Spooky, scary, saintly? How Catholics can see Halloween at its best
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2024 / 04:00 am Whether you dress up as a ghoul, a hero, or a saint, Halloween has a Christian origin that should…
Costumes of demons, witches, and the dead open the door to the devil, priest says
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Oct 30, 2024 / 16:45 pm Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares in Spain, said that costumes of…
Church in Spain mobilizes as severe flooding leaves more than 60 dead
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Oct 30, 2024 / 16:15 pm Torrential rains have inundated southern and eastern Spain, leaving at least 66 people dead. In response, the Catholic…
In Rome, theologians reflect on ‘reception’ stage of Synod on Synodality
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 30, 2024 / 15:25 pm Theologians and others involved in the October gathering of the Synod on Synodality met this week to offer their…
Florida’s abortion amendment appears to fall short as spending intensifies ahead of election
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 30, 2024 / 14:25 pm Less than a week before Election Day support for Florida’s pro-abortion ballot measure appears to be just short…
Pope Francis: Confirmation is the ‘sacrament of witness,’ not the ‘sacrament of goodbye’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 30, 2024 / 10:40 am Pope Francis addressed thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, urging them not to turn the…
Here’s what Pope Francis is doing for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days 2024
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 30, 2024 / 10:10 am After an October full of activity due to the Synod on Synodality, in November Pope Francis will once again…
Trump makes case to Puerto Rican voters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after joke backlash
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 30, 2024 / 09:40 am Former president Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Puerto Rico and urged Puerto Ricans and other Latino Americans…
Church in Ukraine has lost half of its parishes in areas occupied by Russia, bishop says
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2024 / 17:20 pm More than two and a half years after the Russian invasion, the Church in Ukraine has lost more…
San Juan archbishop asks Trump to apologize for comedian’s Puerto Rico joke
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2024 / 16:50 pm Archbishop Roberto González of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is asking former president Donald Trump to personally apologize to…
Cardinal O’Malley: Church acknowledges damage of abuse but ‘celibacy is not the cause’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 29, 2024 / 15:45 pm Cardinal Seán O’Malley, archbishop of Boston and president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, stressed that…
Muslim refugees receive ‘shelter and support’ at nuns’ convent in Lebanon
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2024 / 15:15 pm A convent of the Sisters of Good Help in Lebanon has opened its doors to welcome more than…