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Father Jude Nwachukwu (left) and Father Kenneth Kanwa were kidnapped from their parish rectory in the Diocese of Pankshin in Nigeria on Feb. 1, 2024. / Credit: Ahiara Diocese CNA Staff, Apr 5, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA). A prominent Catholic bishop urged U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an April 2 letter to…
Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Catholic bishops announced on Wednesday that April 27-28 will be this year’s annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal, which supports vital ministries for more than 75 U.S. dioceses in need. Every year, Catholic parishes throughout the U.S. take up this appeal to help…
Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell, who had been a registered Democrat for 40 years before this week, said that his party change was caused by the Democratic Party’s refusal to respect his pro-life views, which he said is grounded in his Catholic faith. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Nebraska Legislature Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr…
Catholic Relief Services workers help to distribute humanitarian aid materials to Gazan civilians in March 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Relief Services Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 4, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA). As several charitable groups are halting operations in the wake of the killing of seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza, Catholic…
Father Javier Sánchez, 60, from the Archdiocese of Zaragoza in Spain died April 4, 2024, a victim of burns suffered when his liturgical vestments caught fire from a candle during the Easter Vigil on Saturday, March 30. / Credit: Óscar Cortel/Archbishopric of Zaragoza ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Father Javier…
null / Andrii Zastrozhnov/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Father Francisco “Patxi” Bronchalo of the Diocese of Getafe in Spain shared on X about the emotional wounds he has encountered throughout his pastoral experience in persons who declare themselves “trans.” The priest began a thread on X on April 3 affirming that…
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, at the USCCB’s fall meeting Nov. 15, 2023. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore is suing numerous insurers over their alleged failure to pay for abuse claims stretching back several…
Guinness World Records recognized Juan Vicente Pérez Mora as the oldest man in the world on Feb. 4, 2022, when he was 112 years old and 253 days old. / Credit: Guinness World Records CNA Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, a twice-daily prayer of the rosary who at…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I / President.gov.ua / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 4, 2024 / 10:15 am (CNA). The Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople has expressed a desire that Christians in the East and the West begin celebrating Easter on a “unified date” rather than adhere to separate Lenten calendars. “It is…
A person walks past an area of a damaged building that is cordoned off following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on April 3, 2024, in Hualien, Taiwan. / Credit: Annabelle Chih/Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Apr 4, 2024 / 10:45 am (CNA). The Vatican on Thursday sent a telegram to the president of Taiwan’s bishops’ conference in which…
