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Pope Benedict XVI on April 21, 2007, in Vigevano, Italy. / Credit: miqu77/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 11:07 am (CNA). The man arrested for the theft of a pectoral cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his native Bavaria is now facing time behind bars. According to CNA…

The French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem is seen from the Palais du Pharo in the southern port city of Marseille on May 8, 2024, before the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Belem is set to reach Marseille on May 8 and ten thousand torchbearers will then…

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Wednesday general audience on May 8, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 09:13 am (CNA). During the papal general audience on Wednesday Pope Francis focused on the importance of the theological virtue of hope, noting that it is both…

null / Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Montana’s Catholic bishops have issued a joint letter denouncing a proposed pro-abortion constitutional amendment they say would pave the way for late-term abortions, partial-birth abortions, and an elimination of the state’s parental notification requirement for minors in Montana. In their May 3 letter,…