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A photo of a scene from “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” a Christmas special released in December 2021. / Credit: Courtesy of “The Chosen” CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 15:06 pm (CNA). On Nov. 1 the hit Christian series “The Chosen” released the trailer to its upcoming Christmas special, one that will be…
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims on All Saints’ Day in St. Peter’s Square, Nov. 1, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 1, 2023 / 15:36 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has called for a “paradigm shift” in Catholic theology that takes widespread engagement with contemporary science, culture, and people’s lived experience as an essential starting…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin with state police in 2023. / Credit: Virginia Office of the Governor|Wikipedia|CC BY 2.0 CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 16:06 pm (CNA). Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week issued a directive meant to combat what the Republican executive called “hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism” throughout the state. The governor’s executive directive,…
The general assembly of the synod on synodality made headlines Wednesday when it released the Letter to the People of God, repeatedly mentioning the importance of including and listening to laypeople – both men and women – in a synodal Church. Share At a press conference on Wednesday, Ghanaian theologian Nora Kofognotera Nonterah, a member…
Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus on the solemnity of All Saints on Nov. 1, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 10:46 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square that holiness is both a “gift” from God and…
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. / Credit: travelview/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Nov 1, 2023 / 11:15 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of New Orleans has announced the “difficult and painful decision” to consolidate 11 parish communities, permanently close seven churches, and consolidate three territories in the coming months to ensure sustainability and vitality. Archbishop Gregory Aymond…
An Indian archbishop has denied contempt of court in a civil case sparked by an ancient Catholic community’s unique marriage customs. In a 14-page submission to the High Court in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Archbishop Mathew Moolakkatt insisted that he had “neither intended to act nor acted in defiance of court orders at…
Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. / Credit: Joe Holdren/EWTN News CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saints — known more popularly as All Saints’ Day — the day…
View of damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on Oct. 31, 2023. Otis smashed into the port city early on Oct. 25 with winds of 165 miles per hour, leaving a trail of destruction. / Credit: SALVADOR VALADEZ/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2023 /…
null / Credit: Zolnierek / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA). A judge in Kansas this week blocked several state-level pro-life laws there, claiming the measures are prohibited by the state’s constitution. District Judge K. Christopher Jayaram said in his Monday ruling that portions of the “Woman’s Right to Know” Act and the…
