The Blessing of Babies: Top 7 Pro-Life Stories of 2023
Courtesy photos Here are the best moments to keep in mind from the last year as we push forward to build a more pro-life, pro-family America.
Resistance to same-sex blessings grows in Africa, but bishops are divided globally
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI). / Credit: CECCI Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 3, 2024 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Bishops in several African countries will not allow blessings for same-sex couples as opposition to a Vati… […]
Dictatorship in Nicaragua posts photos of Bishop Álvarez after U.S. calls for his release
A doctor carries out a medical examination of Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Jan. 2, 2024. / Credit: Government of Nicaragua ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The dictatorship in Nicaragua headed by President Daniel Ortega and his wif… […]
Cardinal Fernández: Vatican’s same-sex blessings guidance is ‘clear answer’ to German bishops
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa Rome Newsroom, Jan 3, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Amid significant confusion about the Vatican’s recent guidance on same-sex blessings, the document’s architect has lashed out at t… […]
Young people to make pilgrimage to Christ the King shrine for religious freedom in Mexico
Participants in the 2023 National Youth Pilgrimage to the Christ the King statue high atop Cubilete in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. / Credit: Isaacvp, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons… […]
Leave the world or embrace it?
People today say social engagement is a basic part of the Christian life. Even so, it is shot through with paradox. Christ was not part of everyday social life. He had no property, no job, […]
Florida surgeon general calls ‘for a halt to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines’
‘As always, Florida will put scientific integrity and the safety of our citizens above profit-fueled agendas,’ Dr. Joseph Ladapo said.
Florida surgeon general calls ‘for a halt to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines’
‘As always, Florida will put scientific integrity and the safety of our citizens above profit-fueled agendas,’ Dr. Joseph Ladapo said.Read More
Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial set to resume this week after long break
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will be back in court for the first time since December 7, 2023 on Thursday, January 4.
Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate
Actor Shia LaBeouf was confirmed on Dec. 31, 2023, by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron. / Credit: Capuchin Franciscans-Western America Province CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received i… […]