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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa gives the homily at a Mass in which he took possession of his titular church, St. Onuphrius, in Rome on May 1, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, May 1, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA). Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem, finally took possession on May…

The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com). / Credit: Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2024 / 18:50 pm (CNA). Here’s a look at abortion-related developments that took place in various U.S. states this week.  Florida’s six-week pro-life law takes effect Florida’s Heartbeat Protection Act took effect on Wednesday, May…

The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). A criminal investigation into the Archdiocese of New Orleans is based on a suspicion that it may be linked to child sex…

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore pack the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen during a concluding listening session on the archdiocese’s major parish restructuring plan on April 30, 2024. / Credit: Matthew Balan Baltimore, Md., May 1, 2024 / 18:10 pm (CNA). Hundreds of Catholic residents of Baltimore packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen…

Pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience Aug. 9, 2023, hold up an image of the Virgin Mary. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 1, 2024 / 16:02 pm (CNA). May will always be a special month, the month that the Church dedicates to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and our mother….

null / Credit: Juthamat8899/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a new report on Wednesday highlighting the countries with the worst religious persecution in the world. From this report, which is released annually, USCIRF makes recommendations to the State Department on how to best advocate for religious freedom. The…