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Eucharistic adoration following Pope Francis' Corpus Christi Mass on June 14, 2020.

Pope Francis: ‘It is good to adore in silence before the Most Blessed Sacrament’

Oct 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

“I urge you to especially devote yourselves to the prayer of adoration,” Pope Francis said. Read more

Jonathan Roumie portrays Jesus in the series "The Chosen."

Watch the new trailer for Season 3 of ‘The Chosen’

Oct 22, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The official trailer for the highly anticipated third season of “The Chosen” is out and packed with emotional moments. Read more

Pilgrims wave a Chinese flag at the general audience with Pope Francis, Oct. 12, 2022.

Vatican renews China deal for second time

Oct 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The terms of the deal, first signed in 2018, have not been made public. Read more

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An expert answers 6 common reasons for not going to confession

Oct 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Monsignor Krzysztof Nykiel is regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the office of the Roman Curia responsible for issues related to... Read more

Communion Wafers.

Tabernacle desecrated, consecrated hosts stolen from Costa Rica church 

Oct 21, 2022

By ACI Prensa

In the early hours of the morning, caretakers of the St. Rose of Lima Parish, Pocosol, noticed that sound equipment,... Read more

Sister Marie-Sylvie Kavuke Vakatsuraki, who was killed in Maboya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Oct. 19, 2022.

Islamist rebels kill nun, six others at Catholic hospital in DR Congo

Oct 21, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

A Catholic nun serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was among the seven people killed Wednesday evening when... Read more

An embryo, between 9-10 weeks of pregnancy

The Guardian is wrong: this is what a 9-week old unborn baby looks like  

Oct 21, 2022

By Edie Heipel

An article published this week by The Guardian that purports to show that an unborn child “is not visible” until... Read more

Adrián Martínez Cádiz, EWTN correspondent

Cuban dictatorship fines EWTN correspondent and threatens him during interrogation

Oct 21, 2022

By CNA Staff

On Friday, the police of the dictatorship in Cuba interrogated Adrián Martínez Cádiz, EWTN correspondent in Havana, and later fined... Read more

Migrants waiting to cross the Gulf of Urabá to start the route through the Darién jungle.

Church wants migrants to be aware of dangers of route through Panama’s Darien jungle

Oct 21, 2022

By CNA Staff

Passing through the Darién jungle in Panama as the first stage of the route to reach the United States continues... Read more

Roberto Dell’Oro is the director of the Bioethics Institute and a professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Another Pontifical Academy for Life member criticizes overturning Roe v. Wade

Oct 21, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Bioethicist Roberto Dell’Oro argues that the Dobbs decision violates women’s “autonomy.” Read more

The beatification of Pauline Jaricot in Lyon, France, on May 22, 2022.

World Mission Day 2022: Key figures and notable anniversaries

Oct 21, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Figures published on the occasion of this year’s World Mission Sunday — this year celebrated on Oct. 23 — are... Read more

Citizen protests against the Cuban regime in Nuevitas, Camagüey, August 2022.

Cuba threatens citizens to keep them from joining demonstrations

Oct 21, 2022

By Eduardo Berdejo

Eduardo Cardet, coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, charged that the residents of Velasco, a town in the Cuban province... Read more

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.

Benedict XVI reflects on Vatican II in new letter

Oct 21, 2022

By AC Wimmer, Shannon Mullen

The letter provides fresh observations from one of the few remaining theologians to have personally participated in Vatican II, which... Read more

Pope Francis greeting pilgrims on St. Peter's Square, Oct. 19, 2022.

Pope Francis welcomes opening of Jewish-Catholic center at Polish university

Oct 21, 2022

By Justyna Galant

Pope Francis has welcomed the establishment of a Center for Catholic-Jewish Relations in Poland and called for a deepening appreciation... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at an EWTN dinner in Frascati, Italy, Oct. 19, 2022.

Cardinal Parolin to EWTN: Truth must be ‘fearlessly upheld’

Oct 21, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s Secretary of State told employees and collaborators of EWTN this week that the truth must be “fearlessly upheld”... Read more

CNA

EWTN correspondent in Cuba asks for prayers ahead of interrogation

Oct 21, 2022

By Diego López Marina

Adrián Martínez Cádiz, who only started working with EWTN on Oct. 12, has asked his supporters to pray Psalm 91... Read more

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Department of Defense to pay for service members to travel for abortions

Oct 20, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the DoD to “establish travel and transportation allowances” so that service members and their... Read more

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Catholic Church apologizes ‘unreservedly’ after English child sex abuse inquiry

Oct 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Catholic Church in England and Wales has offered an “unreserved apology” to all sexual abuse victims who have suffered... Read more

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House, Sept. 9, 2021.

Pro-life leaders condemn Biden’s support for federal abortion fund

Oct 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Pro-life leaders are challenging President Joe Biden after he expressed support for a federal fund for women who take time... Read more

Parish Church of San Sebastián de Garabandal (Spain).

Spanish bishop makes statement on alleged apparitions at Garabandal

Oct 20, 2022

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge stated that “my position, like that of my predecessors, is that Rome’s assessment remains valid: ‘There... Read more