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‘Faith is not a game’: Pro-life association denounces indoctrination at Olympics
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 2, 2024 / 16:21 pm “Faith is not a game” is the title of the petition launched by the Italian association Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life and Family) calling on the International Olympic Committee to condemn the insulting performance featured during the opening ceremony of …
The Easter Vigil: ‘the mother of all vigils’
by ACI Prensa CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2021 / 05:37 pm MT (CNA).- The Easter Vigil, which takes place Holy Saturday night, “is the greatest and most noble of all solemnities and it is to be unique in every single Church,” the rubrics of the Missale Romanum proclaim. The word …
Why the date of Holy Week changes every year
by ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 17, 2021 / 03:18 pm MT (CNA).- Every year the dates of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday vary. The Catholic Church determines the date based on the fact that Christ’s death occurred near the Jewish Passover, which is stated …
5 ways to observe St. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 13, 2024 / 10:00 am On Feb. 14 of each year, the Roman Martyrology commemorates the anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Valentine of Rome, who is considered the patron saint of lovers and married couples. Coincidentally, Feb. 14 this year is also Ash Wednesday, the …
Former gay activist: Fiducia Supplicans hurts those ‘struggling for chastity’
By Walter Sanchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 19, 2024 / 09:00 am Luca Di Tolve, Mister Gay Italy 1990 and a former homosexual activist, posted a reflection on his website regarding the declaration Fiducia Supplicans from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), lamenting that the Vatican document has caused pain, confusion, …
Bishops of Puerto Rico express their solidarity with Cuban bishops’ ‘desire for freedom’
by ACI Prensa The Puerto Rican Bishops’ Conference expressed its solidarity with the desire of the Cuban bishops “to be heard, for peace, freedom, sincere dialogue and freedom of speech to address the major problems” confronting the island nation. “From Puerto Rico we join in their hopes for a Cuba …
Cardinal injured, priest dead after earthquake in Haiti
by ACI Prensa Les Cayes, Haiti, Aug 14, 2021 / 12:41 pm Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference, has been injured, while a Catholic priest died early in the morning of Aug. 14 after an 7.2 intensity earthquake shook Haiti. Speaking to ACI …
