities to release Bishop Rolando José Álvarez, who was sentenced to 26 years in prison for criticizing President Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship. The…
Father Marko Rupnik. / Credit: Screen shot/ACI Prensa CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 09:38 am (CNA). The Vatican has decided to shut down the religious community of sisters co-founded by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian Archdiocese of Ljubljana announced Friday. Sisters from the Loyola Community were presented with a decree on Dec….
Rev. Thomas Petri, O.P. is President of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly Dec. 14, 2023 CNA Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 09:20 am (CNA). A leading Catholic moral theologian this week offered insight into the Vatican’s newest guidance on the handling of cremated remains, noting that Church…
A bag of coffee from Religious Roast. / Credit: Religious Roast CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). As Christmas approaches, we may still be in search of unique gifts for people on our lists, so to help you find that special something for the hard-to-shop-for loved ones in your life, we’ve compiled…
null / Credit: Unsplash ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Cuban bishops posted Dec. 10 on Facebook their 2023 Christmas message, noting that “a very difficult year” is ending for the island due to the dramatic situation in terms of food, health, and services in general. The prelates lamented that…
Daddy Yankee performs during his concert “La Meta” at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on Nove.30, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. / Credit: Gladys Vega/Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 14, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Pedro Quiles, former member of the Latin music group Son By Four, commented that the recent…
The Baphomet statue from the ‘conversion room’ at the Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, Oct. 8, 2019. / Credit: JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 18:15 pm (CNA). The Satanic Temple display in the Iowa state capitol building is not protected by the First Amendment, a Catholic legal expert…
