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The Italian government decided in an emergency meeting on Nov. 6, 2023, to grant critically ill 8-month-old baby Indi Gregory Italian citizenship and to cover the cost of her medical treatment at the Vatican’s Bambino Gesù hospital. The Vatican’s pediatric hospital has offered to treat after a British court ruled that she be removed from…
If you go to daily Mass, you know it’s pretty unusual to run across much of a crowd. If you go to Mass at your local parish, there may be only a handful of people there, many of them retired, with maybe a few homeschool families to round things out. If you go to Mass…
A spokesman for the Archdiocese of San Antonio told The Pillar Monday that a controversial tweet from Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller has been misunderstood, and that the archbishop is “clearly aligned” with Catholic doctrine on life issues. Garcia-Siller attracted attention Nov. 5 for a tweet that caused confusion among some readers, as it seemed to them…
Pope Francis waves from a window of the Apostolic Palace during his weekly Sunday address and Angelus on Oct. 8, 2023. He spoke about the importance of having gratitude for the gifts one has received, especially the gifts of life and faith from God. / Vatican Media. ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 6, 2023 / 15:15…
The Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton, California, was vandalized on the morning of Nov. 5, 2023. / Credit: Diocese of Stockton CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). The Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton, California, was vandalized on the morning of Nov. 5 with white paint splattered across the church’s signs…
Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby / Allo4e4ka/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 6, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Virginia’s state legislative elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7, could determine the fate of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to prohibit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. All…
In an interview last week, Cardinal Christophe Pierre emphasized a focus in the Church on “synodality” — and focused on a 2007 meeting of South and Latin America’s bishops in the city of Aparecida, Brazil. Pierre told America Magazine that when he arrived in the United States, he had been “shocked” to see that many…
Pope Francis shakes hands with one of the approximately 7,000 children from around the world in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Nov. 6, 2023, at an event sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education dedicated to the theme “Let us learn from boys and girls.” / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 6,…
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, the seat of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2023 / 14:10 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore said last week that Masses and sacraments at a Baltimore parish would be discontinued after its pastor was removed there last month following…
Ricky Reyes dribbles the ball up court as now-Father Peter Schirripa follows behind at the national basketball tournament for seminaries in 2022. / Credit: St. John’s Seminary CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2023 / 14:40 pm (CNA). Imagine the scene: The alarm clock starts beeping and it’s 4 a.m. Basketball practice starts in an hour. It’s…
