Pope Francis at general audience: ‘The Spirit is the protagonist’ of evangelization
The pope went on to highlight that this tendency exists not only within the framework of the Church but also is a general challenge presented by a world characterized by…
Boy walks 7 miles on muddy roads to receive confirmation, gets a blessing from the pope
The night before confirmation, and in the midst of incessant rain, Carola and Rolando, Maximiliano’s parents, began to worry because the family vehicles were not going to be able to…
Mexican exorcist warns against ‘vampires’ that can draw you away from God during Advent
In the same way, the exorcist continued, “in the spiritual life our vampires are our bad habits, especially vices. They enter our lives slowly, like a narcotic; when we are…
Notre Dame board elects Father Robert A. Dowd as new university president
The incoming president, a 1987 Notre Dame graduate, began working in the university’s campus ministry in 1994 after taking his final vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross, according to…
Parish priest in Nigeria abducted while answering sick call
Agenzia Fides, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies, gathered witness accounts of the kidnapping, indicating that gunmen attacked the priest, known locally as “Father Ichie,” along with another…
Austin bishop celebrates special Mass in Texas prison for female death row inmates
He emphasized the mercy of God in calling sinners back into his family, no matter what they may have done in the past. “You belong to the Church just as…
Mexican presidential hopeful Verástegui pledges to eliminate gender ideology from schools
Verástegui wrote on X on Dec. 3 that if he becomes president he will not allow “propaganda in public places nor adoptions that deprive children from having a dad and…
Cancun could become an abortion tourism destination with opening of new clinic
Speaking to ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, Alison González, operations manager for the pro-life platform ConParticipación (short for Conscience and Participation) and national coordinator of Un Día Por Todos…
PHOTOS: Bethlehem welcomes Advent 2023 with quieter procession, still with hope
In an interview the evening before with a few media outlets, including CNA, the custos of the Holy Land emphasized the significance of this passage. “For me, it is the…
Climate activists disrupt archbishop’s Mass in Turin
Video of the incident on YouTube showed the demonstrators reading from the pope’s documents, at one point while surrounded by the archbishop and two other clergy. The paper said the…
Pope Francis signs interfaith climate statement as part of COP28 summit in Dubai
The interfaith statement signed by Pope Francis and other religious leaders expresses a “shared concern for the escalating climate impacts that imperil our cherished planet as well as our common…
Pope Francis prays for victims of bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines
Bishop Edwin Angot de la Peña, the head of the territorial prelature of Marawi, has said that the victims were four Catholic students who were leaders and volunteers in the…