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Thousands prayed for peace at the Fatima shrine in Portugal Oct. 12, 2023. / Credit: EWTN ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 18:44 pm (CNA). A crowd of more than 180,000 pilgrims packed the Shrine of the Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal to pray for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine and…
Leaders of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement calling for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. / Credit: Courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 18:40 pm (CNA). The patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement Friday calling on Israel to allow food and…
Pope Francis may be returning to the Middle East, to take part in a climate summit at the end of November, according to sources close to the pontiff. The summit, “COP28,” is a United Nations conference on climate change, and was discussed at length in the pope’s most recently-published apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum. Sources close…
The flag of Scotland. / Credit: Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock London, England, Oct 14, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Scotland has warned that a draft law concerning buffer zones around abortion clinics would “crush” freedom of expression and religion. The new bill, sponsored by Gillian Mackay, member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), would…
Sister María de los Dolores Palencia Gómez, Superior General of the Congregation of St. Joseph of Lyon, speaks to journalists during a press briefing for the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 14, 2023. / Credit: Screenshot from Synod on Synodality livestream video Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). The…
Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 11:55 am (CNA). Small-group reports from the Synod on Synodality won’t be made public — even though the documents have already been accessed by some journalists following an information security oversight. The decision was…
The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia, is now the Basilica of St. Andrew. / Credit: Risen Aerials Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2023 / 10:04 am (CNA). A church in southwestern Virginia known for its architecture, art, and prominent place atop a hill is the latest in the United States to be named…
Synod on Synodality delegates seated at discussion tables inside Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in October 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez | CNA Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 09:50 am (CNA). The Synod on Synodality hit a stride this week as delegates not only walked the catacombs but also elected a commission to…
The Behold Your Child ministry is a Catholic-based bereavement ministry that supports couples who are faced with miscarriage, still-birth, infant/child loss, and fatal perinatal diagnosis. / Credit: Behold Your Child CNA Staff, Oct 15, 2023 / 09:46 am (CNA). About 10% to 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, with 80% of miscarriages happening in the…
null / Credit: Loves the other way around / Cathopic Washington D.C., Oct 15, 2023 / 08:13 am (CNA). The 31st annual International Week of Prayer and Fasting for our nation, leaders, families, and the Church will take place Oct. 20–28 beginning with a three-day virtual event and ending with a full day live program…
