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Posted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Catholic pilgrimages, Church in Europe, News, Pope Francis, Santiago, Spain |
Pilgrims who embark on the long journey of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela remind others of the spiritual journey all Christians make through life toward heaven, Pope Francis said.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Baptism of the Lord, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Papal baptism, Pope Francis, Sistine Chapel, Vatican |
The choral cries of newborn babies will not fill the Sistine Chapel in 2021 because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Pope Francis to cancel his annual celebration of infant baptisms on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | International, News |
PARIS — The head of French bishops’ conference testified to a special commission of the National Assembly that while he understands the need to strengthen national security, a proposed law designed to rein in extremist militancy would place religions …
Read MoreCNA Staff, Jan 5, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).- The Croatian bishops’ conference is donating over $1 million in emergency aid to victims of the country’s December earthquake.
The money will go to help the most in need in the Diocese of Sisak and…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Latest News Releases, News |
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Catholics in the new Congress: In the 117th Congress, Catholics comprise 30% of the seats, the largest of any religious affiliation. Moreover, both the Speaker of the House and the incoming president i…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Editor's Corner, News, Nota in Brevis |
It was somewhat disconcerting to discover that the 1992 novel The Children of Men by mystery writer P.D. James was set in January of 2021, which seemed a long time in the future even a few years ago. The opening paragraph begins on New Year’s Day of that year, which, in the Catholic liturgy, is[…]
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Read MoreRome Newsroom, Jan 5, 2021 / 08:35 am (CNA).- Iceland’s only Catholic bishop has called on the government to lift the country’s 10-person limit on Mass attendance, arguing that it is an “unfair discrepancy” within the current co…
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[Editor’s Note: Published below is an interview with Archbishop Carlo Viganò conducted by Stephen Bannon. Crisis is publishing this interview as a newsworthy perspective on current events. Publication of this interview does not necessarily imply endorsement by the Crisis Editorial Board of the views or opinions expressed by either Archbishop Viganò or Mr. Bannon. The […]
CNA Staff, Jan 5, 2021 / 06:05 am (CNA).- A pontifical university in Poland is patenting a beer that will give drinkers a taste of the Middle Ages.
Sławomir Dryja, a lecturer at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, created the r…
Read MoreIndonesian archdiocese has had to adapt to the financial strains imposed by COVID-19 in order to survive
Read MoreVatican City, Jan 5, 2021 / 05:10 am (CNA).- Pope Francis will not baptize babies in the Sistine Chapel this Sunday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Holy See press office announced Jan. 5 that the newborns would be baptized instead in their home p…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | 2020 election, Associated Press, Church in the US, faith and politics, News, Politics, President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden |
More than 2,000 faith leaders and religious activists are calling on members of Congress to honor the result of November’s election and avoid “a delayed and drawn out objection” this week when President-elect Joe Biden’s win is set to be certified.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Church, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
More than 38 years ago, Ralph McInerny and Michael Novak founded a new journal called Catholicism in Crisis, later renamed Crisis Magazine. In its opening editorial, entitled “The Present Crisis,” they wrote, “The crisis in which we find ourselves is one of faith and theology, especially concerning questions of the temporal order and the role […]
“I appreciate the cooperation we received from the Bishops in Fargo and Bismarck, and that the dioceses gave the investigators full access to all of the files,” said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. The dioceses had released a list of 53 p…
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