Category: Church News

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The Netherlands is one of the most secularized countries in Europe. It wasn’t always that way, of course. Between 1860 and 1960, the Church in the Netherlands flourished – in fact, by some estimates, one in 10 missionaries in the world was Dutch. But soon after that period, the Church’s life in the Netherlands began…

Workers prepare to 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 CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 11:16 am (CNA). A director of…

Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 30, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA). The first part of the Synod on Synodality’s two-part assembly concluded Sunday leaving many unanswered questions about the next steps in the process. The synod…

Patrick Norton tells his incredible story of meeting who he believes was Sister Annella Zervas at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the Saint Benedict Monastery cemetery in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Around 150 people gathered for an event where a letter was read from the local bishop about steps being taken to look into opening…

Pope Francis addresses nearly 20,000 faithful at his Sunday Angelus address on Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 29, 2023 / 12:05 pm (CNA). During his Sunday Angelus message, Pope Francis expressed that the love of God and the love of neighbor are inextricably bound together. “Love of God and neighbor…

Bishops process into St. Peter’s Basilica for the closing Mass of the first assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 29, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 29, 2023 / 07:30 am (CNA). At the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass, Pope Francis said that God’s love cannot be confined “to our own agenda”…

null / nito/Shutterstock. Vancouver, Canada, Oct 29, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). The majority of British Columbians support the right of religiously affiliated health care facilities to reject euthanasia on their premises and to transfer patients requesting medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to other institutions, according to a survey by Angus Reid Institute in collaboration…

Patrick Norton tells his incredible story of meeting who he believes was Sister Annella Zervas at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the Saint Benedict Monastery cemetery in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Around 150 people gathered for an event where a letter was read from the local bishop about steps being taken to look into opening…

Pope Francis thanks the delegates at the conclusion of the 2023 Synod on Synodality. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 28, 2023 / 19:04 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s nearly monthlong Synod on Synodality assembly, convened by Pope Francis, concluded this evening with members approving an ambitious text calling for greater “co-responsibility” among all believers…