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‘A Short History of the Roman Mass’: New book explores evolution of the Mass

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 19, 2024 / 15:20 pm (CNA).

Father Michael Lang, who is from London, shared his motivations for writing this book and the importance of the liturgy in the life of the Catholic Church.

UK police pay 13,000 pounds to Christian woman arrested for silent prayer

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CNA Newsroom, Aug 19, 2024 / 11:19 am (CNA).

The settlement comes as the U.K. government is reportedly set to strengthen its crackdown on silent prayer near abortion facilities by labeling it “criminal.”

International Eucharistic Congress to put Christ at the center of the life of the world

Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador. / Credit: Jess Kraft/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 18, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Father Juan Carlos Garzón said the event will be an opportunity to “put the Eucharistic Christ at the center of the life of the Church and the world.”

870 attacks against the Catholic Church reported in Nicaragua since 2018

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 16, 2024 / 17:42 pm (CNA).

On Aug. 13, the human rights watchdog group “Nicaragua Never Again” presented its fourth bulletin on religious freedom covering April through July.

Irish authorities investigating stabbing of Catholic chaplain as possible terror incident

Galway Bishop Michael Duignan said in a statement on Friday that the news of the stabbing of a Catholic chaplain was “deeply shocking and upsetting.” / Credit: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Aug 16, 2024 / 14:50 pm (CNA).

Father Paul Murphy was reportedly stabbed multiple times on Thursday outside of Renmore Army Barracks in the coastal town of Galway.

Venezuela election: UN panel finds lack of ‘transparency and integrity’

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 15, 2024 / 16:43 pm (CNA).

The United Nations panel of election experts that was in Venezuela during the July 28 presidential elections published an interim report on the process.

The Sistine Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption: 5 things to know

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CNA Staff, Aug 15, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).

The famous chapel derives its name from the man who consecrated it: Pope Sixtus IV, who served as the Roman pontiff from 1471 to 1484.

Vatican expels Sodality of Christian Life founder

Luis Fernando Figari founded the Sodalitium in Peru in 1971. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).

Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae and accused of committing sexual abuse, has been expelled from the organization.

French government warns of ‘very high’ terrorist threat on Catholic solemnity

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, France. / Credit: Elise Harris/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 17:22 pm (CNA).

According to BFMTV, the French minister of the interior instructed local officials to advise Christian leaders on preventative security measures. 

‘With the Heart of a Shepherd’: New book highlights letters of bishop to persecuted flock

St. Ezequiel Moreno (left) and Luis Fernando Calvo (right), director of the Tomás Moro Institute. / Credit: Tomás Moro Institute

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 16:36 pm (CNA).

The Tomás Moro (Thomas More) Institute in Costa Rica presented the book “With the Heart of a Shepherd,” a collection of pastoral letters by St. Ezequiel Moreno.