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Articles by CNA Staff
Pope Francis hails ‘the beauty of Mary’s heart’ on Immaculate Conception feast
Dec 8, 2021 / 05:45 amThe pope leads the Angelus prayer on Marian solemnities, as well as Sundays.
Pope Francis makes early morning visit to Immaculate Conception statue in Rome
Dec 8, 2021 / 01:17 amThe pope made the private visit to the statue shortly after 6 a.m.
Synod of Bishops removes resource page link to New Ways Ministry
Dec 7, 2021 / 12:40 pmThe U.S. bishops’ conference expressed its disapproval of the LGBT outreach ministry in 2010.
1 million Afghan children could starve this winter. This humanitarian group desperately needs your help
Dec 7, 2021 / 09:38 amA new initiative is asking Americans for donations this Christmas to help save Christians who risk death in Afghanistan during the brutal winter. Its goal is to provide a “safe winter” for the men, women, and children located there.
Scientists reconstructed the face of St. Nicholas – here’s what they found
Dec 6, 2021 / 14:00 pmScientists at a university in Liverpool unveiled what they say is the most realistic portrait ever created of St. Nicholas of Myra, the popular 4th century bishop best known as the inspiration for the modern-day figure of Santa Claus.
Pope Francis: EU commission guide discouraging word ‘Christmas’ was an anachronism
Dec 6, 2021 / 08:45 amHe noted that a series of ideologies had attempted to pull up Europe’s Christian roots.
Pope Francis to youth in Greece: Don’t be ‘prisoners of the cell phone’
Dec 6, 2021 / 04:20 amThe pope’s address concluded his three-day visit to Greece.
Catholics killed after bus plunges into river in Kenya
Dec 6, 2021 / 03:48 amThe bus passengers, including children, were on their way to a wedding.
Smallness can be a blessing, Pope Francis tells Greece's Catholic minority
Dec 4, 2021 / 13:40 pmThe smallness of a Christian community can be a sign of closeness to God, Pope Francis told members of Greece’s tiny Catholic minority in Athens Saturday evening. He reflected on the example of St. Paul in evangelizing ancient Greece and proclaiming that their pagan culture held the seeds of Christian faith.
Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens speech
Dec 4, 2021 / 04:55 amThe pope arrived in Greece after a two-day visit to Cyprus.
PHOTOS: The funeral of Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master
Dec 4, 2021 / 04:00 amHe was interred in the Crypt of the Grand Masters at St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta.
Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI had three COVID-19 vaccine doses ‘out of conviction’
Dec 3, 2021 / 12:00 pmHe said: ‘One must not force anyone to vaccinate ... But one should appeal to the conscience.’
Apostolic nuncio to EU dies after contracting COVID-19
Dec 3, 2021 / 08:10 amA cardinal said that Archbishop Giordano ‘left a lasting mark on all of us.’
Pope Francis to Catholics in Cyprus: ‘Jesus alone frees the heart from evil’
Dec 3, 2021 / 04:23 amAn estimated 10,000 attended the Mass in Nicosia’s GSP Stadium.
Pope Francis tells Cypriot authorities he is praying for ‘the peace of the entire island’
Dec 2, 2021 / 10:20 amThe Mediterranean island divided by a U.N. buffer zone.
From Syria to Slovakia, buildings are lit up in support of persecuted Christians
Dec 2, 2021 / 05:20 amThe event was organized the charity Aid to the Church in Need.
Pro-life leaders react to President Joe Biden's statements about Dobbs abortion case
Dec 1, 2021 / 17:52 pmPresident Joe Biden reaffirmed his support of Roe v. Wade on Wednesday, in response to a question about the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the nation’s abortion precedent, though he said he did not listen to the oral arguments that took place earlier in the day.
French Catholic academy critiques landmark abuse report
Dec 1, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe criticisms sparked resignations from the academy.
Pro-lifers win right to appeal ruling on German municipality’s prayer vigil ban
Dec 1, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe challenge was spearheaded by a member of 40 Days for Life.
How to listen to Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs abortion case
Dec 1, 2021 / 07:59 amThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today, Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would return the issue of abortion to individual states.