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Luis Manuel Díaz, father of soccer player Luis Díaz (center), along with Francisco Ceballos, bishop of Riohacha (right), and Monsignor Héctor Henao, delegate for Church-state relations, who formed the humanitarian commission in charge of facilitating Díaz’s release. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Colombia ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Colombian…
An aerial view of the León city stadium in Guanajuato state in Mexico, where approximately 22,000 people gathered on Nov. 5, 2023, to participate in the traditional “living rosary,” an expression of faith in search of peace. / Credit: Rosario Viviente León ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Approximately 22,000 people…
Catholics in Jerusalem gather on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, for a prayer vigil to implore from God the gift of peace for their land. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Nov 9, 2023 / 15:37 pm (CNA). Catholics in Jerusalem gathered for a prayer vigil on Thursday, Nov. 9, to implore from God the gift of…
Flag of the People’s Republic of China. / Credit: Yan Ke / Unsplash (CC0) CNA Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 16:12 pm (CNA). China passed a “Patriotic Education Law,” further consolidating the Chinese Communist Party’s control over education, including religious education, state-controlled media outlet Xinhua announced last month. The new law, which was passed during a…
Terminally ill British infant Indi Gregory has been given more time to live after a court on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, gave her family permission to appeal a judge’s decision mandating where her life support can be removed. / Credit: Christian Concern CNA Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 14:16 pm (CNA). A terminally ill British…
After abortion took center stage in elections Tuesday, with Ohio voters passing a constitutional amendment protecting abortion access, U.S. bishops could again find themselves debating next week just how much attention to give abortion in their own teaching documents on Catholics in political life. The bishops will vote next week at the U.S. bishops’ conference…
Pope Francis meets with the leaders of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the Vatican on Nov. 9, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 9, 2023 / 13:44 pm (CNA). Pope Francis lamented the innocent deaths in Israel and Palestine during a meeting Thursday with a Catholic order of…
Pope Francis received President-Designate of COP28 UAE Dr. Sultan Al Jaber on Oct. 11, 2023, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 9, 2023 / 11:46 am (CNA). The Vatican has released the schedule for Pope Francis’ trip to Dubai in early December to attend the COP28 climate conference. The pope will…
A priest writing a letter to St. Therese of Lisieux during a “rose petals” evening of prayer in Vismara, province of Milan, Italy, September 2017. / Credit: Béatitudes Community Rome Newsroom, Nov 9, 2023 / 11:10 am (CNA). A 50-year-old charismatic movement has announced it will form an independent commission to study problems in the…
Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 17, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 9, 2023 / 09:17 am (CNA). Pope Francis has underlined that it is “everyone’s responsibility” to aid women who are victims of abuse and domestic violence by giving a “voice to our voiceless sisters.” In…
