Archive for December 15, 2021

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 15, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis: Learn from St. Joseph to cultivate silence

The pope appealed for prayers for Haiti at his general audience. Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica, seen through the Vatican’s Christmas tree.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis creates new foundation promoting principles of ‘Fratelli tutti’

The new body will foster spirituality, art, formation, and dialogue in the environs of St. Peter’s Basilica Read more

Pope Francis prays before the Salus Populi Romani icon in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis appoints commissioner to oversee Rome basilica’s financial assets

St. Mary Major is one of four papal major basilicas in Rome. Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone meets with people experiencing homeless at St. Anthony’s Dining Hall in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood on November 6, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

After disclosing he hasn't received COVID-19 jab, Cordileone supports pastor who asked him to postpone visit

Citing the concerns of parishioners, a San Francisco pastor asked Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who recently revealed that he has not... Read more

The Archbishop’s Curia at St. Calcidonius Square in Floriana, Malta.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Catholic archdiocese of Malta says it could not have foreseen alleged ‘land grab’

The intricate dispute can be traced back to 1675. Read more

The Emmaus Center is housed in a former opera house in Brooklyn, New York.?w=200&h=150

By Autumn Jones

Can the arts bring millennials closer to God? That's the plan at this beautifully restored Brooklyn theater

The Emmaus Center, a new performing and visual arts center dedicated to Catholic evangelization, opened in Brooklyn, New York on... Read more

A photo of a scene from "Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers," a Christmas special released in December 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

There's still time to see 'The Chosen' Christmas special in theaters (but you better hurry)

Dallas Jenkins, the creator and director of "The Chosen," an internet series about the life of Jesus, talks to CNA... Read more

Forty-five priests and four bishops in Venezuela have died from COVID-19 as of December 2021, the Venezuela bishops' conference has reported.?w=200&h=150

By Cynthia Perez

Venezuela bishops: 45 priests and four bishops have died from COVID-19 since start of pandemic

The bishops conference of Venezuela has released a report showing the heavy toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on its clergy. Read more

Charles, a 33-year-old father of a family who is a refugee at Pulka in Nigeria's Borno State.?w=200&h=150

By Agnes Aineah

Heroic Nigerian priest risks his life daily to help Christian refugees, aid agency says

Not every Catholic priest risks mortal danger every time he visits his people, but this Nigerian priest does. Read more

Camilo Daza airport in the city of Cúcuta, Venezuela.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Bishops mourn deaths of two police officers killed in terrorist attack at Colombia airport

Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid of the Military Ordinariate of Colombia expressed his sorrow and solidarity following the Dec. 14... Read more