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The Missionaries of Charity convent located on the compound of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in Gaza, was damaged by rocket fire on Dec. 16, 2023. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Dec 20, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). On Sunday, Dec. 17, the third Sunday of Advent, mother and daughter Nahida…
A blessing service at St. Augustin Catholic church in Würzburg, Germany, for couples, including those of the same-sex, May 10, 2021. / Gehrig/CNA Deutsch. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration titled Fiducia Supplicans on Dec. 18, which authorizes nonliturgical blessings of “same-sex couples”…
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). / Credit: ECM ACI Africa, Dec 20, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Bishops in Malawi have prohibited the implementation of the Vatican declaration on the blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations,” Fiducia Supplicans, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF)…
Pope Francis speaks at his general audience Dec. 20, 2023, at Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN Rome Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 11:25 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke during his last general audience before Christmas on the importance of approaching the coming of Christ with “joy” and “amazement,”…
Jonathan Price, a member of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team, appears on “EWTN News Nightly” with host Tracy Sabol on Dec. 19, 2023. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2023 / 11:55 am (CNA). A lawyer representing embattled Catholic democracy activist Jimmy Lai said the Hong Konger is unlikely to receive a…
null / Credit: Mike Labrum / Unsplash ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). On Dec. 28, the day when the Catholic Church commemorates the feast of the Holy Innocents, Spanish-speaking cities in Latin America and Spain will join together in the “Light Up Life” campaign, an initiative that advocates for the…
Appalachian folk band Scythian. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Scythian Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). Scythian, an Irish folk band headlined by two Catholic brothers, wants to help you “rediscover the original beauty” of Christmas music through their new album, “Christmas Out at Sea.” Full of energetic carols that reach…
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in New York City on Nov. 29, 2023. / Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2023 / 19:05 pm (CNA). Vice President Kamala Harris announced she will embark on a tour across the nation promoting abortion rights, beginning on the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision…
Gov. Gavin Newsom was awarded the 2023 “Ebenezer Award” after cancelling traditional holiday celebrations. / Credit: Becket Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom received this year’s “Ebenezer Award” for being “the year’s biggest Scrooge” after canceling the state’s annual Christmas tree lighting festival and choosing to…
Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, and Cardinal Blase Cupich. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA and Diocese of Crookston Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Several American Catholic dioceses have already issued statements on how they intend to implement new Vatican guidelines that permit nonliturgical pastoral blessings of homosexual couples, but it’s…
