Pope Francis urges young adults at Taizé event to ‘dare to build a different world’
A prayer meeting organized by the Taizé community. / Credit: Christian Pulfrich, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED, Wikimedia CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis urged young people attending the 46th European Meeting organized by the ecumenical monastic community Taizé to “dare to build a different world, a world of listening, dialogue, and openness.”The European Meeting is
EWTN to air conference on Pope Benedict XVI one year after his death
Pope Benedict XVI on May 11, 2010. / Credit: Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk Rome Newsroom, Dec 29, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). One year after the death of Pope Benedict XVI, scholars, experts, and friends of the late pontiff will meet in Rome on Dec. 30–31 in the Benedict XVI Hall of the Campo Santo Teutonico at the Vatican to discuss his legacy.EWTN,
India’s Modi hosts Christian leaders for Christmas amid rising persecution
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts a Christmas gathering with Christian leaders, including Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai and Delhi Archbishop Anil Couto, at his residence in New Delhi on Dec. 25, 2023. / Credit: Prime Minister of India’s office Bangalore, India, Dec 29, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya
December 30 2023
Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas 1st Reading – 1 John 2:12-17 I am writing to you, little sons, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, adolescents, because you have overcome the evil one.
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus: Prayer of the Day for Saturday, December 30, 2023
O wondrous Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, who, in thy brief earthly life, didst become a mirror of angelic purity, of courageous love and of whole-hearted surrender to Almighty God, now that thou art enjoying the reward of thy virtues, turn thine eyes of mercy upon us who trust in thee. Obtain for us the grace to keep our
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Burke amid salary, apartment controversy
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Raymond Burke on Dec. 29, 2023, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 09:20 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday had an audience with Cardinal Raymond Burke, the Vatican said, several weeks after a flurry of reported controversy involving the pontiff and the 75-year-old U.S.-born prelate.A release from the