Following Christ can involve martyrdom, Cardinal Koch recalls at commemoration of Coptic martyrs (Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity)
Cardinal Kurt Koch, the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, presided at an ecumenical prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica in commemoration of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya, who were kidnapped and beheaded by members of the Islamic State in 2015. Cardinal Koch was joined by representatives of the Coptic Orthodox and […]
‘Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity’ opens Feb. 22 in U.S. theaters
Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 19, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Goya Producciones has announced that the film “Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity” will premiere on Feb. 22 in the United States (with English subtitles), Mexico, Central America, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, and Chile. “Shot on location in Mexico, the United States, Spain, and Germany, […]
The Missionary’s Alphabet
“But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?” Saint Paul was speaking of the salvation […]
Vatican expresses “sorrow” over Kremlin critic Navalny’s death
Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin expresses shock over Alexei Navalny death, but says it is “premature” to discuss new stance of the Holy See regarding Russia
Pope Francis and the loneliness of an artist
The pope’s encounter with group that fosters dialogue between the Church and artists of all kinds
Nourishing hope but battling hunger and conflict in the Sahel
In Niger, humanitarian efforts merge emergency food aid with agricultural projects to tackle the region’s protracted food crisis, yet funding shortages and security risks hinder access
Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leaves at least 64 dead
Police have reported the discovery of bodies in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea and that the victims are likely tribal fighters who were caught in an ambush
Amazon rainforest could reach “tipping point” by 2050
New study shows drought, fires, deforestation could lay waste a significant portion of the Amazon, transitioning the region from a “carbon sink” to a “carbon emitter”
Vatican lays out the next stages of an already fragile Synod
Synod office announces October 2-27 dates for next session of the assembly on synodality, a process some believe has been compromised by pope’s permission to bless same-sex couples
Émile Shoufani, priest dedicated to Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, dead at 76
An archimandrite of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church of the Holy Land, Shoufani won UNESCO’s Peace Education Prize in 2003