Archive for December 25, 2021

Chapel of the Snows, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Olivera

Future at risk for historic chapel in Antarctica

The coronavirus pandemic has suspended efforts to save the Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station, the hub of the... Read more

Venerable Fulton Sheen?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Venerable Fulton Sheen on the meaning of Christmas

Venerable Fulton Sheen once said that in order to understand the meaning of Christmas, two philosophies of life must first... Read more

Pope Francis gives his Christmas ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing Dec. 25, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing 2021: Pope Francis asks world leaders to be open to dialogue

He spoke from the central balcony overlooking a rainy St. Peter’s Square. Read more

Pope Francis gives his Christmas ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing Dec. 25, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Pope Francis

Full text: Pope Francis’ Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing 2021

The pope prayed for peace in conflict zones around the world. 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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