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The Catholic Church in Ghana needs to engage in “aggressive catechesis” after census figures showed it is shrinking rapidly, the president of the country’s bishops’ conference said Monday. In a Nov. 13 address at the bishops’ plenary assembly in Sunyani, west-central Ghana, Bishop Matthew K. Gyamfi noted that the proportion of Ghanaians identifying as Catholics…
Archbishop Li Shan of Beijing, president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, the state-managed Catholic organization in mainland China controlled by the CCP’s United Front Work Department. / Credit: Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Nov 14, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The archbishop of Beijing is…
null / Credit: ESB Professional/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 14, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA). The Satanic Temple said this month that it is launching an “After School Satan Club” (ASSC) at a Connecticut elementary school, months after a federal judge ruled that a middle school in Pennsylvania had to accommodate a similar club. The Satanic…
Pope Francis smiles while addressing pilgrims at a vigil gathering on Aug. 5, 2023, at World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 14, 2023 / 11:51 am (CNA). Pope Francis has invited young people to be a light of hope in a world suffering from war, violence, suffering, and…
Hey everybody, Greetings from the USCCB’s annual fall meeting in Baltimore, where the bishops will begin the public portion of their meeting today. Before we get started, an announcement: Ed and I will be hosting a live taping of The Pillar Podcast at Todd Conner’s bar, Wednesday, Nov. 15, starting at 7 p.m — brought…
San Rafael Arnáiz at different times of his life / Credit: Monastery of San Isidro de Dueñas ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 14, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day, a day that many in the worldwide medical community focus on a disease that causes about 4 million deaths a year, according…
The Helsinki Court of Appeal on Nov. 14, 2023, fully dismissed “hate speech” charges against Finnish grandmother and lawmaker Päivi Räsänen, who was on trial for expressing her biblical, religious views on marriage and sexuality. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom International Rome Newsroom, Nov 14, 2023 / 04:55 am (CNA). A court of appeal dismissed…
Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby. / Credit: Allo4e4ka/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 13, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). By a vote of 72-26 with six abstentions, Peru’s Congress passed a bill on Nov. 9 that expressly recognizes the rights granted in its constitution to unborn children. Congressman Alejandro Muñante, one of the spokespersons for…
null / Credit: Father Vytautas Markünas, SDB / Cathopic ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 13, 2023 / 18:30 pm (CNA). A week after desecrating and robbing a chapel in the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, the thieves have sacramentally confessed and returned the stolen sacred objects. Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of the diocese made the announcement…
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somalia-born American activist, writer, and politician and is known for her views critical of Islam and supportive of women’s rights. / Credit: Christian Marquardt/Getty Images CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2023 / 17:04 pm (CNA). Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a longtime critic of Islam and for years an outspoken atheist, said this…
