Sister María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, whose religious name was María Antonia of St. Joseph. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday announced that Pope Francis has authorized the promulgation of a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to an 18th-century Argentinian religious sister, paving…

null / Credit: Emiliano Arruabarrena/Cathopic ACI Africa, Oct 25, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Tributes are pouring in for Brother Godwin Eze, a Nigerian monk who was kidnapped by Fulani bandits and brutally killed, with those who knew the monk describing him as “very prayerful” and “very easygoing young man.” Eze, a Benedictine novice, was…

Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 25, 2023 / 16:55 pm (CNA). A Christian school will be allowed to participate in Colorado’s universal preschool program after a judge ruled Oct. 20 that the state cannot discriminate against the school based on its religious beliefs about gender ideology. Colorado District…

Pope Francis on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, appointed Father Richard Laurenson as the new bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton in northern New Zealand. / Credit: New Zealand Bishops’ Conference Denver, Colo., Oct 25, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Father Richard Laurenson as the new bishop of the Diocese of…