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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…
null / Alexander Gold / Shutterstock. CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Next fall, a university in the United Kingdom will be offering a graduate degree in occultism and magic, a program of study that will reportedly be the nation’s first master’s degree of its kind. Students who enroll in the University…
Sts. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach, California. / Credit: Suzette Leg Anthony/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 15:48 pm (CNA). An assault at a San Francisco Catholic church on Sunday led to a police pursuit that reportedly included the possible use of a pipe bomb. The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA),…
The report issued at the end of the synod on synodality’s first session evolved considerably from the day a draft was presented to delegates to its Oct. 28 release. An initial draft of the “synthesis report” prompted more than 1,000 amendments after it was shared with participants Oct. 25. The 42-page final report, published Saturday…
Pope Francis meets with a group of women who escaped criminal organizations in Italy on Oct. 30, 2023, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 30, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday encouraged a group of women who escaped criminal organizations in Italy to keep fighting despite fear and…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, delivers his homily at a Mass in celebration of the feast day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at the shrine dedicated to her at Deir Rafat on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Oct 30, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA)….
