Churches around the world lit up red in honor of persecuted Christians
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 13:05 pm Catholic churches around the world were lit up in red on Wednesday as a display of solidarity with persecuted…
Vatican Christmas tree wreathed in controversy over environmental objections
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 21, 2024 / 12:30 pm The Vatican was not rocking around the Christmas tree on Thursday after a 95-foot Norway spruce from northern Italy…
Church beatifies German priest who was executed by Nazis in 1944
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Nov 21, 2024 / 12:00 pm Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and…
Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 21, 2024 / 08:03 am Pope Francis has appointed U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell to oversee “new and unavoidable” reform to the Vatican’s pension system…
Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Nov 21, 2024 / 08:00 am Marta Rodríguez Díaz, a Catholic expert on gender ideology, said that rather than fighting gender ideology, the mission…
Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 07:00 am After Catholic media mogul and human rights activist Jimmy Lai took the stand on Wednesday in a yearslong Hong…
Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 06:00 am Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Wyoming judge blocks state pro-life laws Wyoming Gov. Mark…
What do we know about the presentation of Mary?
By Marge Fenelon National Catholic Register, Nov 21, 2024 / 04:00 am It’s easy to conceptualize the presentation of the Lord because we find it in Scripture. Luke’s Gospel tells…
Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Nov 20, 2024 / 17:30 pm The archbishop of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi has turned down financial donations that the country’s president offered to a…
Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2024 / 16:00 pm Catholic human rights activist Jimmy Lai on Wednesday took the stand in his national security trial in Hong Kong,…
Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2024 / 14:30 pm Vietnam, a country with one of the highest abortion rates in the world, spearheaded a United Nations initiative this…
Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Nov 20, 2024 / 13:25 pm To mark 1,000 days since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, Pope Francis shared the “testimony of faith” of…