- ASIA/MYANMAR - A missionary community in times of war: the Church of Yangon in synod, with its eyes turned towards suffering humanity
Yangon - Building an authentically synodal community, which walks with Christ towards wounded humanity, and authentically missionary, capable of proclaiming the Gospel and bringing consolation in the difficulties and challenges of the present time, marked by a tragic civil conflict that is tearing the nation apart: it is in this spirit that the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Yangon […]
- AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Simplicity and poverty": the words that extend Christmas to the rest of the year in Monasao
Monasao - In Central Africa, the month of December was marked by a series of important celebrations, such as Republic Day and, for the Christian community, Christmas and New Year celebrations between December 31st and January 1st. Father Michele tells us how the Pygmies of the Monasao Mission lived these special days. "In Monasao there are many children. During the end-of-year celebrations, they […]
- Catholic bioethicist weighs in on scientific effort to create life from scratch
null / Credit: science photo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For years, scientists have sought to understand how a collection of chemicals that are not themselves alive — in the case of humans, inanimate organic molecules — are able to work together to create living organisms that can eat, reproduce, and even evolve.As part of this effort, a team of European […]
- AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Iringa
Vatican City - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Iringa, Tanzania, presented by Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa.The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Romanus Elamu Mihali, of the clergy of Mafinga, until now episcopal vicar for the clergy of the diocese of Mafinga and parish priest of Ujewa, as bishop of Iringa, Tanzania.Msgr. Romanus Elamu […]
- AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishop of Goma: "The neonatal ward at the Charité Maternelle General Hospital is affected by fighting"
Kinshasa - Fighting continues in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which the M23 rebels took over between Sunday 26 and Monday 27 January . The M23 forces are encountering resistance from soldiers of the Congolese armed forces and pro-government Wazalando militiamen. Four other South African soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo were […]
- PHOTOS: Challenges and triumphs: The custos of the Holy Land reflects on 9 years
Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, stops at the Eighth Station of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem during the Good Friday Via Crucis on March 29, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 28, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Franciscan Father Francesco Patton’s nine-year tenure as custos of the Holy Land began unexpectedly in 2016 when he found himself “redirected” — as he put […]
- AMERICA/USA - The Franciscans martyred because they refused to approve polygamy will be beatified
Vatican City - They refused to approve the practice of polygamy among baptized Native Americans. For this they became martyrs. Four centuries after the events of 1597 in the coastal villages of Georgia, Pope Francis has authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the Decree regarding the recognition of the martyrdom of the Servants of God Pedro da Corpa, Blas Rodríguez de […]
- What would Thomas Aquinas make of AI?
An illustration of the topic of Thomas Aquinas and AI created by DALL-E, a text-to-image model native to ChatGPT. / Credit: DALL-E/OpenAI CNA Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). What would Thomas Aquinas think of artificial intelligence (AI), and what does a large language model think of Thomas Aquinas? According to one German theologian, the Catholic saint and doctor of the Church can […]
- New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’
null / Credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday released a new “note” addressing the ethical and anthropological implications of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting distinctions between human and artificial intelligence and offering guidelines meant to ensure that the development and use of AI serve humanity and uphold […]
- 80 years later: Remembering the Catholic martyrs killed in Auschwitz during World War II
null / Credit: Wojciech Grabowski/www.auschwitz.org Rome Newsroom, Jan 27, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). On Jan. 27, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Catholics everywhere remembered the holy men and women who were witnesses of faith, hope, and love in one of the darkest chapters of human history. The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness […]
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