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‘Enough!’ End war before it ends us, Pope Francis says as Ukraine invasion continues

by Kevin J. Jones Vatican City, Mar 27, 2022 / 10:36 am Pope Francis has again lamented the war in Ukraine and appealed for peace more than a month after Russia’s invasion. “Enough. Stop it. Silence the weapons. Move seriously toward peace,” Pope Francis said again in remarks after the …
Pope Francis consecrates Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 25, 2022 / 12:30 pm Pope Francis on Friday consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a prayer asking for peace in the world. At the end of a penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 25, the pope carried out …
MacKenzie Scott gives mega-gift to abortion provider Planned Parenthood

by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Mar 24, 2022 / 17:00 pm MacKenzie Scott, an early Amazon leader and ex-wife of company founder Jeff Bezos, has given $275 million to Planned Parenthood, the United States’ largest abortion provider, including grants to 21 regional affiliates. Still more money from one of …
Good news! You can eat a cheeseburger on Friday, March 25. Here’s why

by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver Newsroom, Mar 24, 2022 / 14:30 pm Just when you think you’ve got the Lenten rules down pat, you learn something new. For instance, you probably already are well aware that Catholics are called to abstain from eating meat on all Fridays throughout Lent. But …
‘Redemption and suffering’: The turbulent history of Moscow’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Mar 24, 2022 / 09:15 am More than 15 years before Our Lady of Fatima asked for the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, construction began in Moscow on a cathedral dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. It was to be the largest …
‘When does life begin?’: Senators press Ketanji Brown Jackson on abortion

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Mar 23, 2022 / 14:26 pm Senators are continuing to press Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on the abortion issue during her confirmation hearings with questions such as, “When does life begin, in your opinion?” Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana asked Jackson — …
Ketanji Brown Jackson calls Roe ‘settled law’ on ‘terminating pregnancy’

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2022 / 15:56 pm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — “settled law” during her confirmation hearings on Tuesday. She avoided the word abortion, instead referring to “the right …
Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2022 at the Vatican unveiled

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 21, 2022 / 12:23 pm After two years of pandemic restrictions during Holy Week, Pope Francis will once again return to the Colosseum to preside over the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. The Vatican has published the pope’s schedule for Holy Week and …
In new phone call, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy tells Pope Francis he would welcome Vatican mediation

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 05:55 am Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Pope Francis on the phone, telling the pope that he would welcome Vatican mediation to end the suffering in his country. Writing on Twitter on March 22, …
How Praedicate evangelium changes the Vatican’s dicasteries: A CNA Explainer

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 19, 2022 / 13:00 pm Pope Francis has promulgated a new apostolic constitution, Praedicate evangelium, which reforms the structure of the Roman Curia, the administration at the Vatican that assists the pope in governing the 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church. Among the changes, which will come …