Archive for February 26, 2024

Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga of Szczecin-Kamien, Poland.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish archbishop accused of ignoring abuse

Church authorities did not provide a reason for the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga, which was announced Feb. 24. Read more

Pope Francis delivers the Sunday Angelus from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter's Square, Jan. 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis cancels Monday audiences due to persisting ‘mild flu’ symptoms

The Monday morning telegram sent out by the Vatican noted that while the pope’s “mild flu symptoms persist,” he did... Read more

On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, approximately 1,000 children and youth from Christian schools in Jerusalem walked the Via Dolorosa in the Old City, offering prayers for peace. The crowd brought life to the streets of the Holy City for the first time since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last October.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

PHOTOS: 1,000 Christian youth walk the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem for peace

“The Way of the Cross… A Way of Peace” was organized by the Custody of the Holy Land and involved... Read more

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By ACI Africa

More than a dozen killed in attack on Catholics at Mass in Burkina Faso

At least 15 Catholics were killed in an attack during Mass on Sunday in the Burkina Faso village of Essakane... Read more

Ivan Cantu is scheduled to be executed by the state of Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Texas death row inmate to be executed in days as Catholics call for clemency

Texas has scheduled the execution of Ivan Cantu for Wednesday, Feb. 28. Cantu was convicted for a double murder that... Read more

Former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s what Trump, Biden, and the Catholic Church are saying about IVF

As the U.S. bishops have pointed out, many Catholics may not be aware that the Catholic Church forbids the use... Read more

Father Oleksandr Zelinskyi, the director general of EWTN Ukraine.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Ukraine war: ‘We’re praying for the conversion of Vladimir Putin,’ priest says

Feb. 24 marked the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão on Aug. 27, 2022, in Vatican City.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Indian Cardinal Ferrão to head Asian bishops’ conference amid Church’s continued growth

Despite a sharp decline in Church membership in Western Europe and North America, the Church in Asia has experienced continued... Read more

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Leading bishop urges U.S. to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, two years into war

Bishop A. Elias Zaidan said Ukraine’s “schools, hospitals, apartments, and basic infrastructure supplying power have been hit by missiles” and... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Africa

Cardinal Sarah cautions against disunity among Christians, says it’s counter-witnessing

Disunity among followers of Christ is counterproductive to the mission of witnessing the Gospel message and evangelization, Cardinal Robert Sarah... Read more

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Swiss Guard cadets prepare their armor in the guards' barracks at the Vatican on April 30, 2024.

An afternoon with the new Swiss Guards: Preparing for a mission of faith and service 

In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, in Baltimore.

Special remembrance of Baltimore bridge collapse victims to take place on National Maritime Day

Pope Francis greets the crowd gathered at St. Peter's Square on May 5, 2024.

Pope Francis: Let us thank the Lord for our friends

The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to pilgrims gathered inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jersusalem on May 4, 2024, for the annual Orthodox Christian ceremony, held on the day before Easter, according to the Julian calendar.

‘Holy Fire’ ceremony at Jesus’ tomb marks beginning of Orthodox Easter celebrations

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Archdiocese of Luanda.

Angola archdiocese announces monthly Eucharistic adoration ahead of Church’s 2025 Jubilee

A patient at the new Misky María Palliative Care Hospital located on the outskirts of Lima, Perú.

New palliative care hospital brings ‘sweetness of Mary’ to poorest in Peru

Professor Mouna Maroun is the first Arab to be elected as the rector of an Israeli university, the University of Haifa. Maroun belongs to the Arab minority in Israel, the Christian minority among Arabs, and the Maronite minority among Christians. She says she is proud of her religious affiliation and wears a golden crucifix around her neck. "My election is an important message that everything is possible in the Israeli academia," she told CNA.

First Arab Christian woman to lead Israel’s University of Haifa

Mother Marla Marie stands on the front porch of the sisters’ Mother of the Light convent in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

From the Washington Post to the Maronite convent: Meet Mother Marla Marie

Father Roger Landry, Catholic chaplain at Columbia University, discusses the protests at Columbia University in New York City on EWTN’s “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on May 2, 2024.

Columbia’s Catholic chaplain: Campus protests were pushed by ‘explicitly communist’ outsiders

President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jesuit Father Greg Boyle on May 3, 2024.

Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jesuit priest for work with youth

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