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Pope Francis reportedly takes Vatican apartment, salary from Cardinal Burke

By Jonathan Liedl Vatican City, Nov 28, 2023 / 13:34 pm Pope Francis has stripped one of his top American critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, of his Vatican housing and salary privileges, the Associated Press is reporting. According to the AP report, which is based on conversations with two anonymous sources briefed …
Indiana Catholic women’s college now accepting men who identify as women

By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Nov 27, 2023 / 15:15 pm Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana — historically a school for undergraduate women — will now be accepting men who identify as women. The school’s president confirmed the change to students and faculty in an email last week. The …
Catholics can receive a plenary indulgence by praying before a Nativity scene

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 08:00 am This year, Catholics will be able to receive a plenary indulgence from Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Feb. 2, 2024, the feast of the Presentation in the Temple of Our …
PHOTOS: Christmas celebrations canceled in Bethlehem in the midst of war

By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Nov 26, 2023 / 06:00 am The strands of lights are falling down one after another, forming a kind of curtain of threads in front of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Following the municipality’s decision to suspend Christmas events and remove decorations, workers are busy dismantling the …
Pope Francis’ health ‘stable’ despite breathing difficulties, Vatican says

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Nov 27, 2023 / 06:05 am Pope Francis’ lung inflammation has caused him some breathing difficulties, but his condition is stable and “clearly improving,” the Vatican said on Monday. The 86-year-old pope is being treated with antibiotics intravenously and is in “good and stable” condition without …
Bishop Barron in ‘frank disagreement’ with Synod on Synodality’s report on ‘development of moral teaching’

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 24, 2023 / 11:45 am Bishop Robert Barron has said that he is in “frank disagreement” with the final report of the Synod on Synodality’s claim that advances in the sciences require an evolution in the Church’s moral teaching on human sexuality. In a reflection published this …
Was Squanto Catholic? What we know about this hero of the first Thanksgiving

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 23, 2023 / 04:00 am In 1621, lacking both the skills and the resources necessary to survive in the harsh territory of New England, European pilgrims encountered a miracle: a Native American who not only spoke English but who also used his skills and …
Church Militant’s Michael Voris steps down after ‘morality clause’ violation

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2023 / 11:45 am Michael Voris, the founder of St. Michael’s Media which operates the controversial Catholic media outlet Church Militant, resigned this week over an undisclosed “morality” violation, the company said on Tuesday. Church Militant posted on its website on Tuesday that Voris had “been …
Pope Francis congratulates president-elect Milei of Argentina in phone call

By Julieta Villar ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 21, 2023 / 18:20 pm Pope Francis contacted the president-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei, to congratulate him on his victory in Sunday’s runoff presidential election. The libertarian economist, who ran for the La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) party, will take office on Dec. 10. …
On assassination anniversary, Catholics reflect on JFK’s faith and life

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2023 / 05:00 am Nov. 22, 1963, was a day of mourning for the United States as President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Now, 60 years later, Catholics continue to look back at his life and legacy and the role his faith played …