Pope will not preside over upcoming celebrations due to sciatica The Holy See Press Office announces that Pope Francis will be unable to preside over a series of appointments on Sunday and Monday, due to a recurrence of sciatica. By Vatican News staff reporter Pope Francis will not preside at several celebrations on Sunday and […]
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World Mission Sunday: number of Catholics continues to rise worldwide
Vatican City, Oct 16, 2020 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- The number of Catholics worldwide increased by almost 16 million in a year to 1.33 billion, according to statistics highlighted by the Vatican ahead of the 2020 World Mission Sunday. The figures, shared by the Fides News Service Oct. 16, showed that there were 15,716,000 […]
The miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis’ prayers
CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2020 / 10:15 am MT (CNA).- The beatification of Carlo Acutis took place Oct. 10 after a miracle attributed to his prayers and the grace of God. In Brazil, a boy named Mattheus was healed from a serious birth defect called an annular pancreas after he and his mother […]
Carlo Acutis: Servant of God
Carlo Acutis died at the age of 15 of a galloping leukaemia, leaving in the memory of all those who knew him a great feeling of emptiness and great admiration for his brief but intense testimony of authentic Christian life. From the day he received his First Communion at the age of […]
“Virtual” Mass never substitutes in-person participation
In a Letter to the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences, the Congregation for Divine Worship affirms the necessity of a return to the normality of Christian life, where the health care crisis permits, saying that assisting at a virtual Mass cannot be compared to the physical presence of the faithful at a liturgy. By Vatican News […]
39 newly ordained priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuân Lộc (Vietnam)
On Thursday morning, July 16, 2020, at the Diocese’s Cathedral, Bishop Joseph Dinh Duc Dao, Bishop of Xuan Loc Diocese, presided over the Ceremony of Priesthood for 39 Diocesan Deacons. It is a wonderful gift that, through mercy, God has given the Diocese of Xuan Loc an additional 39 Lord priests, who […]
As long as I’m president, same-sex marriage will never happen – Vladimir Putin
Russian President, Vladimir Putin stated unequivocally that, as long as he remains president, gay marriage will never happen in Russia. He made this comment on Thursday in a meeting with the state commission. Putin was the chair of the meeting which was held to help look at the new proposed amendments to the […]