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Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 29, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention of the month of November is for himself — the pope. “Pray to the Lord that he will bless me,” Pope Francis…
Workers distribute medical aid and medicines to Nasser Medical Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, which recently arrived through the Rafah crossing on Oct. 29, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza. / Credit: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2023 / 13:11 pm (CNA). The U.S. bishops recently…
Stained-glass window at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis. / Credit: Ella Manthey/Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Oct 31, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has agreed to review the mergers of two Archdiocese of St. Louis parishes, which Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski had decreed in May as part of a major…
Dominican Father Thomas Joseph White was awarded the title of master of sacred theology by the Dominican Order. / Credit: The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Father Thomas Joseph White, a bestselling author, professor, and a core member of Dominican music group The Hillbilly Thomists,…
Happy everybody, Happy Halloween! In fact, let’s start there. There’s no way around it, today is Halloween, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post. I know there are Catholics who are uncomfortable with the celebration of Halloween, but I’m not one of them. I love Halloween, actually. First, Halloween is obviously a liturgical holiday, preceding…
A still from the movie “Free.” / Credit: Bosco Films Rome Newsroom, Oct 31, 2023 / 10:27 am (CNA). A new documentary on Catholic religious life, filmed in some of Spain’s most beautiful and historic monasteries, will be shown in movie theaters across the U.S. for a one-night release on Nov. 2. “Free” is a…
Cardinal Mauro Piacenza. / Credit: PersiGianluigi (public domain) Rome Newsroom, Oct 31, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA). Peacemaking begins in our own hearts by reconciling with ourselves and God through the sacrament of confession, a Vatican cardinal said this week. As we remember the innocent people who are dying in war during these days, we…
Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus message to about 20,000 faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 22, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 31, 2023 / 08:50 am (CNA). In the Catholic Church, the first days of November are an important time for remembering those who have come and…
null / Shower of Roses ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). The celebration of “Holywins” (“Holiness wins“), is an initiative that originated in Paris in 2002 with the aim of celebrating the eve of All Saints on Oct. 31 in a Christian way. Over time, this Catholic celebration has been spreading…
A billboard in Ohio paid for by Catholics for Choice in October 2023. / Credit: Catholics for Choice Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 30, 2023 / 16:54 pm (CNA). As Ohio’s Nov. 7 abortion referendum vote nears, a pro-abortion organization called Catholics for Choice has set up billboards throughout Ohio encouraging Catholics to support the abortion…
