Father El-Tabchi is pressing charges against a man who attacked him at the rectory in Philadelphia, across the street from the St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church, at which he is the pastor, telling parishioners in a letter about the incident that “God is both merciful and just,” adding that “mercy without justice is dead, and…

The Diocese of St. Petersburg Pastoral Center, pictured here before the storm, sustained damage and high winds shattered windows. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2024 / 17:35 pm (CNA). Catholic parishes, pro-life pregnancy centers, and other ministries in Florida suffered damage in the wake of Hurricane Milton,…

The March for Life, one of the largest annual human rights demonstrations in the world, regularly gathers crowds of pro-life activists numbering from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The 2025 March for Life will take place on Jan. 24, 2025, and will have the theme “Every Life: Why We March.” / Credit:…

Procession at the Sanctuary of Torreciudad in Spain. / Credit: Torreciudad Sanctuary Madrid, Spain, Oct 10, 2024 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed the dean of the Roman Rota Tribunal, Archbishop Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, as pontifical commissioner to address the conflict between Opus Dei and the Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón over the “Torreciudad complex”…

Cardinal Kurt Koch speaks to journalists at the Synod on Synodality press briefing held at the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 10, 2024 / 15:50 pm (CNA). Three fraternal delegates — non-Catholic representatives of Christian churches participating in this year’s session of the…