Bishop Álvarez celebrates public Mass for Nicaragua
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 20, 2024 / 18:00 pm In his first public Mass, celebrated in Seville province, Spain, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been living…
Florida woman convicted in conspiracy targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2024 / 17:30 pm A Florida woman was convicted on Thursday for conspiracy targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Stained-glass windows at Notre Dame to be replaced, new modern design revealed
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 17:00 pm Designs for six new stained-glass windows at Notre Dame have been revealed for the first time, two weeks…
UPDATE: Casualties at German Christmas market after car rams crowd
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2024 / 15:55 pm A car driven by a Saudi Arabian immigrant rammed into a crowd at a Christmas market Friday evening in…
Trump picks CatholicVote president Brian Burch as ambassador to Vatican
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 15:05 pm President-elect Donald Trump selected CatholicVote president and co-founder Brian Burch to serve as the United States ambassador to…
Pope Francis appoints 5 new auxiliary bishops for Chicago Archdiocese
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 20, 2024 / 14:35 pm Pope Francis has appointed five new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago and assigned each bishop-elect a titular…
Rector of Notre Dame Cathedral blesses creche ahead of Christmas celebrations
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 14:05 pm The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has blessed the Nativity scene at the historic French landmark…
PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 13:35 pm Rome during the Christmas season is a feast for the senses. Twinkling lights drape over the city’s cobblestone streets,…
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as new bishop of Tyler, Texas
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2024 / 12:45 pm Pope Francis has appointed a new bishop to lead the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, more than a year after…
Study: Many women ‘unprepared’ by health workers for severe pain from chemical abortions
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 12:15 pm Many women who undergo chemical abortions experience more pain than they were prepared for and more than 40%…
Major religious freedom win for Nigeria: Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 06:00 am A Nigerian Christian mother of five has been fully acquitted of “blasphemy” charges after a two-and-a-half-year legal battle.…
Biden to meet with Pope Francis in January to discuss ‘peace’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2024 / 19:45 pm U.S. President Joe Biden accepted an invitation to visit Pope Francis next month and discuss efforts to advance peace,…