Archive for September 29, 2018

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Study finds increases in gold price increase sex-selective abortions in India

A study from the University of Essex has found a link between the global price of gold and the survival... Read more

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Pope Francis: Pray the rosary daily for Church's protection from Satan

Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to pray the rosary daily during the month of October, asking Mary and St.... Read more

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For Austrian cardinal, female deacons an 'open question'

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has said that in his view, whether the Church could ordain women as deacons remains an “open... Read more

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By Ed Condon,JD Flynn

CNA Explainer: What rights does a pastor have?

Chicago rainbow flag burning raises questions about a pastor's canoical rights  Read more

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Children welcome the custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, upon his entrance into Bethlehem on Nov. 30, 2024, for the beginning of Advent. The custos’ entry was festive, but at the same time, it was impossible to ignore the echoes of war. The children were holding signs with messages of peace and solidarity for those suffering due to the war.

PHOTOS: Holy Land Christians begin another Advent in the midst of war

Christmas tree and Nativity scene in Faraya's Public Square, a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, in November 2024.

Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon

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Republicans introduce bill to define ‘male’ and ‘female’ based on biological differences

Team Saint Paul schedules frequent adoration for soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Military archdiocese launches initiative to build Catholic communities on military bases

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals from across the world at a consistory in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 30, 2023.

5 Italians to be elevated as cardinals by Pope Francis at Dec. 7 consistory

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address on the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2024.

‘Raise your heads,’ Pope Francis tells faithful in first Advent message amid multiple conflicts

The Daughters of St. Paul during their annual Christmas concert.

Daughters of St. Paul Christmas concerts aim to remind audience of the ‘closeness to God’

Father Francis Browne/The Titanic.

The Jesuit priest who captured the last photos of the Titanic afloat

Lectionary on altar table at Mass

With Advent 2024, the odd-numbered liturgical Cycle C begins. What does this entail?

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2021.

A path toward unity: Pope Francis proposes joint Catholic-Orthodox celebration of Nicaea anniversary

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