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The Vatican’s doctrine office has responded to a bishop’s questions concerning the role of people who identify as LGBT at Catholic baptisms and weddings. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) published a three-page Italian document responding to six questions Nov. 8. Leave a comment The text was signed by Pope Francis at…
COP28 logo. / Credit: rafapress/Shutterstock Vatican City, Nov 8, 2023 / 11:50 am (CNA). The Holy See has signed an interfaith declaration on taking action to protect the environment during a religious summit held ahead of the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, signed the statement on behalf…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin greets voters at Haymarket Elementary School Nov. 7, 2023, in Haymarket, Virginia. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 09:16 am (CNA). Virginia Democrats kept control of the state Senate and flipped the state House of Delegates on Tuesday in what will be a major blow…
A road in Enugu State, Nigeria. / Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 08:28 am (CNA). A new report from a Christian advocacy group says that Christianity continues to thrive and grow despite brutal repression and attempts by governments, groups, and individuals across…
null / Credit: andriano.cz/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 06:47 am (CNA). The gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Mississippi on Tuesday ended with two incumbent victories, one Democratic and the other Republican, with both states holding their respective status quos after much-watched and expensive campaigns. The elections were viewed by some as referendums…
Pope Francis presides over his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 18, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 8, 2023 / 06:45 am (CNA). Pope Francis will publish an autobiography next year in which he recounts memories of historical events from the outbreak of World War II…
International Union of Superiors General logo. / Credit: UISG ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2023 / 18:30 pm (CNA). The Unions of Superiors and Superiors General (UISG-USG) have organized an in-person workshop taking place in Rome from Nov. 6–10 with the aim of “creating a culture of protection within religious congregations.” A total of 132…
Voters check-in at a polling location on November 7, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. 2023 Ohio Issue 1, officially titled “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety.” / Photo credit: Andrew Spear/Getty Images) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2023 / 21:28 pm (CNA). Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot referendum that adds…
null / Credit: Yeti studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2023 / 17:15 pm (CNA). The new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of Catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, among other things, that priests describing themselves as “progressive” are practically going “extinct” among U.S. seminary…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Christian Gennari / OESSH ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, has published an open letter asking for donations to be able to care for people suffering in a society “scarred by hatred.” In the letter,…
