Archive for January 28, 2022

Religious leaders mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau at the death camp, Jan. 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Religious leaders mark Auschwitz liberation anniversary

Polish Bishop Piotr Greger was among those who offered prayers at the commemoration. Read more

Pope Francis meets members of the Catholic Factchecking consortium at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Jan. 28, 2022?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Being ‘properly informed’ on COVID-19 vaccines is a ‘human right’

‘Fake news has to be refuted, but individual persons must always be respected,’ he told a Catholic fact-checking group. Read more

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Peter’s Pence donations fell by around 15% in 2021, says Vatican

Peter’s Pence is an annual collection to finance the pope’s charitable works and other priorities. Read more

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 4, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Holy Land’s Catholic bishops invite Orthodox leaders to contribute to synodal path

They invited their counterparts to share their ‘wisdom and experience.’ Read more

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis appoints new Catholic bishop of Fatima

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho succeeds 74-year-old Cardinal António Marto. Read more

Sr. Ann Rose Nu Tawng begs police not to shoot protesters during Myanmar unrest.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Catholic charity calls for day of prayer for Myanmar on coup anniversary

Armed forces seized power on Feb. 1, 2021. Read more

Cardinal Fernando Filoni. Photo credits: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.?w=200&h=150

By Cardinal Fernando Filoni

Who is Benedict XVI? Cardinal Filoni shares his testimony

‘I have never found in him any shadow or attempt to hide or minimize anything.’ Read more

Sister Sue Ann Hall (left) and Sister Delores Vogt of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity welcome visitors to Our Lady of Guadalupe convent in St. Louis.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Olivera

This pro-life ministry in St Louis is helping bring an end to abortion 

Tucked away near the Forest Park neighborhood of St. Louis is a brick, three-story convent dedicated to Our Lady of... Read more

A priest sprinkles holy water on the casket of fallen NYPD Officer Jason Rivera during his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Jan. 28, 2022 in New York City. The 22-year-old NYPD officer was shot and killed on January 21 in Harlem while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Rivera's partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, also died from injuries suffered in the shooting.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Funeral Mass for NYPD officer held at St Patrick's Cathedral

NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was remembered on Friday as a dedicated police officer whose life was cut short in... Read more

A mural in Derry depicting then-Father Daly leading a group carrying a victim on Bloody Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Bloody Sunday anniversary a time to remember, and forgive, Derry bishop says

Fifty years ago, the Bloody Sunday massacre resulted in many reactions: lies, anger, and a misplaced desire to forget the... Read more

The entrance to Christ the King Major Seminary in Fayit, Fadan Kagoma, Nigeria, whence three seminarians were abducted Oct. 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Expert urges attention to persecuted Christians as bishops decry Islamist violence in Nigeria

Victims of persecution in Nigeria must be listened to, an expert on the persecution of Christians told students at the... Read more

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Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, greets supporters before casting his ballot in the state primary election at Davidsonville Elementary School on May 14, 2024, in Davidsonville, Maryland.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

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School children read about the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the celebration of his new shrine at St. Dominic Parish in Brick, New Jersey. Oct, 1, 2023.

Movie on Blessed Carlo Acutis and his love for the Eucharist opens this weekend

The National Eucharistic Revival recleased a detailed map of the upcoming pilgrimage routes ahead of the National Eucharistic Congress.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: When is it passing through your town?

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Fernández: Vatican’s new apparitions guidelines stress ‘caution’ in discernment process

Representatives from the pro-life movement and their supporters gather to demonstrate in Parliament Square on May 15, 2024, in London.

Pro-lifers rally in London amid consideration of abortion amendments

Philosophical-Theological University of Bressanone in Italy.

Vatican overturns own decision on seminary dean

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