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The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated host in Honduras. / Credit: Facebook Canal 16 Ocatepeque/Screenshot

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

A priest prevented a man from taking off with an unconsumed consecrated host during the Mass for the second anniversary of the St. Lucy shrine.

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CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2024 / 04:44 am (CNA).

The Canadian government is actively soliciting citizen input for a proposal to legalize “advance requests” in which citizens can prearrange to be euthanized.

St. Januarius and the miracle of the liquefaction of his blood contained in a relic. / Credit: Louis Finson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo2023, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).

The faithful of the city of Naples in Italy experienced profound relief when they witnessed the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Madrid, Spain, Dec 17, 2024 / 17:10 pm (CNA).

On the occasion of his 88th birthday, CNA highlights some interesting facts about Pope Francis.

Members of the German Synodal Committee meet for their third session at the Wilhelm-Kempf-Haus in Wiesbaden-Naurod, Dec. 13, 2024. / Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Ewelina Sowa

Rome Newsroom, Dec 17, 2024 / 11:40 am (CNA).

At a meeting Dec. 13–14 in Wiesbaden, delegates discussed drafting the composition of a body that initially was proposed to be a synodal council.

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Madrid, Spain, Dec 17, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).

A ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain states that surrogacy exploits the woman who rents her womb and harms the dignity and rights of the children conceived.

Martín Menem, pictured here on Dec. 7, 2023, the day he was elected president of Argentina's Chamber of Deputies. / Credit: Chamber of Deputies, Republic of Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec 17, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

“I’m pro-life, literally. Without hesitation. A light blue neckerchief supporter from here to China,” Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem said.

A sister kneels before the tabernacle after inviting a group of women donating Christmas gifts to pray in the Missionaries of Charity house in Rome. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Dec 16, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).

For the Missionaries of Charity, whose charism is to serve “the poorest of the poor,” Advent isn’t just for a liturgical season — it is a way of life.

Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Corsica on Dec. 15, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN/Vatican Pool

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 16, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA).

The 40-minute private meeting took place in a room at Ajaccio’s Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, where the two leaders addressed several pressing international issues.

Pope Francis presides over Mass on Gaudete Sunday on the island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Ajaccio, France, Dec 15, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA).

During the Dec. 15 trip, the pontiff encouraged the island’s Catholic majority to continue to foster its traditional piety as secular culture grows in Europe.