Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2023 / 15:06 pm (CNA). The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) in response to a question from a Filipino bishop recently reaffirmed the long-standing position of the Catholic Church that being an active…

The Cross of San Lázaro of Seville, Spain, sculpted in the 16th century, was vandalized on the night of Oct. 21-22, 2023. / Credit: Emergencies Seville CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2023 / 13:28 pm (CNA). Europe has witnessed a 44% jump in anti-Christian hate crimes across more than two dozen European countries over the past…

Cardinal Angelo Becciu. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Nov 17, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). After almost two and a half years, the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” in which the disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu is a defendant, is winding down. The Vatican court’s president, Giuseppe Pignatone, has asked defense lawyers to keep their…

Pope Francis meets with priests of Rome’s 17th prefecture in the Parish of Santa Maria Madre dell’Ospitalità in Villa Verde in Rome on Nov. 16, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 17, 2023 / 11:24 am (CNA). Pope Francis met with priests of Rome’s 17th prefecture — which sits on the eastern edge…

Bishop Yao Shun of Jining and Bishop Yang Yongqiang of Zhouchun (right) of the People’s Republic of China at the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican in October 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 17, 2023 / 11:56 am (CNA). A Chinese bishop who attended the Synod on Synodality assembly has spoken out about…

Happy Friday friends, As all of you know, JD and I have been in Baltimore this week for the USCCB autumn assembly, and there is a lot of news to get through.  So, I’m not going to bore you with a bunch of throat clearing, let’s just get to it.  Share The News In Baltimore…