Archive for November 25, 2022

Ryan and Sara Huelsing, parishoners at St. Joseph parish in Cottleville, Missouri, at a preview event put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in St. Louis on Oct. 1, 2022. Ryan leads a men's group at his parish and both hope to get involved with FOCUS' Making Missionary Disciples track.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Not just for students: Here’s what adults can expect at SEEK23 in St. Louis

The upcoming Fellowship of Catholic University Students national conference is expected to draw 20,000 people to St. Louis on Jan.... Read more

Dominican nuns at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary in Summit, New Jersey, make soap and candles which they sell at their Cloister Shoppe.?w=200&h=150

By Zelda Caldwell

Christmas shopping? Check out these gifts handmade by monks and nuns

If you’re looking for unique handmade gifts for those on your list, you’re going to love these delicious treats and... Read more

Left to right: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Worth-South Bend, Indiana, and Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Reed of the Archdiocese of Boston.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

‘Everyone’s vulnerable to an accusation’: Bishops respond to priests’ fear of false abuse claims

Eighty-two percent of priests responding to a survey conducted by The Catholic Project said they live in constant fear of... Read more

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By CNA Staff

‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ initiative comes to Buenos Aires

At the initiative of the Vicariate Center of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, this Christmas the “balconeras” are arriving in... Read more

Cardinal Joseph Zen.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Hong Kong court convicts Cardinal Zen and five other democracy advocates

Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others were found guilty on Friday of failing to register a fund that helped pay... Read more

Pope Francis holds a flag that he received from Bucha, Ukraine at his general audience on April 6, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

‘Your pain is my pain’: Pope Francis pens letter marking 9 months of war in Ukraine

In an emotional letter addressed to the people of Ukraine, Pope Francis wrote that he sees the cross of Christ... Read more

Livia Tossici-Bolt says she was urged by council officers to “move on” after praying in public?w=200&h=150

By Madeleine Teahan

UK woman praying in public asked to ‘move on’ by local authorities

Concerns about religious freedom in the UK are intensifying after local council officers confronted a woman on the south coast... Read more

German Bishops at Mass in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls during their visit in Rome, Nov. 17, 2022?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

As Church allows for LGBT-employees in Germany, Vatican publishes concerns over Synodal Way

The Vatican on Thursday published the full wording of its latest warnings over another schisma coming out of Germany, raising... Read more

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The traditional ceremony to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year, is intact, sealed, and ready to be reopened at the beginning of the new Jubilee 2025 was led by the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on Dec. 2, 2024.

Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline

Nicaraguan academic and political activist Felix Maradiaga speaks during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021.

Pope Francis’ letter to Nicaraguan Catholics is ‘balm for our spirit,’ exiles say

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December

On Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported but panic has reportedly spread among the people.

Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

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U.S. bishops launch Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Church’s global mission 

Father Paul Goo, center, is pictured during a missions trip to the Philippines in 2017. He will serve in the Vatican's Secretariat of State beginning in January 2025. Goo is pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Canadian priest assigned to Vatican’s Secretariat of State

Cardinal-elect Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, discusses with EWTN News the challenges and hopes of Iran’s small Catholic community ahead of receiving his red hat from Pope Francis.

Christians in Iran are ‘leaven of society,’ new cardinal-elect of Tehran says

The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

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