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Pope Francis pictured on Nov. 27, 2023. The pope felt well enough to keep his scheduled appointment with the president of Paraguay on Monday morning as he recovers from the flu. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 27, 2023 / 06:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ lung inflammation has caused him some breathing difficulties, but his…
Sanctuary of the Miraculous Medal in Monte Sião, Brazil. / Credit: Facebook Sanctuary of the Miraculous Medal ACI Digital, Nov 27, 2023 / 04:30 am (CNA). The town of Monte Sião in southern Minas Gerais state in Brazil can be considered a land of graces, since the first church dedicated to Our Lady of the…
Pope Francis and Mons. Paolo Braida during the Sunday Angelus address, Nov. 26 / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 26, 2023 / 07:21 am (CNA). During this week’s Sunday Angelus, marking the end of the liturgical year and the observance of the solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis spoke not from the window of…
The road leading from checkpoint 300, one of the main entrances to Bethlehem, to the city is completely deserted. Since Oct. 7, when the war broke out, the gate has been closed. Nov. 18, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Nov 26, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). The strands of lights are falling down one…
Margaret Karram, the third president to lead the Focolare Movement, was among several members of ecclesial movements who were appointed to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life by Pope Francis on Nov. 25, 2023. / Credit: CSC Audiovisivi Rome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2023 / 10:07 am (CNA). Pope Francis has added 11 new…
null / Alexander Hoffmann / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). This year, Catholics will be able to receive a plenary indulgence from Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Feb. 2, 2024, the feast of the Presentation in the Temple of Our Lord…
Father Louis Merosne at College Sainte Anne, a parochial Catholic school from seventh-12th grade. / Credit: Father Louis Merosne CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). In the face of dire poverty, widespread gang violence, recent natural disasters, and a breakdown of basic social-political structures, making progress in Haiti today can feel impossible….
Pope Francis at his general audience earlier this week on Nov. 22, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 25, 2023 / 05:28 am (CNA). Pope Francis is sick and is not taking part in his scheduled meetings on Saturday morning, according to the Vatican. “The Holy Father’s audiences scheduled for this morning are…
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Every year on the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Catholic Church observes the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe…
Bishop Robert Barron. Photo courtesy of DeChant-Hughes Public Relations. / null Rome Newsroom, Nov 24, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron has said that he is in “frank disagreement” with the final report of the Synod on Synodality’s claim that advances in the sciences require an evolution in the Church’s moral teaching on…
