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UK lawmaker proposes adding ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill

October 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Official portrait of Sir David Amess. / Chris McAndrew via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0).

London, England, Oct 21, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A U.K. lawmaker has proposed adding an “Amess amendment” to a bill going through Parliament ensuring that Catholic … […]

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Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa launches synodal process in Holy Land

October 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa. / Cristian Gennari/OESSH.

Rome Newsroom, Oct 21, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has announced that the synodal process in the Holy Land will open simultaneously in Israel, Palestine, Jo… […]

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Number of Catholics in Asia and Africa continues to rise

October 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Catholics attend Mass in Ho, Ghana. / James Dalrymple via Shutterstock.

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The number of Catholics in Asia and Africa continued to grow in 2019, according to newly released statistics.The world populatio… […]

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Cardinal Tagle: Digital evangelization cannot replace personal encounter

October 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at a Vatican press conference presenting the 2021 World Mission Day, Oct. 21, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
While the COVID-19 pandemic led many Catholic dioceses and o… […]

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When will Bl. Charles de Foucauld be canonized?

October 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

A statue of Bl. Charles de Foucauld in Strasbourg, France. / PhotoFires/Shutterstock

Rome Newsroom, Oct 21, 2021 / 06:05 am (CNA).
A canonization Mass is a global event, drawing thousands of people to the Vatican — the heart of the Catholic Chur… […]

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Benedict XVI is ‘full of zest for life,’ says Archbishop Gänswein

October 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Gänswein and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / EWTN/Paul Badde, Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2021 / 04:40 am (CNA).
Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said that Benedict XVI is “full of zest for life” after the pope eme… […]

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Poland commemorates anniversary of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko’s martyrdom

October 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A Mass in honor of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 19. 2021. / Muzeum, Ośrodka Dokumentacji Życia i Kultu oraz Sanktuarium, Błogosławionego Ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki.

Warsaw, Poland, Oct 20, 2021 / 1… […]

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Pope Francis officially recognizes Amazon region ecclesial conference

October 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis at the opening Mass for the Amazon synod Oct. 6, 2019. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican City, Oct 20, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has approved the establishment of an ecclesial conference for the Amazon region, the Vatican annou… […]

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Rector Fr. Peter Harman to end term at North American College seminary in Rome

October 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis’ with Fr. Peter Harman, rector of the Pontifical North American College, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Sept. 29, 2021. / Pablo Esparza/CNA.

Rome, Italy, Oct 20, 2021 / 11:57 am (CNA).
Fr. Peter Harman will end his term as rect… […]

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Catholic leader says his archdiocese won’t take part in global synodal process, citing ‘ideological’ risk

October 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Archbishop Wolfgang Haas of Vaduz, Liechtenstein. / Monegasque2 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Oct 20, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic leader has said that his archdiocese won’t take part in the two-year global synodal pro… […]

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