Archive for December 23, 2021

The opening of Tampa Hope, an emergency homeless shelter of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Tampa, Fla., Dec. 13, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

For Tampa's homeless, small cottages could give hope for a better future

A new housing complex of small cottages and tents aims to help several hundred homeless people in Tampa, in a... Read more

Seminarians of the FSSP's International Seminary of St. Peter.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

EWTN documentary highlights chart-topping Christmas album from Germany, 'Sancta Nox'

A documentary airing on EWTN this Christmas will bring viewers to a seminary in Bavaria, home to an internationally diverse... Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in London, England, on March 14, 2011. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis accepts Cardinal Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office

The dicastery will be led for now by Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny. Read more

Pope Francis addresses members of the Roman Curia at the Vatican on Dec. 23, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis: Roman Curia needs ‘synodal conversion’

He said that Vatican officials should set an example for Catholics worldwide. Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends an ordination at the Basilica of Sant'Eugenio in Rome, Sept. 5, 2020.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Vatican tightens COVID-19 rules for offices of Roman Curia

Cardinal Parolin issued a decree outlining the new measures. Read more

Pope John Paul I in an undated file photo.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis to beatify ‘smiling pope’ John Paul I in September 2022

The pope who reigned for 33 days will be beatified in St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more

An Indian Christian prays in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, on Dec. 9, 2018.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Report finds rising anti-Christian violence in India

Christians were the targets of 305 violent incidents in nine months. Read more

Patrick Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, delivers his first Supreme Knight's Report during the organization's 139th Annual Convention, Aug. 3, 2021. Credit: Knights of Columbus/screenshot.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Urgent appeal from Supreme Knight: Start this novena on Christmas Eve for persecuted Christians

The head of the Knights of Columbus is asking for the order's members to consider "a last-minute Christmas gift": saying... Read more

The Monserrate Home is administered by the sisters of the Congregation of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Poor in Colombia.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Colombian bishop repudiates shocking abuse of boy at home run by nuns

The Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia, Héctor Cubillos Peña, expressed his “deep pain and his firm repudiation” of the “serious mistreatment”... Read more