Archive for January 9, 2025

Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino at the booth for the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Former CNA intern finds her vocation at SEEK: Sister Tonia’s discernment journey

Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino became a religious sister of the Mercedarians of the Blessed Sacrament and... Read more

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.” Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Rudolf Gehrig

Analysis: Pope’s peace diplomacy in era of multiple wars

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates peace efforts. Read more

Pope Francis addresses members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See on Jan. 9, 2025, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis warns of polarization, cites Trump attack in address to diplomats

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope”... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Abortion group trains pharmacists to dispense abortion pills

A pilot program launched this month in Washington state has trained pharmacists to prescribe the abortion-drug combo mifepristone and misoprostol. Read more

A large sycamore tree and a chimney are seen at the remains of the home of parishioners from St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

‘Families who have lost everything’: Los Angeles Archdiocese responds to deadly wildfires

Archdiocesan officials and local Church leaders in Los Angeles are working to shelter and assist victims of the ongoing wildfires... Read more

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Court strikes down Biden’s Title IX ‘gender identity’ rule nationwide

The court’s decision to strike down the rule is being hailed as a major victory by opponents of the regulation. Read more

The papal ambassador to Jordan, Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, and Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Lina Annab speak at a press conference in Amman, Jordan, about the new exhibit “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity,” which will open at the Vatican on Jan. 31, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Sanad Sahelia

Vatican to host historic Jordan exhibition on Christianity’s origins

The “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity” exhibit will open at the Vatican on Jan. 31 showcasing 90 artifacts. Read more

Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual procession on Jan. 9, 2025, in Manila, Philippines. The feast of the Black Nazarene is attended by millions of barefoot devotees and happens every Jan. 9.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Black Nazarene procession attracts millions in the Philippines

Taking place each year in January, the procession sees devotees carry across Manila a replica of a famous life-size statue... Read more

Lebanon’s Parliament has elected Gen. Joseph Aoun to be president of the Republic of Lebanon.?w=200&h=150

By ACI MENA

Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided Christian bloc

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected Gen. Joseph Aoun as the 14th president of the country after a two-year vacancy of... Read more

From left to right, front row: U.S. President Joe Biden, First Lady Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamla Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Second row: former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, his wife Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, attend the state funeral service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Biden eulogizes Jimmy Carter as ‘good and faithful servant’ at funeral service

U.S. President Joe Biden praised former President Jimmy Carter’s character and referred to him as a “good and faithful servant... Read more