Archive for November 25, 2021

Lisa, Katharine, and Bruce Alexander.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Parents who lost daughter in accident find joy in adoption ‘God has always been there’

Biological parents to two daughters and two sons, Bruce and Lisa Alexander first considered adoption after their youngest was born.... Read more

Colombian influencer Erika "Kika" Nieto?w=200&h=150

By ACI Prensa

Colombian court lifts ban of video by influencer Kika affirming traditional marriage

The Constitutional Court of Colombia has overturned a lower court’s decision that forced Colombian influencer Erika “Kika” Nieto to take... Read more

Jackson Sparks, 8, was among those killed in the Christmas parade attack Nov. 21 in Waukesha, Wisc.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Wife of Catholic radio host among those killed in Christmas Parade attack

Tributes have continued to pour in in the wake of the SUV attack at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisc.,... Read more

Members of SOS Calvaires, a group restoring wayside crucifixes across France.?w=200&h=150

By Solène Tadié

Meet the young Catholics restoring wayside crucifixes across France

The movement is growing — thanks to a cigar-chomping bench press champion. Read more

Blessed Titus Brandsma, O.Carm.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to WWII martyr Bl. Titus Brandsma’s intercession

The decision paves the way for the Dutch Carmelite friar’s canonization. Read more

Pope Francis met Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Nov. 25.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis tells new Lebanese PM: Lebanon is worth fighting to save

Najib Mikati gave the pope a brick from a church damaged in the Beirut port explosion. Read more

Cardinal Nichols at Westminster Cathedral on April 18, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Cardinal calls for action after 27 migrants drown in English Channel

It is the deadliest crossing of the Channel on record. Read more

Pope Francis embraces a man in a wheelchair at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 10, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to disabled people: The Church needs you

The pope issued a message marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Read more

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy, in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Here’s what Italy’s Cardinal Zuppi said at the launch of a book on the papacy’s future

Many see Zuppi as a possible ‘papabile’ in a future conclave. Read more

Pope Francis meets members of the Pauline Family in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Nov. 25, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis: Prayer is ‘the most important means of communication’

The pope was meeting members of the Pauline Family. Read more