Archive for August 17, 2021

Pope Francis boards his flight to Baghdad, Iraq on March 5, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis will not offer a public Mass during Scotland visit

The pope is expected to attend the “world leaders summit” in the opening days of the 2021 United Nations Climate... Read more

Children and teachers outside the free day center run by Catholic sisters of the association For the Children of Kabul in Kabul, Afghanistan.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Charity run by Catholic nuns asks for prayers for Afghanistan

Pray so that "the poor and tortured Afghan people will soon be able to have a future of peace." Read more

Pilgrims arrive at Jasna Gora shrine to pray before Our Lady of Częstochowa.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

40,000 Catholics make pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland

The traditional walking pilgrimage to venerate an icon of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa housed in the shrine dates back... Read more

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By Autumn Jones,Joe Bukuras

NCBC: Church teaching calls for respect of both common good and conscience with vaccine mandates

The National Catholic Bioethics Center on Tuesday recalled that its guidance on vaccination against the coronavirus is drawn from the... Read more

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke during the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, June 29, 2019. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Updated: Cardinal Burke 'in serious, but stable condition'

Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was recently hospitalized with Covid-19, is in "serious, but stable condition," according to an Aug. 17... Read more

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By Blanca Ruiz

Spanish parish collects medicine to send to Cuba

A parish in metropolitan Valencia is preparing shipments of medicine to Cuba thanks to the generosity of hundreds of people... Read more

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo in his cathedral city, Jan. 13, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By Jose Torres, Jr.

Sri Lankan cardinal calls for protests over government's Easter attack inquiry

Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo has called on the people to demonstrate Aug. 21 to protest what he described as... Read more

Pope Francis shares a video message about COVID-19 vaccines.?w=200&h=150

By Autumn Jones

Pope Francis, Ad Council collaborate to promote COVID-19 vaccines in the Americas

Pope Francis worked in collaboration with the Ad Council to produce a public service announcement promoting COVID-19 vaccines. The PSA... Read more

A Mass is said outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Denver, Colo., Aug. 14, 2021 Credit: Tom Uebbing/CNA.?w=200&h=150

By Alejandro Bermudez

Mass celebrated in front of Denver's Planned Parenthood starts new phase of prolife ministry

Catholics gathered across the street from Denver’s Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, the largest in Colorado, on Saturday for the launch... Read more