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Pro-life research group rates ‘encouraging’ COVID vaccine development
CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2020 / 11:30 am MT (CNA).- A pro-life research group has clarified which of the leading COVID vaccine candidates in the United States have not used abortion-derived cell lines in production or testing. The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), the research arm of the pro-life Susan B. …
Effort to buy and preserve Tolkien house in Oxford
CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2020 / 04:30 pm MT (CNA).- Actors from the films trilogies the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” have backed a campaign to turn the former home of Catholic author JRR Tolkien into an educational center. Project Northmoor is seeking to raise nearly $6.5 million …
Apostolic nuncio to US to hold webinar on Fratelli Tutti
CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2020 / 06:35 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will present a webinar on the pope’s recent encyclical, Fratelli Tutti Entitled “Social Implications of Fratelli Tutti: A Call to Fraternal Love,” the webinar will be held 8 p.m. EST on …
Gethsemane church targeted in arson attack
CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2020 / 12:01 pm MT (CNA).- The Catholic leaders of the Holy Land are demanding an investigation into an attempted arson attack at a basilica located near the Garden of Gethsemane. The Basilica of the Agony, located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem next to …
New Vatican guide for bishops addresses common challenges to Christian unity
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 4, 2020 / 09:40 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican published Friday a guide with suggestions for Catholic bishops to promote unity with other Christian communities, offering practical advice for how to overcome common challenges to ecumenism. The 26-page The Bishop and Christian Unity and …
Notre-Dame choir to return to fire-damaged cathedral for Christmas concert
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Dec 4, 2020 / 08:30 am MT (CNA).- Notre-Dame Cathedral choir will return to the damaged cathedral on Christmas Eve to perform a concert that will be broadcast live from Paris. A year and a half after a fire burned through the spire and roof …
Pro-life is pro-woman, incoming Catholic congresswoman says
by Kate Scanlon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2020 / 04:00 pm MT (CNA).- The growing number of pro-life women in Congress demonstrates the growing consensus that opposition to abortion is part of a holistic platform to support women, Representative-elect Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) told Catholic News Agency in an interview …
Pope Francis: Disabled people must have access to the sacraments, Catholic parish life
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 3, 2020 / 06:05 am MT (CNA).- People with disabilities must have access to the sacraments and, as missionary disciples, the ability to be full and active participants in the life of their Catholic parish, Pope Francis said Thursday. “Before all else, I strongly …
Scholar: Paper books essential for kids’ developing brains
CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2020 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).- A Catholic scholar who specializes in dyslexia has warned that children must be exposed to physical books – and not just screens – if they are to develop the skills necessary for analysis and in-depth thinking. Maryanne Wolf was featured …
Supreme Court vacates ruling on California church closures
CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- In an apparent victory for religious freedom during state efforts to impose necessary COVID restrictions, the Supreme Court on Thursday vacated the Ninth Circuit’s ruling against California churches. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the Brooklyn …
