Pope Francis blesses an unborn baby during the Papal Foundation's annual pilgrimage in Rome, Friday, April 12, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Stampa, Apr 15, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). The famous “demographic winter” often mentioned by Pope Francis is evident in many regions of Italy except one: Alto Adige-Südtirol and its capital, Bolzano ..read more

Before the march began, the president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, stressed that “life is a gift from God and as such it is an inalienable right of every human being, which is why it must be protected and supported at every stage of its development.” / Credit: EWTN Polska ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 15, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA). On Sunday, 50,000 people congregated on the streets of Warsaw, Poland, for the National March for Life to defend the unborn.  ..read more

Approximately 1,000 people have been working daily on the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France. / Credit: Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 15, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA). The reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral is scheduled to begin with a triduum on Dec. 7 that will include the official inauguration ..read more

Jaroslaw Kaczynski (front, center), leader of the Law and Justice political party (PiS) in Poland, takes part in the voting on four draft projects on abortion rights at the Polish Parliament (SEJM) on April 12, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. / Credit: Omar Marques/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 12, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Lawmakers on Friday advanced four pro-abortion bills to be considered by a special committee in the Sejm, which is Poland’s lower legislative body ..read more

German police cars (file image) / Mike Baumeister via Unsplah (CC0) CNA Newsroom, Apr 12, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The Düsseldorf public prosecutor’s office revealed that the suspects, between 15 and 16 years old, were apprehended over the Easter weekend ..read more

Pope Francis meets with a group of 200 children studying catechism and in a relaxed manner answered some of their questions on April 11, 2024, at St. John Mary Vianney Parish in Borghesiana, Italy. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis made a special “getaway” from the Vatican on Thursday to meet with a group of 200 children at a parish in metro Rome ..read more

Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square, May 21, 2014. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 12, 2024 / 10:25 am (CNA). While speculation is again running rife on social media about Archbishop Georg Gänswein’s next role, neither he nor the Vatican have confirmed a nuncio posting ..read more

On April 11, 2024, Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho Leiria-Fátima, Portugal, said that a “fundamental team” would be convened in order to determine the total amounts of compensation awarded to abuse victims.  / Credit: Santuário de Fátima CNA Staff, Apr 11, 2024 / 15:25 pm (CNA). An independent commission authorized by the Portuguese bishops found that thousands of children had been sexually abused by priests and others since the 1950s ..read more

The consecration of Father Martin Chambers as the new bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland had been scheduled for April 27. / Credit: Diocese of Dunkeld/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 11, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Dunkeld, Scotland, announced that Father Martin Chambers passed away at the age of 59 just weeks before being consecrated bishop ..read more

null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Apr 11, 2024 / 06:45 am (CNA). “I ask for forgiveness from the victims and deeply regret everything I have done,” the priest said ..read more