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More Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti
on July 17, 2024 at 8:26 am
Two hundred Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti to double the presence of their colleagues, who are already on the ground. This second wave of law and order aims to bring stability to the troubled nation. Read all
Thai youth bring synodality to life with 3-day social 'hackathon'
on July 16, 2024 at 2:25 pm
The Catholic Education Council of Thailand (CECT) and LiCAS gathered students from 12 schools across Thailand in a groundbreaking three-day Youth Social Hackathon at Mater Dei School in Bangkok. Read all
UN seeks path to unity as Cyprus marks 50 years of division
on July 16, 2024 at 2:17 pm
This week marks the 50th anniversary since a coup aimed at uniting Cyprus with Greece triggered a Turkish invasion that divided the island. Read all
UK: Archbishop Wilson’s heartwarming Pastoral Message to Catholics of Nigerian heritage
on July 16, 2024 at 1:27 pm
Following a recent visit to Nigeria, Archbishop John Wilson of the Archdiocese of Southwark has written to Catholics from Nigeria and those of Nigerian heritage living in the Archdiocese of Southwark, England. Read all
Pope appoints new ambassador to Nigeria
on July 16, 2024 at 12:48 pm
Pope Francis appoints the Irish Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. Read all
Venezuelan bishops urge citizens to vote in crucial presidential elections
on July 16, 2024 at 12:46 pm
As Venezuela heads for crucial elections in just over a week’s time, the Venezuelan bishops release a message urging citizens not to abstain from the polls to help build a better future for the country. Read all
Rimini Meeting 2024 to promote peace and combat hatred
on July 16, 2024 at 12:17 pm
The new edition of the annual Rimini Meeting, 20 - 25 August in the Italian town on the Adriatic Sea, will be attended by religious personalities from the world of politics and culture, and will be opened by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Read all
The world’s oldest Marian sanctuary
on July 16, 2024 at 11:22 am
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major on the Esquiline Hill preserves the relics of the manger of Bethlehem. It is also the place in Rome most visited by Pope Francis: the ancient icon of Our Lady “Salus Populi Romani” – salvation of the people of Rome – is venerated here. Learn more with Vatican Media Editorial Director Andrea Tornielli. Read all […]
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issues ruling on Our Lady of the Rock
on July 16, 2024 at 9:38 am
On the basis of the new norms on alleged apparitions, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published its ruling on the spiritual fruits that followed from alleged apparitions to Cosimo Fragomeni in Calabria. Read all
US Bishops' President discusses rising above divisions after Trump attack
on July 16, 2024 at 3:58 am
In an interview with Vatican Media, the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, calls the assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump a horrific "call to action," and insists that Americans are to respectfully disagree with one another always out of respect for one another's human dignity. Read all […]

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Euro 2024: Bishops highlight the faith of the coach of Spain’s victorious soccer team
on July 15, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Luis de la Fuente, Spanish national soccer coach. / Credit: Royal Spanish Football Federation Seville, Spain, Jul 15, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA). Following Spain’s 2-1 victory over England yesterday to clinch its fourth European Championship, several Spanish bishops have congratulated the […]
Sicilian city celebrates 400th year of feast of St. Rosalia
on July 15, 2024 at 8:00 am
Capella di Santa Rosa, St. Rosalia's Chapel inside of the Palermo Cathedral, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta in Sicily, Itay. May 5, 2022. / Credit: Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images Palermo, Italy, Jul 15, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). The city […]
Stained-glass window dedicated to Blessed Carlo Acutis creates a stir in English parish
on July 14, 2024 at 10:00 am
Stained-glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Thomas Kulandaisamy/Catholic Herald London, England, Jul 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury is proud to be the first parish in England — to the […]
St. Henry II, the German king who became patron of the Benedictine Oblates
on July 13, 2024 at 9:00 am
The Regensburger Domspatzen, a choir based at Regensburg Cathedral in Bavaria, Germany. / Credit: Bistum Regensburg CNA Staff, Jul 13, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). On July 13, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Henry II, the German king who led and defended Europe’s Roman Empire at […]
Gun found in abandoned suitcase before papal visit to Trieste, Italy
on July 12, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Pope Francis travels between the conference center and Unità d’Italia Square in Trieste, Italy, with a golf cart during his pastoral visit to the northern Italian city on July 7, 2024. In Trieste, the pope addressed around 1,200 participants in a Catholic conference on democracy for […]
Coach says making sign of the cross before game ‘is not superstition, it’s faith’
on July 12, 2024 at 10:00 am
"Without God, nothing in life has meaning," says Spanish national soccer team coach Luis de la Fuente Castillo. / Credit: Junta de Andalucía (CC BY-SA 2.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 12, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The coach of the Spanish national soccer team, Luis de la Fuente Castillo, surprised […]
Church-builders Louis and Zélie Martin: St. Thérèse’s incomparable parents
on July 12, 2024 at 8:00 am
A tapestry of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, hangs in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 16, 2015, in preparation for their canonization. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA National Catholic Register, Jul 12, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Friday, July 12, is the […]
The St. Benedict medal: a defense against demonic attacks
on July 11, 2024 at 5:15 pm
Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849–1928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; “Exorcism of St. Benedict,” by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century. / Credit: Public Domain National Catholic Register, Jul 11, 2024 / 13:15 pm (CNA). Temptations in a fallen city, memories […]
Firefighters quell blaze at French cathedral
on July 11, 2024 at 2:10 pm
Smoke billows from the spire of Rouen Cathedral in Rouen, northern France, on July 11, 2024. / Credit: PATRICK STREIFF/AFP via Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Jul 11, 2024 / 10:10 am (CNA). Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out on Thursday on the spire of Rouen Cathedral, a historic Gothic […]
Italy’s prime minister proposes aid for women in financial straits who reject abortion
on July 11, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a conference on “The General State of the Birth Rate” in Rome on May 12, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). The government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is also […]