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Land dispute in Jerusalem threatens Armenian Christians, nonviolent group says
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 10, 2024 / 12:45 pm For the past two months, 33-year-old Kegham Balian, an Armenian Christian, has spent a significant part of his days and nights in a tent in a parking area known as “Cows’ Garden” in the southeast corner of the Old City of …
Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2024 / 10:30 am Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help in the search for the “common good.” “I thank you for your commitment to dialogue,” the pope said in a …
Vatican official says Church should allow married priests
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 8, 2024 / 12:13 pm A Vatican official has said that he thinks the Catholic Church’s priestly celibacy requirement in the Latin rite should be revised. Archbishop Charles Scicluna, who serves as the archbishop of Malta and is an assistant secretary at the Vatican’s Dicastery …
How to bless your home on the Feast of Epiphany 2024
by Francesca Pollio Denver Newsroom, Jan 6, 2022 / 03:00 am Have you ever gone past a door with what appears to be random letters and numbers written at the top? These letters and numbers actually have a great significance. Traditionally on the feast of Epiphany, Catholics bless their homes …
Vatican responds to widespread backlash on same-sex blessing directive
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 4, 2024 / 10:10 am The Vatican’s doctrine office issued a response on Thursday to “clarify the reception of Fiducia Supplicans” amid widespread international backlash to the Vatican’s recent declaration on same-sex blessings. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of …
Cardinal Fernández: Vatican’s same-sex blessings guidance is ‘clear answer’ to German bishops
By Jonathan Liedl Rome Newsroom, Jan 3, 2024 / 18:20 pm Amid significant confusion about the Vatican’s recent guidance on same-sex blessings, the document’s architect has lashed out at those advancing the most liberal interpretation: Catholic leadership in Germany. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine …
Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 14:10 pm Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday evening. The Capuchin Franciscans-Western American Province announced LaBeouf’s confirmation on their Facebook account Tuesday. “We are thrilled …
What’s behind the Church’s veneration of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
By ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 04:00 am Every Jan. 3, the Church celebrates the Most Holy Name of Jesus. In the words of St. Bernadine of Siena: “This is that most holy name longed for by the patriarchs, anxiously awaited, called upon amid cries of suffering, …
March for Life marks 51st anniversary in January: Here’s what to expect this year
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 06:00 am The 51st annual March for Life will kick off in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 under the theme “With Every Woman, For Every Child.” The March for Life, which calls itself the world’s “largest annual human rights demonstration,” takes place …
Pilgrims walking Camino de Santiago broke record in 2023
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 16:00 pm Pilgrims walking the famous Camino de Santiago have reached a new record. In 2023, nearly half a million people from around the world hiked this historic route. According to the statistics released by the pilgrims office, 446,035 pilgrims arrived at the …
