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Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli Prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 17, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis, still recovering after his recent hospitalization for double pneumonia, made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison…
The Mystery of the Brotherhood of San Benito processes through the surroundings of the cathedral of Seville on Holy Tuesday, April 15, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Joaquín Carmona Seville, Spain, Apr 17, 2025 / 13:01 pm (CNA). The Holy Week processions in the Andalusian capital are one of Spain’s most iconic traditions. Every…
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Many “Hebrew Catholics” continue to practice aspects of their Judaism; they continue to eat the Passover Seder (pictured here) with their families and friends. / Credit: RadRafe~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons St. Louis, Mo., Apr 17, 2025 / 10:54 am (CNA). Raised in a conservative Jewish household in New York, David Moss had his…
Marchers hold pro-life signs at the Missouri March for Life in St. Louis on Saturday, April 12, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Coalition Life CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 11:28 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Hundreds join St. Louis March for Life On Saturday an estimated 700…
null / Credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 11:59 am (CNA). A U.S. district judge this week permanently blocked the federal government from requiring some Catholic employers to accommodate abortions and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for their employees. North Dakota District Judge Daniel Traynor said in the Tuesday order that the U.S….
Above: 17th century Paris. Source. Four centuries ago, on April 17, 1625, history witnessed a landmark event: the founding of the Congregation of the Mission of Saint Vincent de Paul († 1660), commonly known as the Lazarists, named after their motherhouse, Saint-Lazare in Paris. This anniversary provides an invaluable opportunity to reflect on the enduring…
A view of the edicule and the oculus of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. March 30, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). While Easter dates usually differ between Eastern and Western Christians, this year both Easter celebrations land on the same day — a coincidence that…
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Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on March 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). With the aim of improving the experience of pilgrims traveling to Rome to participate in the 2025 Jubilee…
