Archive for December 3, 2024

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

On Dec. 3, the Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who evangelized vast portions of... Read more

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailors is... Read more

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

The Catholic Church in El Salvador has asked President Nayib Bukele not to repeal the 2017 law that prohibits the... Read more

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.?w=200&h=150

By María J. Moriarty

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to travel to Paris on Dec. 7 to attend the grand reopening of Notre... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

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

Under Joe Biden’s administration, the DOD has used taxpayer money to fund gender transitions and abortion-related travel expenses for service... Read more

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Laffin

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

If confirmed, Kash Patel will head an agency shrouded in controversy, including the targeting of traditional Catholics and pro-life activists... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Elias Turk

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

Cardinal-elect Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, discusses the challenges and hopes of Iran’s small Catholic community. Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By The B.C. Catholic

Canadian priest assigned to Vatican’s Secretariat of State

Father Paul Goo said he will be “supporting the coordination of the Holy Father’s communication in English-speaking parts of the... Read more

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By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

The U.S. bishops are once more teaming up with Catholic charity organizations to encourage the faithful to donate to Catholic... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Souhail Lawand

Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

A statement released by the Franciscan order said a missile strike from a warplane hit the monastery, destroying one of... Read more

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

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

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December is for pilgrims of hope.  Read more

Nicaraguan academic and political activist Felix Maradiaga speaks during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

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

Catholics exiled from Nicaragua are expressing their gratitude for the recent letter of encouragement Pope Francis sent to the persecuted... Read more

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By Matt McDonald

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

The following timeline is based on court documents; news stories; public statements on the website of the Diocese of Fort... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

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

The ceremony is a traditional one to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year,... Read more

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The historic city of Aleppo, Syria.

Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities

Lebanese Christians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8, 2024.

Lebanese Christians celebrate Assad’s fall, see it as justice for years of oppression

The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, recently announced that it has awarded $800,000 to recipients of its scholarship fund.

Papal Foundation announces $800,000 of scholarship awards to 110 religious and laypeople

Former Sistine Chapel choir director Monsignor Massimo Palombella leads the choir during a performance on May 9, 2018, in New York City.

Vatican: Former choir director, manager convicted of embezzlement, abuse of office

Pope Francis speaks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi after Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on June 29, 2022.

Nancy Pelosi criticizes Pope Francis’ China deal in interview

The flag of the European Union flying in Rome.

Catholic Church to European Union: Fight against anti-Christian hate

Ålesund, a port town on the west coast of Norway.

Norwegian parish holds Day of Prayer for Unborn in response to new abortion laws

John Traynor is believed to be the first British Catholic to be cured at Lourdes.

Healing at Lourdes of British World War I soldier declared ‘miraculous’

Cardinal Mykola Bychok is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic prelate.

World’s youngest cardinal is just 44 years old

Pope Francis prays at the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024.

Why cardinals get Roman churches: Understanding Pope Francis’ use of titular parishes

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