Rome Diocese to offer Mass for Benedict XVI
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome, Italy, Dec 29, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA). The Diocese of Rome will offer a special Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Friday afternoon. The Mass was announced Dec. 29 by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, following a sudden turn […]
Seeing with the eye of faith: encountering Jesus through great works of art
“The Carrying of the Cross” by the artist Titian is one of the paintings featured in the new book “Jesus in Art and Literature.” / Public Domain Washington D.C., Dec 29, 2022 / 10:05 am (CNA). At first glance, “Jesus in Art and Literature” (Abrams, 2022) looks and feels like a conventional “coffee table book,” […]
Pro-life pregnancy centers brings ‘happy tears’ this Christmas for women and families
A mom receives a donation of free gifts at ABC Pregnancy Resource Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. / Pregnancy Resource Center Boston, Mass., Dec 29, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Pro-life pregnancy centers are bringing joy and blessings to women and families in need across the nation this Christmas season. Through several different charitable initiatives, […]
Pre-March for Life rally to feature Mass and performances by Brother Isaiah and other Catholic artists
The Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are holding a rally, Life Fest, on the morning of the March for Life, Jan. 20, 2023. / Sisters of Life Washington D.C., Dec 29, 2022 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus will be hosting an all-new “Life Fest” […]
2022 was the worst year for the Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. / Diocese Media TV Merced / Diocese of Matagalpa CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina Montenegro reported that “2022 was the most disastrous year for the Nicaraguan Catholic Church.” In a text shared with […]
Benedict’s serious illness raises questions about pope emeritus protocols
A detail of Tsarkova’s painting showing Benedict XVI’s pectoral cross, his fisherman’s ring, and his rosary. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Rome, Italy, Dec 29, 2022 / 14:23 pm (CNA). The anticipated death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI raises important ceremonial questions that at this moment cannot be fully answered. The end of a reigning […]
Catholic bishop, priest released after two months in Eritrea prison
Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Eritrea’s Segheneity Eparchy / InfoVaticana Denver, Colo., Dec 29, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA). After more than two months in detention in Eritrea, Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim and Father Mehereteab Stefanos have been released, several sources reported Thursday. The 52-year-old bishop heads the Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Segheneity. Father Stefanos, […]
Priest in Spain who preached on the affective disorder of homosexuality publicly harassed
Father Oscar Martin was harassed for his homily on homosexuality. / Cofradía Esperanza de Consuegra YouTube CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Father Oscar Martín, a priest of the diocese of Ciudad Real, Spain, has been publicly harassed for preaching the Catholic doctrine on homosexuality, explaining in a homily that the lack […]
Does God Want You to Move to a Pro-Life State?
Michael Vi A U-Haul moving truck crosses the Perrine Memorial Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: What does a morally upright person do when faced with living in an abortion-friendly state?
Eucharistic Revival, a New Cardinal, and ‘Father Stu’
Courtesy photos As 5,000 faithful in procession launched the National Eucharistic Revival in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, daily Mass continued to transform a Catholic school in Covington, Kentucky, and a feature film on the life of Father Stuart Long hit theaters. In 2022, 22% of all new priests ordained in the U.S. […]