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Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco. / Credit: Diocese of Oakland; Archdiocese of San Francisco CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 13:18 pm (CNA). In a recent joint letter to Catholics, two California bishops acknowledged that the “influence of gender ideology” has “become pervasive in contemporary society” and urged…
CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Catholic Relief Services on Saturday called for “immediate humanitarian access” in the Gaza Strip as the war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas continues to unfold after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel earlier this month. The Baltimore-based aid group said in its Oct. 14 statement…
Local Christians pray the rosary during a prayer service hosted by the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in St. Saviour’s Church, Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Oct 16, 2023 / 14:13 pm (CNA). This past weekend, Franciscan friars in Jerusalem gathered together with the faithful…
Archbishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez. / Credit: Archdiocese of Manizales ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, the archbishop of Manizales in Colombia, shared his experience at the Synod of Synodality taking place this month at the Vatican, commenting on what this assembly can ultimately give to the…
A view of Baltimore’s Basilica nestled amid the city’s famed row houses. / Public domain CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 17:40 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Benedictine order have removed a decadeslong pastor from public ministry and suspended his priestly faculties after he confirmed to a local media outlet that years…
“The Chosen” Season Four poster. / Credit: The Chosen CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 17:22 pm (CNA). For the first time, the full season of the hit Christian series “The Chosen” will be shown exclusively in theaters before its release on streaming services. The announcement was made in front of more than 3,500 fans…
Israel unleashed an attack in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 12, 2023, in Gaza City, Gaza. / Credit: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 16:52 pm (CNA). Bishops across the United States are urging Catholics to take part in a day of prayer and fasting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for peace…
Ultrasound of baby at 12 weeks. / Credit: arhendrix/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA). Facility-based abortions in North Carolina dropped sharply after a restrictive state law went into effect there this past summer, though a pro-life leader is warning not to make too much of those numbers, claiming they could go…
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2023 / 10:50 am (CNA). As early voting continues on the controversial Issue 1 abortion proposal in Ohio, pro-life groups are warning that the vague language in the proposed amendment could strip away parental rights and lead to late-term, partial-birth abortions on demand there. Early voting began…
Pope Francis prays at the opening Mass for the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 4, 2023. / Vatican Media ACI Digital, Oct 17, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis has said that he fears some of his Argentinian friends were among the victims of the Hamas attack on Israel. Israeli journalist Henrique Cymerman posted…
