Archive for January 28, 2022

Religious leaders mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau at the death camp, Jan. 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Religious leaders mark Auschwitz liberation anniversary

Polish Bishop Piotr Greger was among those who offered prayers at the commemoration. Read more

Pope Francis meets members of the Catholic Factchecking consortium at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Jan. 28, 2022?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Being ‘properly informed’ on COVID-19 vaccines is a ‘human right’

‘Fake news has to be refuted, but individual persons must always be respected,’ he told a Catholic fact-checking group. Read more

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Peter’s Pence donations fell by around 15% in 2021, says Vatican

Peter’s Pence is an annual collection to finance the pope’s charitable works and other priorities. Read more

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 4, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Holy Land’s Catholic bishops invite Orthodox leaders to contribute to synodal path

They invited their counterparts to share their ‘wisdom and experience.’ Read more

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis appoints new Catholic bishop of Fatima

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho succeeds 74-year-old Cardinal António Marto. Read more

Sr. Ann Rose Nu Tawng begs police not to shoot protesters during Myanmar unrest.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Catholic charity calls for day of prayer for Myanmar on coup anniversary

Armed forces seized power on Feb. 1, 2021. Read more

Cardinal Fernando Filoni. Photo credits: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.?w=200&h=150

By Cardinal Fernando Filoni

Who is Benedict XVI? Cardinal Filoni shares his testimony

‘I have never found in him any shadow or attempt to hide or minimize anything.’ Read more

Sister Sue Ann Hall (left) and Sister Delores Vogt of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity welcome visitors to Our Lady of Guadalupe convent in St. Louis.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Olivera

This pro-life ministry in St Louis is helping bring an end to abortion 

Tucked away near the Forest Park neighborhood of St. Louis is a brick, three-story convent dedicated to Our Lady of... Read more

A priest sprinkles holy water on the casket of fallen NYPD Officer Jason Rivera during his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Jan. 28, 2022 in New York City. The 22-year-old NYPD officer was shot and killed on January 21 in Harlem while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Rivera's partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, also died from injuries suffered in the shooting.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Funeral Mass for NYPD officer held at St Patrick's Cathedral

NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was remembered on Friday as a dedicated police officer whose life was cut short in... Read more

A mural in Derry depicting then-Father Daly leading a group carrying a victim on Bloody Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Bloody Sunday anniversary a time to remember, and forgive, Derry bishop says

Fifty years ago, the Bloody Sunday massacre resulted in many reactions: lies, anger, and a misplaced desire to forget the... Read more

The entrance to Christ the King Major Seminary in Fayit, Fadan Kagoma, Nigeria, whence three seminarians were abducted Oct. 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Expert urges attention to persecuted Christians as bishops decry Islamist violence in Nigeria

Victims of persecution in Nigeria must be listened to, an expert on the persecution of Christians told students at the... Read more

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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.

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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.

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