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A double Christmas for Ukrainian Christians? Orthodox Church opens a door

December 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Denver, Colo., Dec 22, 2022 / 10:45 am (CNA).
Traditionally, Christmas in predominantly Orthodox Ukraine comes on Jan. 7. But some of Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians can now add Dec. 25 to the festivities and celebrat… […]

What does it mean to be laicized, defrocked, or dismissed from the clerical state?

December 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Fr. Frank Pavone. / American Life League via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0.

Denver, Colo., Dec 22, 2022 / 06:43 am (CNA).
On Nov. 9, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung Sik, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, laicized Father Frank Pavone fr… […]

Pope Francis to Roman Curia: Be vigilant against ‘the evil that quietly lurks among us’

December 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 10

Pope Francis speaking to the Roman Curia at the Vatican, Dec. 22, 2022 / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Dec 22, 2022 / 04:53 am (CNA).
Pope Francis warned the Roman Curia on Thursday that they need to be vigilant in the face of temptation by “ele… […]

With Zelenskyy in the U.S., faith leaders sign petition calling for a ‘Christmas truce’

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

President Joe Biden meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Zelenskyy is meeting with President Biden on his first known trip outside of Ukraine since the Ru… […]

Alaska archbishop condemns attacks on Catholic church

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

This photo shows the extent of the damage to St. Andrew Catholic Church. It has been edited to blur the spraypainted phallic images. / St. Andrew Catholic Church

Washington D.C., Dec 21, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
Recent incidents of vandalism comm… […]

Pope Francis offers five commitments as Christmas approaches

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2022 / 15:40 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ 2021 Angelus message for Advent is worth recalling in the closing days before Christmas this year.The pontiff proposed to the faithful five concr… […]

Montreal police prohibited from wearing St. Michael the Archangel insignia

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2022 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
The police department in Montreal prohibited its officers from wearing religious symbols at work, especially images of St. Michael the Archangel, state media CB… […]

‘They’re epic battles’: Croatian nun discusses relationship between spiritual life, soccer

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Sister Marija Zrno (on the left) and members of her community of nuns supporting Croatia at the 2022 World Cup. / Credit: Courtesy of Sister Marija Zrno

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 21, 2022 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
Croatian nun Marija Zrno, a Daughter of Ch… […]

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega: ‘I never had respect for the bishops’

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega / Credit: Flickr Foreign Ministry of Ecuador (CC BY-SA 2.0)

CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2022 / 11:27 am (CNA).
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, once again attacked the Catholic Church in the Central Americ… […]

Woman arrested by English police for silent prayer near abortion facility

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce / ADF UK

CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2022 / 07:20 am (CNA).
A pro-life volunteer has been arrested and charged after silently praying outside an abortion facility in Birmingham, U.K. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of&n… […]

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