Archive for November 26, 2021

People in Strasbourg, France, hold placards reading "Catholics, muslims, jews all are Charlie" during a unity rally on Jan. 11, 2015 following a mass shooting by Muslim terrorists at the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Christian-Muslim dialogue needs a foundation in everyday friendship, French Dominican says

Progress in Christian-Muslim dialogue ultimately must come from Catholics and others who deliberately make efforts to befriend and understand Muslims,... Read more

Pope Francis meets young people of the Scholas Community at Rome’s Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae, Nov. 25, 2021?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis attends student play on how the pandemic has affected young people

The pope watched a show called ‘The faces of the pandemic.’ Read more

Pope Francis addresses the Italian bishops’ conference in Rome, Nov. 22, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis creates commission to assess reform of marriage nullity process in Italy

The pope made changes to canon law intended to streamline the process in 2015. Read more

Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican, Nov. 26, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican

Asked how he was doing, the pope told Macron: ‘I’m still alive.’ Read more

The statue of Our Lady of Arabia will be a focal point of Bahrain’s new cathedral.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

The story behind the new Our Lady of Arabia cathedral in Bahrain

A Vatican cardinal will consecrate the cathedral on Dec. 10. Read more

Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Paris archbishop asks Pope Francis to decide his future

Archbishop Michel Aupetit has denied a report concerning his contacts with a woman in 2012. Read more

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

The Supreme Court of India.

Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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Catholic NASA scientist delves into investigation of potential life on other planets

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