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Synod on Synodality 2023: Facts, anecdotes, and analysis from the first week
By Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Oct 6, 2023 / 11:35 am As the Synod on Synodality commences in Rome amid numerous open questions, one key answer was provided this week with the publication of the rules of engagement for the approximately 450 participants of the gathering in Rome. The regulations for …
Congress members urge DOJ to reject deportation of German family who sought asylum in US
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2023 / 17:10 pm A group of congressional representatives this week urged the Biden Department of Justice to refrain from deporting a German family who emigrated to the U.S. more than a decade ago seeking asylum in order to home-school their children. In the letter, addressed …
Pope Francis, Jerusalem patriarch react to violence between Israel and Hamas
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Oct 8, 2023 / 08:45 am Pope Francis and the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem have responded to the sudden outbreak of conflict in Israel and Palestine over the weekend. The pope said at the end of a public address on Sunday he is following the violence …
‘This is a critical moment’: Abortion Issue 1 takes center stage at Ohio March for Life
By Peter Pinedo CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2023 / 16:41 pm Ohio Issue 1, an upcoming referendum vote that could institute a right to unlimited abortion into the state constitution, took center stage at the Ohio March for Life on Friday. As thousands of pro-lifers marched in Ohio’s capital city of …
Pope Francis issues new call for dramatic climate change measures
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2023 / 06:03 am Pope Francis on Wednesday released a new document on the environment that he has described as the “second part” of his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, and which warns of “grave consequences” if humanity continues to ignore the threat of climate change. …
Did St. Francis really tame a savage wolf? A look at the legend
By Jonah McKeown, Kate Olivera CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2023 / 04:00 am In the Italian town of Gubbio, some 130 miles north of Rome, sits the church of San Francisco della Pace — the Church of St. Francis “of the Peace.” The church is large and old, and its white stone exterior is …
New film ‘Mother Teresa and Me’ portrays the ‘human being behind the saint’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2023 / 11:30 am A new movie weaves together the lives of two women experiencing self-doubt, but, in the end, both women meet the challenge of their vocations despite their personal struggles. “Mother Teresa and Me”tells the story of Kavita, a young woman …
Be joyful, the Eucharist is not just a metaphor, Bishop Burbidge says
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2023 / 17:15 pm Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently urged Catholics at Philadelphia’s Eucharistic Congress to “open ourselves to wonder” before the Eucharist and to seek the “strength, consolation and countless graces” the Blessed Sacrament offers the faithful …
Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality’s primary task ‘to refocus our gaze on God’
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 4, 2023 / 04:15 am Pope Francis opened the Synod on Synodality’s three-week assembly on Wednesday with a call to remember that the Church exists to bring Jesus to the world and should face today’s challenges with a gaze fixed on God rather than “political …
Ahead of major abortion vote, thousands to descend on Ohio’s capital for March for Life
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2023 / 18:15 pm An estimated 5,000 Ohioans will be marching for life this Friday in the state’s capital of Columbus just one month ahead of a November election that could fatally influence the futures of many unborn children. In a battleground abortion state …
