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The flag of Scotland. / Credit: Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock London, England, Oct 14, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Scotland has warned that a draft law concerning buffer zones around abortion clinics would “crush” freedom of expression and religion. The new bill, sponsored by Gillian Mackay, member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), would…
Sister María de los Dolores Palencia Gómez, Superior General of the Congregation of St. Joseph of Lyon, speaks to journalists during a press briefing for the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 14, 2023. / Credit: Screenshot from Synod on Synodality livestream video Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). The…
Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 11:55 am (CNA). Small-group reports from the Synod on Synodality won’t be made public — even though the documents have already been accessed by some journalists following an information security oversight. The decision was…
The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia, is now the Basilica of St. Andrew. / Credit: Risen Aerials Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2023 / 10:04 am (CNA). A church in southwestern Virginia known for its architecture, art, and prominent place atop a hill is the latest in the United States to be named…
Synod on Synodality delegates seated at discussion tables inside Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in October 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez | CNA Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 09:50 am (CNA). The Synod on Synodality hit a stride this week as delegates not only walked the catacombs but also elected a commission to…
The Behold Your Child ministry is a Catholic-based bereavement ministry that supports couples who are faced with miscarriage, still-birth, infant/child loss, and fatal perinatal diagnosis. / Credit: Behold Your Child CNA Staff, Oct 15, 2023 / 09:46 am (CNA). About 10% to 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, with 80% of miscarriages happening in the…
null / Credit: Loves the other way around / Cathopic Washington D.C., Oct 15, 2023 / 08:13 am (CNA). The 31st annual International Week of Prayer and Fasting for our nation, leaders, families, and the Church will take place Oct. 20–28 beginning with a three-day virtual event and ending with a full day live program…
St. Thérèse of Lisieux. / Credit: Public domain Rome Newsroom, Oct 15, 2023 / 05:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing on the 19th-century Carmelite’s relevance for the Church today. St. Thérèse’s “genius consists in leading us to what is central, essential,…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Oct 16, 2023 / 06:47 am (CNA). The Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem has offered to be exchanged for the children being held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas. Speaking to journalists via video conference on Oct.16, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was…
Eli Cohen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, addresses the Globsec regional security forum in Bratislava, Slovakia on May 30, 2023. ( / Credit: Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Oct 16, 2023 / 06:25 am (CNA). Israel has called on the Vatican to issue a clearer condemnation of Hamas’ “terrorist…
