Archive for January 12, 2023

Cardinal George Pell leads Eucharistic adoration and a Eucharistic procession at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome on May 18, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Funeral of Cardinal George Pell to be at Vatican on Saturday

The Mass will be celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more

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By Katie Yoder

Here’s how to pray this year’s Novena for Life that starts on Jan. 12

The novena begins on Thursday, Jan. 12, and concludes on Friday, Jan. 20, the date of the national March for... Read more

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By Katie Yoder

Catholic bishops’ pro-life chair applauds passage of ‘Born-Alive’ Act

“We commend the House of Representatives for passing legislation to protect innocent children from infanticide,” Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington... Read more

The bishops' call for adherence to Catholic "rules" follows an internet controversy over a August 2022 video of a laywoman who seemed to concelebrate Mass with priests.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Swiss bishops call for respect for ‘rules’ after woman appears to concelebrate Mass

The bishops’ intervention follows internet controversy over a video of a laywoman who seemed to concelebrate Mass with priests. Read more

A Detroit-area pro-life pregnancy center and the home of one of its board members were spray-painted with threatening messages early in the morning of Dec. 17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

U.S. House passes resolution condemning attacks on pro-life centers and churches

The resolution also calls on the Biden administration to “protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.” Read more

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Church in Argentina to celebrate 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to papacy

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected pontiff on March 13, 2013. Read more

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News at his home in Rome in December 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal George Pell’s final years in Rome

After more than a year behind bars, Pell’s time in Rome was marked by a level of activity impressive for... Read more

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By CNA Staff

Christian Lawyers Foundation in Spain demands TV series promoting pedophilia be pulled

“Scandal, Story of an Obsession” is a Mediaset España production that began being broadcast on Telecinco Jan. 11. Read more

Security camera footage shows the same man committing all three acts of vandalism to the California church.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

California church vandalized three times since Christmas, suspect apprehended

Father Scott Herrera, the church’s pastor, told CNA Thursday that he believes the vandal, who was caught on security cameras... Read more