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Stained-glass windows at Notre Dame to be replaced, new modern design revealed

French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a press conference after winning with The Atelier Simon-Marq, the selection to create new stained-glass windows in six chapels of the south aisle of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Dec. 18, 2024. / Credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).

The windows in six chapels on the southern side of the cathedral will be replaced with new windows designed by modern French painter Claire Tabouret.

UPDATE: Casualties at German Christmas market after car rams crowd

Police and ambulances stand next to a Christmas market where a car crashed into a crowd injuring between 60 and 80 people, according to a spokesman for the local rescue service, on Dec. 20, 2024, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. / Credit: NEWS5/NEWS5/AFP via Getty Images

CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2024 / 15:55 pm (CNA).

A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market Friday evening in the central German city of Magdeburg, killing at least two people, according to media reports.

Rector of Notre Dame Cathedral blesses creche ahead of Christmas celebrations

Archpriest of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas blesses a Nativity scene in the recently reopened cathedral on Dec. 20, 2024, in Paris. / Credit: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA).

“My greatest joy is to see people happy because they have a cathedral again,” said Notre Dame Rector Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas.

PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City

Christmas lights line a street in Rome, Italy, Dec. 17, 2024. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 13:35 pm (CNA).

Pope Francis will open five jubilee Holy Doors in the Christmas season between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6.

Study: Many women ‘unprepared’ by health workers for severe pain from chemical abortions

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA).

“Many felt unprepared for the level of pain they experienced,” the study notes, adding that in many cases, there is “a lack of detailed, realistic anticipatory pain counseling.”

Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

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.

Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

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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.

Following prolonged wait, the blood of St. Januarius liquefies again

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.

Argentine legislative leader anticipates 2025 attempt to repeal abortion law

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.

12 million pilgrims expected to visit Guadalupe Basilica this week

The Virgin of Guadalupe in the new Basilica / Photo credit: David Ramos / ACI Prensa

Puebla, Mexico, Dec 12, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA).

Between Dec. 8–12, an estimated 12 million pilgrims are expected to have visited the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.