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CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2020 / 06:01 am (CNA).- United Nations officials in Burma said Wednesday that earlier this month, two boys were killed amid crossfire between the Tatmadaw, the country's military, and the Arakan Army, an ethnic Buddhist separatist group. The UN Country Taskforce on Monitoring and Reporting on Grave Violations against Children in… Read More »

Vatican City, Oct 17, 2020 / 05:46 am (CNA).- Pope Francis accepted Saturday the resignation of the Bishop of Kalisz in central Poland, Edward Janiak, who is under investigation for his handling of an abuse case. Since June, Janiak’s diocese has been administered by Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś of Łódź. Pope Francis named Ryś apostolic administrator… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2020 / 12:00 am (CNA).-   There is an ancient legend about Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and a spider. After Jesus was born, the Holy Family fled into Egypt, while baby boys were being slaughtered by order of King Herod. The legend says that one night the family stopped to sleep in… Read More »

Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Oct 16, 2020 / 11:01 pm (CNA).- Religious leaders in Ivory Coast have appealed for dialogue and peace ahead of the presidential election, scheduled for Oct. 31 amid persistent tensions. President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a third term, and tens of thousands of Ivorians have protested the move. More than a dozen… Read More »

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- In a video message for World Food Day Friday, Pope Francis expressed concern that tons of food is being thrown away while people continue to die for lack of food. “For humanity, hunger is not only a tragedy but it is also shameful,” Pope Francis said… Read More »

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The number of Catholics worldwide increased by almost 16 million in a year to 1.33 billion, according to statistics highlighted by the Vatican ahead of the 2020 World Mission Sunday.  The figures, shared by the Fides News Service Oct. 16, showed that there were 15,716,000 more Catholics… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).-   Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that young children should be able to change gender identities without any “discrimination.” Speaking at a town hall in Philadelphia October 15, Biden was questioned by a woman who said she had an eight year-old child who identified… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- A self-described geopolitical analyst at the center of the most recent Vatican financial scandal is being held in an Italian jail pending extradition to the Vatican. Cecilia Marogna was arrested October 13 by Italian financial authorities after a warrant was issued by Vatican prosecutors through Interpol.… Read More »

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2020 / 10:15 am (CNA).-   A new coin minted by the Vatican City State depicts a woman carrying the earth in her womb. The artist who designed the coin, which commemorates Earth Day, has said the design was his response to the ecological theme he was commissioned to portray. The… Read More »

CNA Staff, Oct 15, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ recently-released children’s book “Everyone Belongs” has won a gold medal in the Religion/Spirituality category of the 2020 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, the conference announced Oct.15.  The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, according to its website, are “100% dedicated to identifying… Read More »