A brief round up of the latest news from around the Catholic world.
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Vatican News
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Pope sends telegram of condolence for the death of Cardinal Martino
on October 29, 2024 at 10:05 am
Pope Francis sends a telegram to the late Cardinal Martino's family, expressing his closeness to all who cared for him and to all whom he served as a pastor in his Archdiocese. Read all
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Cardinal Raffaele Martino has died at the age of 91
on October 28, 2024 at 3:57 pm
The funeral for Cardinal Raffaele Martino will be on 30 October in St. Peter's Basilica. He served as Permanent Observer at the United Nations in New York for sixteen years and later headed the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Read all
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Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon and Gaza
on October 28, 2024 at 3:35 pm
Israeli forces carried out multiple attacks on buildings in and around the Lebanese city of Tyre on Monday. Analysts believe Tyre is a target because it is the stronghold of the Amar movement whose leadership has been negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah. Read all
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Franciscan Month: Educating college students about peace and relationships
on October 28, 2024 at 1:04 pm
Brother Gregory Cellini, O.S.F., Director of the Office of Mission, Ministry and Interfaith Dialogue at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, orchestrates a series of events throughout October, inspired by the values of the beloved Italian saint. Read all
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Pope to Scalabrinians: ‘Migrants teach us the virtue of hope’
on October 28, 2024 at 12:44 pm
Pope Francis meets the Scalabrinian Missionaries and reiterates that migrants fleeing poverty, injustices and wars must be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated, also remembering that our aging societies need them. Read all
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Concerts and art exhibits mark countdown to opening of Jubilee
on October 28, 2024 at 12:32 pm
Before the Holy Door opens on December 24, Rome will be full of concerts and art exhibitions, including one with rare icons from the Vatican Museums and a concert by one of the oldest orchestras in the world. Read all
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Pope Francis receives Abrahamic Family House Delegation in Vatican
on October 28, 2024 at 11:48 am
Pope Francis welcomed a delegation of the Abrahamic Family House in the Vatican on Monday, and encouraged them in walking together in human fraternity. Read all
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A community embracing diversity: Religious sisters in Australia
on October 28, 2024 at 10:00 am
A former soldier from an elite military unit in the Philippines, a collaborator of Archbishop Karol Wojtyla from Krakow, and a theologian from Belarus—all share the same calling and mission. They live together in multicultural communities, alongside sisters born in Australia and those who moved from the United States, Poland, the Philippines, and Belarus. Read all […]
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Bolivian Evo Morales claims he survived an assassination attempt
on October 28, 2024 at 9:31 am
The former President of Bolivia Evo Morales claims he survived an assassination attempt in which gunmen shot and hit his car more than a dozen times. While the former President escaped unhurt, his driver was wounded. Read all
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Rwanda: Newly constructed Casa Francesco to boost the formation of missionary priests
on October 27, 2024 at 4:35 pm
The recently inaugurated Casa Francesco building at the Rutongo Major Seminary which is Rwanda’s Preparatory Inter-diocesan Seminary, has been constructed with the support of the Holy Father, Pope Francis Read all
Catholic News Agency
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Archbishop praises Welsh Parliament’s rejection of motion to legalize assisted suicide
on October 28, 2024 at 3:15 pm
Archbishop Mark O’Toole of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. / Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk London, England, Oct 28, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA). A leading archbishop from Wales said he is “pleased” that the Welsh assembly has rejected a motion to legalize assisted suicide, […]
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St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory
on October 23, 2024 at 8:00 am
St. John Capistrano and St. Bernardine of Siena. Museum of Fine Arts of Granada. Painting, oil on canvas, by Alonso Cano (1653-1657) for an altarpiece of the disappeared Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego, Granada. / Credit: Jl FilpoC, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct […]
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An atheist for 35 years, she reencountered God at the tomb of St. John Paul II
on October 22, 2024 at 8:15 pm
Belén Perales is now host of the YouTube channel “El Rosario de las 11” (“The Rosary at 11 p.m.”), where she streams praying the Holy Rosary every night and shares conversion stories. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Belén Perales ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 22, 2024 / […]
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French archbishop consecrates city to Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead of ‘Gate of Darkness’ event
on October 21, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Operators work on Lilith, the “guardian of darkness,” built for the Hellfest metal festival in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Oct. 15, 2024. “Lilith” is one of the characters in the urban opera of the French company La Machine titled “The Guardian of the Temple Opus […]
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‘The Dark Charm of Halloween’ is title of new book by International Association of Exorcists
on October 21, 2024 at 10:00 am
“The Dark Charm of Halloween” is the title of a new book launched by the International Association of Exorcists (AIE, by its Italian acronym) and written by its vice president, Father Francesco Bamonte, along with Alberto Castaldini, spokesman for the institution. / Credit: Courtesy of […]
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UK bishop responds to report saying Catholics reduced Mass attendance due to abuse crisis
on October 19, 2024 at 10:00 am
The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas in Nottingham, England, U.K. / Credit: Kevin George/Shutterstock London, England, Oct 19, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A leading U.K. bishop has vowed to make the Church a place of “safety and sanctuary for all” after a report showed a third of Mass-goers […]
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Paris archbishop condemns firing of Catholic school principal accused of violating secular laws
on October 17, 2024 at 9:40 pm
Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, seen taking part in the International Meeting for Peace in Paris,on Sept. 22, 2024, condemned the firing of a Catholic school administrator accused of violating French laws prohibiting religious expression in educational settings. / Credit: THIBAULT […]
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Over 500 Belgians demand removal from baptismal registry after Pope Francis remarks
on October 17, 2024 at 6:05 pm
Pope Francis and King Philippe listen to a speech by Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during the pope’s trip to Belgium in late September 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Brussels, Belgium, Oct 17, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA). More than 500 Belgians have demanded to be removed from the […]
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Italy criminalizes surrogacy sought by Italian citizens abroad
on October 17, 2024 at 1:10 pm
Palazzo Madama, the seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic in Rome. / Credit: FrDr via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 09:10 am (CNA). The Italian Senate of the Republic on Wednesday passed a bill making it possible to prosecute surrogacy sought even outside Italy, with […]
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: the early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
on October 17, 2024 at 8:00 am
St. Ignatius of Antioch with the child Jesus. / Credit: Lorenzo Lotto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the […]