Europe

Pope Francis blesses Carlo Acutis statue for orphanage in Egypt

vatican city, mar 19, 2021 / 07:00 am mt ( cna ).- pope francis has blessed a statue of blessed carlo acutis which will be sent to an orphan...
Courtney Mares

Catholics in Poland launch week of prayer for protection of life on St. Joseph’s feast day

cna staff, mar 19, 2021 / 08:00 am mt ( cna ).- catholics in poland launched a week of prayer for the protection of life on friday, the feas...
CNA Staff

Pertinacious Popery: The Roman Origins of the Notary Public

st clement by giovanni battista tiepolo, 1730-1735 for the lover of the picturesque and the romantic – that is to say, the medieval – one’s ...
Charles-A-Coulombe

Swiss voters narrowly back ban on burqa, niqab as religious leaders voice concern

cna staff, mar 8, 2021 / 06:33 pm mt ( cna ) .- swiss voters have narrowly approved a proposal to ban religious facial coverings in pub...
CNA Staff

The Way of St James Awaits

trekking shoes, olive green hiking trousers, and a fleece; the man with the rucksack, sleeping bag, and foam roll strapped to his back, coul...
Curtis Williams

Pope Francis in Iraq: The Long Play

pope francis is back in rome, and his historic visit to iraq is in the books. by all the usual metrics, the trip was a magnificent success. ...
Christopher Altieri

Aramaic: The Uncertain Future of an Ancient Language

this essay is part three of a three-part series by sam sweeney, a writer and translator based in the middle east, who wrote most recently fo...
Sam Sweeney

Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon: More fluff than teeth

cover image:  raya and the last dragon , © disney if disney’s raya and the last dragon seems familiar, that might be because…well, beca...
Steven D. Greydanus

Huzzah! Or, what a bawdy "historical" drama can teach us about Church reform

cover image © hulu “i'm happy to hear anyone's problems with me. don't worry about the bodies.” peter iii of russia stands before his royal ...
Charles Collins

UN Working with DRC to Bring Killers to Justice

the un is working “hand-in-hand with both the congolese and italian authorities as they conduct criminal investigations," into the attack la...
Christopher Altieri