During his Angelus address on Jan. 19, 2025, at the Vatican, Pope Francis thanked those who mediated the latest cease-fire in Gaza and expressed his hope that all hostages “may finally return home and embrace their loved ones” and for the opening of humanitarian corridors into Gaza. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 19, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the […]

On Feb. 3, 2025, at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Father John Yongli Chen will celebrate an evening Mass in Mandarin, his native language, in recognition of the Chinese New Year. Chen is pastor of St. Ann Parish in Ortonville, Michigan. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Fr. John Yongli Chen Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jan 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). This year, Jan. 29 marks the Lunar […]

Catholics attend Mass via the Apostleship of the Sea Ministry in Honolulu, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. / Credit: Deacon Marlowe Sabater CNA Staff, Jan 19, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A recently launched ministry in Hawaii is bringing the Church to fishermen and other seafarers whose long hours and remote work renders them an “invisible part of the body of Christ.”Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva launched […]

The newly ordained Bishop Frederik Hansen is presented to the congregation at St. Olav’s Cathedral in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Oslo/Katolsk.no/EWTN Oslo, Norway, Jan 18, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA). Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, ordained a Norwegian prelate as the new bishop of Oslo at St. Olav’s Cathedral on Saturday.Frederik […]