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Monstrance for adoration, stock photo. / Zolnierek/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 20, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Did you know that there are several ways you can gain a plenary indulgence during Lent? There are actually four ways you can receive one. Even though Lent is nearly over, there is still plenty of time for you…
People use a car to light themselves on a dark street during a blackout in Bauta municipality, Artemisa province, Cuba, on March 18, 2024. / Credit: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Prolonged power outages and food shortages triggered protests in Cuba in different cities on…
null / Addie Mena/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court rejected without comment this week an Indiana Catholic husband and wife’s petition over a dispute involving custody of their transgender-identifying son. Mary and Jeremy Cox refused to accept their son’s self-declared female identity in 2019 and instead sought therapy to address…
Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 28, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Mar 19, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday released his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, reflecting on the Christian pilgrimage as a synodal journey that is rooted…
Father Jerome “Jerry” Kaywell, a Grammy award-winning musician, had been placed on leave amid claims of sexual misconduct before his accuser apologized and said the accusations were based on a “false memory.” / Credit: Jerry Kaywell YouTube page CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). A Grammy award-winning Florida priest has been cleared…
Pope Francis on March 19, 2024, appointed Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La Crosse in western Wisconsin. / Credit: Marek Dziekonski/courtesy of the Archdiocese of Detroit Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La…
The flag of Vatican City. / Andreas Duren/CNA. CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest after the clergyman received a life sentence in prison for the sexual abuse of minors, the Diocese of Toledo said this week. Michael Zacharias, 57, was convicted on five counts of…
Interior of the Scottish Parliament building. / Credit: Andrew Bowden via Flickr CC BY SA 20 CNA 5 29 15 CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). A new law in Scotland related to “hate crimes” that has garnered criticism from the country’s Catholic bishops is set to come into effect April 1…
The library of the Pontifical Gregorian University. / Credit: Pontifical Gregorian University CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). The historic Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University this week announced its official merger with the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The Gregorian announced on its website on Monday that, per a decree from Jesuit…
John Paul the Great Catholic University is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the northern suburbs of San Diego. The school features hands-on creative programs in film, animation, design, music, and acting, as well as business entrepreneurship, combined with an education in theology, philosophy, and the humanities. / Credit: John Paul the Great Catholic…
