Archive for December 17, 2021

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2020.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

10 things that Pope Francis wants us to learn from the nativity scene

The tradition was born in an unassuming town in 1223. Read more

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

By Hannah Brockhaus

4 things to know about Pope Francis on his 85th birthday

The pope never lets his birthday get in the way of regular business. Read more

Pope Francis meets with refugees whom he helped to bring to Italy on his 85th birthday, Dec. 17, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis celebrates his 85th birthday with refugees he helped bring to Italy

The group of about ten refugees are being supported directly by Pope Francis. Read more

Pope Francis received the credential letters of seven new ambassadors to the Holy See on Dec. 17, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Vaccine access is a matter of justice

The pope told new ambassadors that the ongoing pandemic is a reminder that “we are a global community where one... Read more

Giotto's Nativity fresco projected on the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Assisi is illuminated with Giotto’s frescoes this Christmas season

Assisi debuted its Giotto Christmas light display in December 2020, but Italy’s coronavirus restrictions last year prevented people from visiting. Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in London, England, on March 14, 2011. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Vatican insiders: Reports of Cardinal Peter Turkson's resignation 'credible'

Various Vatican sources told CNA that a recent report by a traditionalist blog claiming that Cardinal Peter Turkson was set... Read more

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Cardinal Pell to Becciu: What was that $2M payment actually for?

Cardinal George Pell says that he does not harbor any ill will toward the man whose sexual assault accusation sent... Read more

A pieta painting, "Moma," by artist Kelly Latimore, was displayed outside the law school chapel at The Catholic University of America since February 2021. It was stolen on Nov. 23, 2021, and a copy was stolen in December.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Second 'George Floyd' Christ was stolen from Catholic University

A second pieta displayed at the Catholic University of America’s law school that some see as depicting George Floyd in... Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Bishop Paprocki: Illinois repeal of parental notice abortion law 'a dark and disgraceful moment'

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a repeal of the state’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act, a move which... Read more

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Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, a member the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (CSS/ Stigmatines) and former Media and Communications Officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), was found dead of gunshot wounds in South Africa, on April 27, 2024.

Priest shot dead in South Africa; Catholic bishops there decry ‘pandemic’ of murder

Pope Francis shared a stage with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on May 12, 2023, to speak at a two-day conference on “The General State of the Birth Rate,” held at Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican.

Pope Francis to speak at event on Italy’s record-low birth rate

Thousands of pilgrims come together each year to take part in the annual Walk to Mary, which takes place on the first Saturday of May in Wisconsin. The 21-mile pilgrimage starts at the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin, and ends at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin.

Walk to Mary pilgrimage brings thousands to ‘grounds where Mary appeared’

God “is our peace” and “prayer leads us to meet him,” said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio.

Colombian bishops call for day of prayer for peace, reconciliation in violence-torn country

The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com).

Pro-life roundup: Here’s what happened with abortion at the state level this week

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa gives the homily at a Mass in which he took possession of his titular church, St. Onuphrius, in Rome on May 1, 2024.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem takes possession of Rome titular church after delays due to war

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore pack the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen during a concluding listening session on the archdiocese's major parish restructuring plan on April 30, 2024.

Archdiocese of Baltimore concludes traumatic ‘listening sessions’ around restructuring plan

The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans.

Archdiocese of New Orleans suspected of child sex trafficking, warrant shows

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Pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience Aug. 9, 2023, hold up an image of the Virgin Mary.

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