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Pope Francis baptizes babies in the Sistine Chapel on January 7, 2024. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 7, 2024 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis baptized babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday and encouraged parents not to worry if their children cry or fuss during Mass. On the Feast of the Baptism of…
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson pictured with two students at Good Shepherd School in New Orleans, where she announced her decision to give a large donation to fund the opening of a second school in December 2023. / Courtesy: New Orleans Saints CNA Staff, Jan 7, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). New…
null / Credit: nito/Shutterstock Washington D.C., Jan 7, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). While the hustle and bustle of Christmas ends for many people on Dec. 26, throughout Christian history Christmas lasts for much longer. The feast marking the end of Christmas is called “Epiphany.” In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, Epiphany celebrates…
Pope Francis delivers his homily during the Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 6, 2024 / 09:50 am (CNA). Drawing on account of the Magi on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Francis on Saturday urged…
Pope Francis leads the Synod on Synodality delegates in prayer on Oct. 25, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 6, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). The synodal process promoted by Pope Francis is coming to dioceses across the United States, each of which is being asked to hold “listening sessions” throughout Lent…
A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany. / Credit: A.Davey via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) CNA Staff, Jan 6, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Have you ever walked past a door and seen what appears to be random letters and numbers written at the top? These letters and numbers actually have a…
Approximately 24,000 people participated in Eucharistic adoration at the SEEK24 conference Jan. 3, 2024, in St. Louis. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA St. Louis, Mo., Jan 6, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The SEEK24 Catholic conference, put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), wrapped up this week in St. Louis, having attracted some…
Iskali, a ministry that serves young Hispanic Catholics in the United States, seeks to form active missionary disciples. / Credit: Iskali Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 6, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The nation’s bishops released their new National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry, with evangelization and mission topping the pastoral priorities for the country’s growing…
Adoration of the Magi. / Credit: El Greco/Public Domain ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 6, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Jan. 6, the Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. On that day we commemorate the “manifestation” of the expected Messiah, who reveals himself to all the peoples of humanity, represented…
null / Credit: Shuterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 5, 2024 / 18:10 pm (CNA). Father Francisco Gallardo López, who heads migrant ministry for the Diocese of Matamoros located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, decried the fact that migrants are being kidnapped in the country’s north “on a constant basis.” Mexican authorities reported Jan. 3…
