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Pope Francis presides over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 29, 2024 / 09:45 am (CNA). On the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Francis invited the Catholic faithful — including the recently appointed metropolitan archbishops who…

A view of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher during the Easter Vigil, which was celebrated on the morning of Saturday, March 30, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 29, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). In the midst of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, the patriarchs and leaders of ancient Christian churches…

Mercy Health Perrysburg Hospital in Perrysburg, Ohio. / Credit: Mbrickn, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). A spokesperson for a major Catholic hospital system based in Ohio clarified to CNA this week that the system does not perform abortions but may, in emergency situations, perform procedures…

The Merrimack County Courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire. / Credit: Warren LeMay from Covington, Kentucky, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A private school teacher in New Hampshire faked an illness so she could drive a student to get an abortion without the knowledge of the student’s parents….

A 1775 painting of the fireworks over Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, painted by Jakob Philipp Hackert. / Credit: Public Domain Rome Newsroom, Jun 29, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). For the past 500 years, the Vatican has celebrated the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul with a bang with a spectacular fireworks show influenced by…

Pilgrims walk the Kansas Camino, which goes from Wichita to Father Emil Kapaun’s home parish in rural Pilsen, Kansas. / Credit: Diocese of Wichita CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Whether you’re on break from school or taking a well-deserved vacation, summertime often brings a different rhythm to life and an opportunity…