Archive for January 27, 2022

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Jan. 26, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Report: Pope Francis plans 2-day visit to Malta in April

The last pope to visit the country was Benedict XVI in 2010. Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx speaks at a press conference in Munich, Germany, Jan. 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

‘There was no real interest in their suffering’: Cardinal Marx apologizes to victims after Munich abuse report

He told reporters that he intended to remain in office for now. Read more

Pope Francis addresses members of the Roman Rota in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Jan. 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis urges Roman Rota to work with ‘synodal spirit’

The Rota is the Church’s highest court handling appeals of marriage annulment cases. Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich celebrates Mass at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Cardinal in key Synod on Synodality post: ‘Reforms need a stable foundation’

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said that without consensus, major changes pose ‘the danger of schism.’ Read more

Pope Francis is calling for prayers for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Ukraine.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Just War Theory and Ukraine: Would war with Russia be in accord with Catholic teaching?

The prospect of war between Ukraine and Russia, and the potential involvement of the United States, brings with it questions... Read more

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, Jan. 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer formally announces retirement

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer formally announced his upcoming retirement from the Supreme Court on Thursday, one day after his... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, Jan. 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis meets Auschwitz survivor on Holocaust Remembrance Day

The Vatican said they ‘both stressed the inestimable value of transmitting the memory of the past to the youngest.’ Read more

The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Shroud of Turin exhibit to be held at Bible museum in DC

The Museum of the Bible will be opening a new exhibit dedicated to the Shroud of Turin next month. Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Pope Francis to speak with Loyola University Chicago students, others in global livestream

Loyola University Chicago will host a livestream conversation between Pope Francis and college students from around the world next month... Read more

Removal of the remains of statues destroyed at the grotto of Nativity parish in Burke, Va., Jan. 25, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Grotto vandalized at parish in Northern Virginia

Police are investigating after a grotto at a Catholic parish in Burke, Virginia was vandalized Tuesday evening. Read more

Stained glass window depicting St. Joseph.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

From Denver to Uganda, St Joseph facilitates an unexpected connection

When Daniel Campbell saw an email in his inbox last spring from Soroti, Uganda, his first thought was: Am I... Read more

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“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather discusses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

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?

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