Police officers stand guard outside the City Hall building in Quito on Jan. 10, 2024, as Ecuador remains in a state of emergency following the escape from prison of a dangerous narco boss. / Credit: STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The bishops of Ecuador published a…

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College Jan. 5, 2024, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. / Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). The Biden administration announced a new rule change Tuesday that experts are saying threatens the rights of religious doctors…

Theodore McCarrick before his laicization. / Credit: Copyright Mazur_catholicchurch.org.uk CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The criminal sexual assault case against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick in Wisconsin has been suspended after a psychologist hired by the court found that the former prelate is not competent to stand trial. The misdemeanor sexual assault…

The Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center in Pittsburgh opened in December 2023 and offers spiritual formation with a special focus on the life of Maronite priest and hermit St. Sharbel Makhlouf. / Credit: Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 15:31 pm (CNA). Located in Pittsburgh’s suburban neighborhood of Beechview sits…

Cardinal Gerhard Müller (center) and Father Joseph Hamilton (at left), personal secretary to the late Cardinal George Pell, were among the priests celebrating the Jan. 10, 2024, Mass held on the first anniversary of the cardinal’s death. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva Rome Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA). A requiem Mass was held…