National Catholic News

2018-03-07

  • Pope makes surprise festival appearance with peace plea
    on February 12, 2025 at 2:20 am

    Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 4, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Feb 11, 2025 / 21:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis made a surprise appearance via video message at Italy’s premier musical event on Tuesday, telling […]

  • U.S. bishops ask Pope Francis for prayers to build better immigration system
    on February 11, 2025 at 11:44 pm

    Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: USCCB video CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 18:44 pm (CNA). The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference has responded to Pope Francis’ letter to the […]

  • Saint John Paul II National Shrine to host exhibit on the Shroud of Turin during Lent
    on February 11, 2025 at 9:50 pm

    Negative photo of the frontal image of the man of the Shround of Turin (left), and a side view of the sculpture “The Sign,” which depicts the man of the shroud. / Credit: Copyright 1978, Vernon Miller / Copyright Collection of Gilbert Lavoie CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Beginning […]

  • Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’
    on February 11, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. / Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bombed by the military regime last week amid an ongoing conflict in the region.The Sacred Heart of Jesus […]

  • Jesuit Refugee Service says Trump funding freeze will impact more than 100,000 refugees
    on February 11, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama. / Credit: Gonzalo Bell/Shutterstock.com Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 11, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). More than 100,000 refugees across the globe […]

  • The image of Our Lady of Lourdes that’s not there but that everyone sees
    on February 11, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    The image of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes that is seen but is not there. / Credit: Courtesy of Guadalupe García Corigliano Lima Newsroom, Feb 11, 2025 / 15:20 pm (CNA). Those who visit the chapel of the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in the city of Alta Gracia in Córdoba province, Argentina, […]

  • U.S. defense secretary pauses allowing transgender troops to enter the military
    on February 11, 2025 at 7:50 pm

    An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. / Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase, DOD, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 11, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will no longer allow those who identify as […]

  • Paris Grand Mosque rector proposes to Pope Francis a meeting between Muslims and Christians
    on February 11, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    Pope Francis greets Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, on Feb. 10, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Grand Mosque of Paris Vatican City, Feb 11, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, proposed to Pope Francis organizing a meeting […]

  • 27 religious groups sue White House over ‘sensitive location’ immigration policy
    on February 11, 2025 at 6:05 pm

    People walk past a church displaying a “Immigrants & Refugees Welcome” sign in New York on Jan. 24, 2025. / Credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA). A coalition of more than two dozen religious groups is suing the White House over its policy […]

  • Google Calendar removes Pride Month, cultural heritage months
    on February 11, 2025 at 5:35 pm

    null / Credit: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 11, 2025 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Google Calendar removed references to Pride Month, Black History Month, and all cultural heritage months on its web and mobile applications, instead opting to display only public federal […]

  • Pope Francis appoints Tucson Bishop Weisenburger as new archbishop of Detroit
    on February 11, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    Pope Francis on Feb. 11, 2025, named Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the new archbishop of Detroit. / Credit: Archdiocese of Detroit CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 11:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger as the new archbishop of Detroit, […]

  • Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia
    on February 11, 2025 at 3:35 pm

    A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney, Australia. / Credit: Benh LIEU SONG vía Flickr (CC BY-SA 4.0) Vatican City, Feb 11, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Father Anthony Gerard Percy as a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Sydney and as bishop of […]

  • Pope Francis to Paris AI Action Summit: ‘Love is worth more than intelligence’
    on February 11, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris on Feb. 10–11, 2025. / Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Feb 11, 2025 / 10:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis in his message to leaders participating in the Feb. 10–11 Artificial Intelligence […]

  • Pope Francis to U.S. bishops amid mass deportations: Dignity of migrants comes first
    on February 11, 2025 at 2:35 pm

    Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 11, 2025 / 09:35 am (CNA). Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s […]

  • St. Teresa of Calcutta added to Church calendar as optional memorial
    on February 11, 2025 at 2:05 pm

    Mother Teresa (left) smiles during Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta on June 12, 1996. / Credit: Doug Collier/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Feb 11, 2025 / 09:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s […]

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