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The Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference, established in 1996, is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Namibia. The NCBC is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
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Mother Carmen Rendiles and Dr. José Gregorio Hernández are scheduled to be proclaimed Venezuela’s first saints on Oct. 19, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Mother Carmen of Venezuela/public domain Vatican [...]
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to [...]
Pope Leo XIV presides over the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of his pontificate on June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media [...]
Blessed Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 15:09 pm (CNA). It’s official! Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7 [...]
Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 04:42 am (CNA). The Vatican announced [...]
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St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. / Credit: Harmony Video Production/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Jun 6, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). The future of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s [...]
Fairbanks, Alaska, Bishop Steven Maekawa, OP, said he plans to offer a special Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Fairbanks for Father Alphonsus Afina, who was captured by Boko Haram [...]
Steve Dorsey, U.S. head of communications and public affairs for the International Committee of the Red Cross, speaks about civilian suffering in Gaza with “EWTN News Nightly” host Erik Rosales [...]
The popemobile used by Pope Francis during his visit to Bethlehem in 2014. / Credit: Courtesy of Caritas ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA). Prior to [...]
St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. / Credit: Joonas Plaan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) ACI MENA, May 30, 2025 / 12:02 pm (CNA). An appeals court [...]
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St. Anthony of Padua Feast date: Jun 13 On June 13, Catholics honor the memory of the Franciscan priest St. Anthony of Padua. Although he is popularly invoked today by [...]