Archive for January 26, 2022

Students for Life of America estimates that about 150,000 people attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022, based an analysis of a video of the marchers.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

How big was the March for Life? Here’s how one pro-life group came up with a massive total

Pro-life Americans recently traveled from across the country to attend the 2022 March for Life. Despite the pandemic and local... Read more

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 26, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis to parents: Never condemn a child

He encouraged parents to turn to St. Joseph for help, including those whose children are of ‘different sexual orientations.’ Read more

Pope Francis during his general audience in the Paul VI Hall on Jan. 26, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis on day of prayer for Ukraine: ‘Please, no more war’

‘I invite you to pray for peace in Ukraine and to do so often throughout this day.’ Read more

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, meets Pope Francis, Nov. 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Major archbishop: Pope Francis’ day of prayer for Ukraine brings ‘hope of peace’

‘We are grateful to the pope, who heard our voice,’ he told CNA. Read more

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Munich abuse report: Vatican editorial director says don’t look for ‘scapegoats’

Andrea Tornielli highlighted Benedict XVI’s efforts to ‘combat pedophilia’ in the Church. Read more

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at Brookings, Jan. 21, 2016.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer reportedly to retire

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be retiring from the court, NBC News reported on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The network... Read more

Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

‘Our future is in danger’: 1,000-year-old Order of Malta in turmoil amid crunch talks

A meeting on reform of the order’s constitution has exposed deep tensions. Read more

The statue of Juan Ponce de Leon in San Juan, Puerto Rico.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Puerto Rican archbishop condemns toppling of colonist's statue ahead of Spanish king's visit

The Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Roberto Octavio González Nieves, expressed his sorrow and repudiated the demolition of... Read more

Catholics pictured near the Co-Cathedral of St. Alexander in Kyiv, Ukraine. April 3, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Gallagher: Innocent people will suffer from conflict in Ukraine

The Vatican’s foreign minister said Wednesday, in reference to tensions between Ukraine and Russia, that it is a scandal that... Read more

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Was it legal? Pro-abortion light projection on Catholic basilica part of debated trend

A pro-abortion rights group drew wide condemnation from Catholics, including Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, for projecting pro-choice slogans on... Read more

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, under whose canonical authority the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius are.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Chicago priests serving in Springfield will celebrate Novus Ordo on First Sundays

The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has instituted regulations on members of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius serving... Read more