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Patrick Norton stands near Sister Annella Zervas’ grave, October 2022. / Credit: Patti Armstrong St. Paul, Minn., Dec 10, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pointing toward the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at the Saint Benedict Monastery cemetery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, 61-year-old Patrick Norton recounts the day 13 years ago when he was painting…

The Vatican unveiled its annual nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800-year anniversary. / Credit: Vatican City, Dec 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican unveiled its annual nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition…

null / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Dec 9, 2023 / 09:50 am (CNA). Pope Francis said today that the Vatican’s nativity scene this year should compel people to think of the Holy Land — both of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago, and also of the conflict currently engulfing the region.  “While we…

Father Cristiano G. Borro Barbosa , 47, has been appointed by Pope Francis as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Boston. Dec. 9, 2023. / Credit: Archdiocese of Boston CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2023 / 10:26 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed a priest born and ordained in Brazil to serve as the next…

A pro-life woman kneels in prayer in front of the EMW Women’s Surgical Center, an abortion clinic, in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 8, 2021. / Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 9, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). More people are traveling outside of their state to receive an abortion after more than 20…

null / Credit: Anneka/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 9, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). Since Dec. 2, the faithful in Barranquilla, Colombia, have been able to visit the staging of “the largest Nativity scene in the world” where 90 actors interpret the moments before and after the birth of Jesus. The Nativity scene is set…