A sub-category of News.
Pope Francis speaks at his general audience Dec. 13, 2023, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 13, 2023 / 09:38 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday closed his catechetical series on apostolic zeal, delivered during his recent general audiences, by noting that the attitude of being…
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2023 / 08:14 am (CNA). A congressional report released this week revealed that major abortion advocacy organizations received nearly $2 billion in federal funds between 2019 and 2021. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showed that several pro-abortion groups “received $1.89 billion in federal funding” over the years…
Children participate in the annual St. Lucy’s Day celebration in Sweden. / Credit: Claudia Gründer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2023 / 04:45 am (CNA). St. Lucy’s Day, also known as Lucia Day, is a traditional Swedish celebration filled with children in costumes, elaborate processions, and Swedish treats — all…
Sister Clare Crockett of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother. / Credit: EWTN Facebook ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). The Home of the Mother congregation’s YouTube channel HM Television was restored after being deleted on Nov. 3, the sisters reported in a video. “This month of cancellation…
A crowd prays the rosary in Madrid, Spain, on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of Spain, Dec. 8, 2023. / Credit: ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). More than 100 cities joined in praying the rosary for Spain on Dec. 8, the feast of the country’s…
null / Credit: Mel Elias/Unsplash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Illinois has agreed to halt its enforcement of a law that restricts the speech and advertising of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers following a lawsuit that challenged its constitutionality on First Amendment and other grounds. Attorney General Kwame Raoul agreed to a…
Bishops process into St. Peter’s Basilica for the closing Mass of the first assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA). Pope Francis will provide input on the “big questions” to focus on at the next session of the Synod…
Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy, and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrate Mass on Dec. 11, 2023, to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Republic of Korea. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 13:23 pm (CNA). Pope…
null / Credit: Ansis Klucis/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). A “major” survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church closures in that country. Catholic Union, a lay organization that bills itself as “dedicated to the defense of…
Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Londoño. / Credit: Archdiocese of Quebec Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis appointed a Colombian-born priest, Father Juan Carlos Londoño, to serve as a new auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Quebec, Canada, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. “We welcome with great joy the new auxiliary…
