Margaret Karram, the third president to lead the Focolare Movement, was among several members of ecclesial movements who were appointed to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life by Pope Francis on Nov. 25, 2023. / Credit: CSC Audiovisivi Rome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2023 / 10:07 am (CNA). Pope Francis has added 11 new…

null / Alexander Hoffmann / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). This year, Catholics will be able to receive a plenary indulgence from Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Feb. 2, 2024, the feast of the Presentation in the Temple of Our Lord…

Father Louis Merosne at College Sainte Anne, a parochial Catholic school from seventh-12th grade. / Credit: Father Louis Merosne CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). In the face of dire poverty, widespread gang violence, recent natural disasters, and a breakdown of basic social-political structures, making progress in Haiti today can feel impossible….

Pope Francis at his general audience earlier this week on Nov. 22, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 25, 2023 / 05:28 am (CNA). Pope Francis is sick and is not taking part in his scheduled meetings on Saturday morning, according to the Vatican. “The Holy Father’s audiences scheduled for this morning are…

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Every year on the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Catholic Church observes the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe…