- “What we have to aspire to is to be saints,” the relatives of the late Belgian King Baudouin recall him urging. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Baudouin family Madrid, Spain, Dec 30, 2024 / 11:55 am (CNA). After praying silently at King Baudouin’s tomb during his recent trip to Belgium, Pope Francis announced the […]
- Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California. / Credit: Skier Dude, via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 CNA Staff, Dec 30, 2024 / 11:25 am (CNA). The Diocese of Oakland is denying allegations that it poured tens of millions of dollars into a diocesan fund in order to avoid a payout to survivors of clergy […]
- Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. / Credit: New Orleans Police Department CNA Staff, Dec 30, 2024 / 10:55 am (CNA). Lawrence Hecker, the disgraced Louisiana priest who was sentenced to life […]
- Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Dec 30, 2024 / 10:25 am (CNA). Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s “firm commitment” to peace and reconciliation in a message of condolence following Carter’s death at […]
- Blessing of a plane at Dublin Airport. / Credit: Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) Dublin, Ireland, Dec 30, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA). Dublin Airport’s tradition of blessing aircraft entered a new chapter in 2024 with the appointment of a Nigerian-born priest as chaplain, ensuring the continuation of a custom that dates back 77 years. The […]
- Catholic Land Movement co-founders Andrew Ewell (top left) and Michael Guidice (top right), pictured here on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrew Ewell Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dec 30, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Going back to the land is a newfound reality for Catholic families who are part of […]
- A wooden crucifix. / Credit: AC Wimmer/EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Dec 30, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). Thirteen missionaries and pastoral workers were killed in service to the Catholic Church in 2024, according to a new report published on Monday.Eight priests and five laypeople lost their lives across three continents, according to the document released […]
- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter makes a short speech from the stage during the Billy Graham Library Dedication Service on May 31, 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina. / Credit: Davis Turner/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 29, 2024 / 17:33 pm (CNA). A lifelong Baptist, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 […]
- Cardinal Baldassare Reina ceremonially pushes open the Holy Door at St. John Lateran on Dec. 29, 2024. / Credit: Evandro Inetti/EWTN/Vatican Pool CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such […]
- Pope Francis waves at pilgrims and visitors gathered for the Angelus on Dec. 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). On Sunday, the feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis highlighted the Family of Nazareth as a model of dialogue […]
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