Two churches in Chile struck by arson
The presidential delegate in the Biobío Region, Daniela Dresdner, told the local press Oct. 2 that a bottle with flammable liquid had been found in the chapel. “This was a…
Read some of the reactions to the pope’s ‘heartfelt appeal’ on climate change
The pope “asks each of us to contribute by efforts ‘to reduce pollution and waste, to consume with prudence’ and thereby help ‘to create a new culture,’” Nichols said. Marcene…
Colorado Supreme Court to hear cake baker’s latest religious freedom case
After both a trial court and an appeals court ruled against him, Phillips appealed and is being represented by the religious freedom law firm Alliance Defending Freedom. With Colorado’s Supreme…
Biden administration to build miles of new border wall in Texas
‘This is not a policy decision’ Miranda told CNA that the new wall construction does not indicate a policy change by the Biden administration and that it is being carried…
Taiwan’s ambassador to the Vatican: Better to prevent a war than stop one afterward
Vatican City State is the only remaining country in Europe that recognizes Taiwan as a country. Bishop Norbert Pu of Kiayi, Taiwan, told CNA at the event that the Holy…
What is being discussed during the first week of the Synod on Synodality?
The president of the information commission for the synod, who is also the head of Vatican communications, Paolo Ruffini, said participants “were asked to pray with these yesterday evening, night,…
Archbishop to Synod on Synodality: Proclaiming Jesus is ‘the greatest urgency’
That place, he said, recalls “the prophetic gesture by which stripped to the point of nakedness to say that Jesus was his only love, and for him, he made himself…
Suspects arrested in killing of seminarian in Nigerian parish rectory fire
“On the whole, we have eight suspects in our custody who are arrested for committing the above crimes and also running a gun manufacturing factory in the area,” the OPSH…
The dubia were not meant as an attack on the pope, Cardinal Burke says
The main stumbling blocks cited by the cardinal and his fellow cardinals in the questions addressed to the Holy Father in August and made public on Oct. 2 concern doctrinal…
7 things you need to know about St. Faustina and her vision of hell
Young Helena had no intention of entering religious life, but at age 19, while attending a dance with her sister Natalia in Lodz, she had a vision of a suffering…
Jesuits in Bolivia call lawsuit filed by alleged sexual abuse victims ‘senseless’
“The cover-up and complicity of the highest authorities of the Society of Jesus, who were aware of the illegal conduct of its members, considering the body of constitutional law that…
Pope Francis to Synod on Synodality: ‘Do not sadden the Holy Spirit’
The opening session of the Synod on Synodality took place on Wednesday afternoon. Unlike past synods, which took place in an auditorium-style room called the “new synod hall,” in the…