Archive for March 30, 2022

Päivi Räsänen, Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Christian MP acquitted on all charges after Finland’s Bible tweet trial

The court said in a unanimous ruling that ‘it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.’ Read more

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, March 30, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis: ‘Rhetoric of inclusion’ is not enough to forge a ‘culture of social tenderness’

The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’ Read more

Msgr. Thomas Powers.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Connecticut priest named rector of North American College seminary in Rome

Msgr. Thomas W. Powers succeeds Father Peter Harman. Read more

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, France.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Lourdes

The pope chose the 58-year-old priest Msgr. Jean-Marc Micas. Read more

Bishop Paul Sanchez.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn auxiliary bishop at age 75

Bishop Paul Sanchez had served as an auxiliary since 2012. Read more

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on Nov. 17, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules

The judge said Pope Francis had dispensed Becciu from the obligation of the pontifical secret. Read more

Päivi Räsänen, Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015, speaks to reporters while holding her Bible at Helsinki District Court on Jan. 24, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

After acquittal, Christian MP says: I’m ready to keep defending freedom of speech and religion

Päivi Räsänen said she was prepared to go to the European Court of Human Rights ‘if needed.’ Read more

The Church of St. Mary of Jesus in Valletta, Malta.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Facing declining Mass attendance, Malta’s Catholics hope papal visit will revitalize the faith

More than 85% of Malta’s population are baptized Catholics. Read more

The tabernacle and scattered Hosts in Santiago, Chile.?w=200&h=150

By Giselle Vargas

Tabernacle of Chilean church desecrated

Father Pedro Pedraza, the rector of the Lourdes Grotto Shrine in Santiago, Chile, has reported that two ciboria which had... Read more

Church pews?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Tabernacle, with Eucharist inside, stolen from Maryland Catholic church

A tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament located inside, along with other church belongings, was stolen from Catholic church in Hydes,... Read more

Pregnancy Test.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

UK parliament makes at-home medical abortion policy permanent

Members of the U.K. parliament voted Wednesday to make permanent a policy adopted during the coronavirus pandemic that allows women... Read more

Crowds looking at the Miracle of the Sun, occurring during the Our Lady of Fatima apparitions.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Why is the First Saturdays devotion called the 'unfulfilled part of the Fatima message'?

What is the First Saturdays devotion, and what is its connection to Fatima and the Blessed Virgin Mary's request for... Read more

Assembly of the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Brazilian state court allows installation of Marian statue in Aparecida

The Court of Justice of São Paulo has authorized the construction of a statue of Our Lady in Aparecida, after... Read more

The Oregon State Capitol in Salem.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Oregon drops residency requirement for assisted suicide

Oregon has dropped its residency requirement for assisted suicide, meaning doctors will be allowed to prescribe lethal drugs to people... Read more