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Pope Francis praises bocce, calling it a sport for ‘normal people’

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the ball sport of bocce during an audience with representatives of the Italian Bowling Federation on Dec. 20, praising … […]

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Knights of Columbus donate mobile broadcasting unit to Vatican for 2025 Jubilee

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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Vatican City, Dec 23, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
The Knights of Columbus have donated a state-of-the-art mobile broadcasting van to the Vatican, just in time for the start of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year…. […]

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Papal preacher urges ‘littleness’ ahead of Christmas

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Papal preacher Father Roberto Pasolini on Dec. 20, 2024, urged Church leaders to embrace the quality of “littleness” ahead of the Christmas holiday, calling on the faithful to imitate Christ and arguing against the need to feel “important in the… […]

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Vatican officially opens beatification process for late Belgian King Baudouin

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

King Baudouin salutes during the playing of the Belgian national anthem on March 31, 1981. / Credit: Marcel Antonisse/Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican City, Dec 23, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
The Vatican this month officially opened the be… […]

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Biden commutes death row sentences of nearly 40 federal prisoners

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

President Joe Biden on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, commuted the death row sentences of more than three dozen federal prisoners, ordering that the formerly condemned inmates serve out life sentences instead of being executed by the government. / Credi… […]

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Miraculous cure of former atheist, now priest, clinches canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Juan Manuel Gutiérrez in interview with “EWTN Noticias” anchor Nathalí Paredes on Dec. 19, 2024. / Credit: EWTN Noticias/Screenshot

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez is a Mexican priest who now serves… […]

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More prayer, less pain: 2 college students design faith-inspired kneeling pads

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Daniel Turek, left, and Noah Mullins are two Detroit-area students studying at Grand Valley State University who design and sell Kingdom Kneelers, foam kneeling pads for prayer. Mullins came up with the idea for Kingdom Kneelers after attending … […]

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‘So powerful’: Jonathan Roumie on sponsoring African children through Catholic charity

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Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie visits Emelyne, a little girl he has sponsored since 2023, in Rwanda. / Credit: Unbound

CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
In 2023, Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partnered with Unbound, a Catholic child-sp… […]

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Who is St. Thorlak, the patron of Iceland?

December 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Cathedral of Christ the King in Reykjavik, Iceland. / Credit: Wirthi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhal… […]

Clark on China

China’s Catholics in 2024: A Year in Review

December 22, 2024 Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D. 12

“Even though the New China continues to reject Christianity and tries to wipe away all traces of Christianity from its land, a dialog between Christianity and Mao’s ideology is essential.” — Fr. Domenico Grasso, SJi […]

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