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St. Thérèse of Lisieux. / Credit: Public domain Rome Newsroom, Oct 15, 2023 / 05:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing on the 19th-century Carmelite’s relevance for the Church today. St. Thérèse’s “genius consists in leading us to what is central, essential,…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Oct 16, 2023 / 06:47 am (CNA). The Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem has offered to be exchanged for the children being held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas. Speaking to journalists via video conference on Oct.16, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was…
Eli Cohen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, addresses the Globsec regional security forum in Bratislava, Slovakia on May 30, 2023. ( / Credit: Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Oct 16, 2023 / 06:25 am (CNA). Israel has called on the Vatican to issue a clearer condemnation of Hamas’ “terrorist…
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his Angelus address on Oct. 15, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 15, 2023 / 11:21 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday used his Angelus address to underscore the importance of answering God’s call, reminding attendees that God “does not give up” and…
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis reflects on the glorious mysteries of the rosary during the Holy Land Peace Vigil on Oct. 15, 2023, in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome, Italy, Oct 16, 2023 / 11:35 am (CNA). Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, vicar of the Diocese of Rome, on Sunday evening, Oct. 15, led a crowd…
Bishop Yao Shun of Jining and Bishop Yang Yongqiang of Zhouchun (right) of the People’s Republic of China at the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican in October 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 16, 2023 / 09:10 am (CNA). Midway through the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality, two bishops from mainland China are suddenly…
Synod on Synodality delegates in small groups listen to Pope Francis’ guidance for the upcoming weeks on Oct. 4, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 16, 2023 / 09:02 am (CNA). As the Synod on Synodality hits the halfway mark for this year, the two Chinese bishops’ experience on the international religious stage…
Bishop William Shomali, an auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. / Credit: Paul Fifield/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 08:25 am (CNA). The auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem on Sunday told EWTN News that the Church in the Holy Land is praying for a “truce” to end the hostilities in the Israel-Hamas war and…
Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco. / Credit: Diocese of Oakland; Archdiocese of San Francisco CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 13:18 pm (CNA). In a recent joint letter to Catholics, two California bishops acknowledged that the “influence of gender ideology” has “become pervasive in contemporary society” and urged…
CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Catholic Relief Services on Saturday called for “immediate humanitarian access” in the Gaza Strip as the war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas continues to unfold after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel earlier this month. The Baltimore-based aid group said in its Oct. 14 statement…
