Meet the Holy Innocents: The ‘Infant Martyrs’ Who Died for Baby Jesus
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The four-part series, inspired by a 2018 book, features “stories from people over 70 from all quarters of the globe, including the Pontiff himself, as they impart their life experiences to youthful filmmakers.”
The series “isn&r…
Read More“in the midst of poverty, in a time of wars, of limitations, of barriers, of lack of freedom, think of the crib of Jesus,” Pope Francis said in a message to the young people of the Holy Land. “And just as He did what He did from a ma…
Read MoreIn an interview with Paolo Rodari (La Repubblica) and Domenico Agasso (La Stampa), Pope Francis recalled his childhood Christmas memories, discussed his health, and pondered humanity’s future.
The Pope said he is well following his July surge…
Read MoreBorn in 1948, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako became Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in 2013. The church (CNEWA profile) is among the Eastern Catholic churches in full communion with the Holy See.
Read MoreSince the 15th century, it has been customary for the Church to celebrate a jubilee every 25 years. The Church has also celebrated extraordinary jubilee years, most recently the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2015-16).
Read MoreLatin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, of Jerusalem celebrated Christmas Mass in Bethlehem. The Latin Patriarchate described the celebrations that took place in Bethlehem and published the Patriarch’s homily at Midnight Mass.
Read MoreKing Abdullah II of Jordan, who received St. John Paul II (2000), Pope Benedict XVI (2009), and Pope Francis (2014) during their apostolic journeys to the Holy Land, met with Christian leaders and bestowed a civil award on Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theo…
Read MoreArchbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, traveled to South Sudan (map) from December 21-23 in preparation for a possible papal trip.
In 2017, Pope Francis announced that he hoped to join Anglican …
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How a Forgotten Saint Left an Example to the Timid Catholic Prelates of Our Day
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The Catholic Church in Australia has been in free-fall because too many bishops and priests stopped talking about Jesus.
"Massacre of the Innocents," by Mariano Rossi (1731-1807), in the church Chiesa id san Giuseppe alla Lungara, Rome. / Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
The Holy Innocents did not know Jesus, but th…
Reading I 1 Jn 1:5—2:2
Beloved:
This is the message that we have heard from Jesus Christ
and proclaim to you:
God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
If we say, “We have fellowship with him,”
while we continue to walk i…
The government of India has declined to renew permission for the Missionaries of Charity to receive funding from abroad. The government said that the religious order, founded by Mother Teresa, had not fulfilled conditions for a license to receive funds…
Read MoreThe government of Nicaragua has taken control of the building that housed the embassy of Taiwan, and handed it over to the government of China.
When the Nicaraguan government broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, that country’s diplomats s…
A young Nigerian priest, Father Luke Adeleke, was shot and killed as he returned home after celebrating midnight Mass for Christmas. Police say he was attacked by a band of armed robbers.
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The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China.
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Some victims of the Christmas Day 2020 bombing in Nashville are still struggling to recover financially a year later and help is still available, officials said.
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