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null / Credit: Zolnierek / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA). An Ohio priest was sentenced to life in prison Friday after being convicted of multiple sexual abuse charges earlier this year. Parish priest Michael Zacharias was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in the Northern District of…
Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid met with Pope Francis Saturday, days after a cardinal lost an Iraqi legal challenge over the withdrawal of a presidential decree. Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid. Fars Media Corporation via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0). The Vatican said that during Nov. 18 talks between Rashid, the pope, and senior curial officials,…
Waiters bring lunch to Pope Francis and those seated at his table on the World Day of the Poor on Nov. 19, 2023. The lunch was offered by Hilton Hotels and organized by the Vatican’s charity office and the Sant’Egidio community. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Nov 20, 2023 / 11:11 am (CNA). Pope…
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 19, 2023 / 07:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis during his weekly Angelus on Sunday spoke to the faithful gathered, reflecting on the parable of the talents from the Gospel of Matthew to highlight the two different ways of…
The “Mass of a Lifetime,” celebrated by Father Nathan Siray of the Diocese of Calgary, took place at Evanston Summit Retirement Residence in Calgary, Alberta, on Oct. 15, 2023. / Credit: Amanda Achtman CNA Staff, Nov 19, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). “Twenty-nine days a month I watch Catholic Mass on this iPad of mine…
Weekday Mass is celebrated in the Church of Sts. Simeon and Anne in Jerusalem, where the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community (keilla) gathers together. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Nov 19, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Among the many expressions of the Church in the Holy Land, the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community is the smallest. It comprises about…
Pope Francis met with 30-year-old Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin who shared his story during a meeting at the pope’s Vatican City residence Casa Santa Marta on Nov. 17. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 18, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis had an emotional meeting on Friday with an African migrant whose wife and…
Pope Francis invoke the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Peace and Mother of Mercy at a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter’s Basilica, Friday, Oct. 27. / Credit: Courtney Mares Vatican City, Nov 18, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis will meet with the families of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas…
null / Credit: Billion Photos/Shutterstock London, England, Nov 18, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Scotland has criticized the Scottish government’s new guidance on sex education, arguing that the latest proposals threaten the right of Catholic schools to protect their religious ethos. Following the release of a draft government document called “Guidance…
null / Credit: ESB Professional/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). As Catholic schools struggle to reach pre-pandemic student enrollment levels, Catholic home education appears to be enjoying a small renaissance, in keeping with trends showing an ongoing spike in home schooling across the U.S. The Washington Post last month reported that…
