PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting
Pro-lifers march through lower Manhattan amid a heavy downpour and pro-abortion protests necessitating a significant police presence on March 23, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 25, 2024 / 18:18 pm (CNA). In what has become an annual confrontation, pro-life advocates faced taunts and intimidation from abortion activists as they made their […]
Divine Mercy Choir Prepares for Divine Mercy Sunday with US Concert Tour
The members of the Divine Mercy Choir rehearse together. The Divine Mercy Choir has traveled from Europe to give American audiences the chance to hear music that was unheard for many decades.
Norway bishops: Proposal to expand abortion abandons ‘Christian and humanistic heritage’
Ultrasound of baby at 12 weeks / arhendrix/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 25, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). Norway’s Council of Catholic Bishops is warning that a proposal to liberalize the country’s abortion laws “represents a step away … […]
Pope Francis to offer Mass in Venice’s St. Mark’s Square
St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy. / Shutterstock|maziarz Vatican City, Mar 25, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). Pope Francis will travel by motorboat along Venice’s canals and offer Mass in St. Mark’s Square during his visit to the “floating city,” the Vatican announced Monday. The Holy See Press Office has released the schedule for the pope’s upcoming […]
Why isn’t the Annunciation celebrated today?
The Annunciation by Fra Angelico (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons. / null ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 25, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Every March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is celebrated in the Catholic Church, but this year Ho… […]
U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference urges Holy Week prayers for end to Israel-Hamas war
A Palestinian family walks past buildings destroyed in previous Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. / Credit: AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 25, 2024 / 14:00 p… […]
Palm Sunday procession in Holy Land celebrates ‘joy in being Christians’
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, gives the final blessing with the relic of the holy cross at the end of the Palm Sunday procession from Bethphage to Jerusalem on March 24, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Je… […]
English bishop-elect whose installation was canceled returns to ministry
Plymouth Bishop-elect Christopher Whitehead’s planned installation was cancelled in February. / Credit: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk|Flickr|CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED CNA Staff, Mar 25, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). A diocese in England has announced that it will undertake “no canonical action” against a priest whose installation as bishop of Plymouth was canceled without explanation earlier this year. […]
EXCLUSIVE: 40 Days for Life says man vandalized and stole their pro-life signs in Toronto
In an interview with LifeSiteNews, 40 Days for Life’s Toronto leader said that a man stole signs from the organization’s vigil in downtown Toronto on March 22, just weeks after he damaged their signs during an earlier vigil. Read More
Roger Stone reveals he was kicked out of Catholic parish over opposition to COVID restrictions
‘I was politely told that I was no longer welcome in church,’ Roger Stone said, explaining he now goes to a Presbyterian church on Sundays but prays the rosary ‘every single day.’Read More