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A map of Oman. / ShutterstockRome Newsroom, Feb 23, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA).The Holy See and Oman have established full diplomatic relations, leaving only six countries worldwide without any diplomatic connection to the Vatican.The announcement on Feb. 23 did not come as a surprise because in November, during Pope Francis trip to Bahrain, there had been contact between the Vatican and Omans Foreign Ministry. The joint communiqué of the Holy See and the Sultanate of Oman said the action is ai...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims before his general audience Feb. 26, 2020. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.Vatican City, Feb 23, 2023 / 02:45 am (CNA).The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis is suffering from a heavy cold.The Feb. 23 message said that due to a "strong cold," the pope distributed copies of his speeches at two morning appointments, rather than read them aloud as usual.Francis still took part in the two audiences: the first with young priests and monks from Eastern Orthodox Churches...

Bishop David G. OConnell, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, explains his call to the priesthood on EWTNs "The Call," which aired on Oct. 3, 2019. / EWTNBoston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 11:31 am (CNA).A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell, the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) said Monday.A press conference will be held at 3 p.m. PST.Prior to the arrest, there was a standoff between the subject and la...

Bishop David G. OConnell, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, explains his call to the priesthood on EWTNs "The Call," which aired on Oct. 3, 2019. / EWTNBoston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 18:53 pm (CNA).A suspect has been arrested and now publicly identified in the murder case of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell, who was shot and killed in his home on Saturday.In a press conference Monday, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) Sheriff Robert Luna announced that charges would be br...

Josh Alexander was first suspended for protesting his schools transgender policy in November, on the grounds he was "bullying." / EWTN News NightlyWashington D.C., Feb 21, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA).Josh Alexander, a 16-year-old student in the 11th grade at St. Josephs Catholic High School in Canada, was suspended this month for expressing his religious and moral objections to the schools transgender bathroom policy.St. Josephs Catholic High School in Renfrew, Ontario, allows males identify...

A pedestrian uses a smartphone as she walks past a collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey on Feb. 21, 2023. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake late Feb. 20, 2023, rocked Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria. / Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty ImagesACI Prensa Staff, Feb 21, 2023 / 11:35 am (CNA).Antoine Chahda, the Syrian Catholic archbishop of Aleppo, Syria, asked for prayers after a new 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Feb. 20.In a statement to AC...

Bishop David O'Connell leads a non-denominational memorial service to provide a space for community members who have lost loved ones in 2020 at the St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Long Beach, California, on Nov. 14, 2020. / Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2023 / 13:47 pm (CNA).The shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. OConnell Saturday is being investigated as a homicide, authorities have confirmed."This incident is being handled as ...

Pope Francis met with members of a film foundation established by the Italian bishops conference on Feb. 20, 2023. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Feb 20, 2023 / 06:10 am (CNA).A good movie has the power to inspire wonder and to evangelize by reflecting the beauty of Gods creation, Pope Francis told filmmakers at the Vatican on Monday."Dear friends, the world troubled by war and so many evils needs signs, works that inspire wonder and that reveal the wondrousness of God who never ceases to lov...

Breaking News / CNABoston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 11:31 am (CNA).A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell, the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) said Monday.A press conference will be held at 3 p.m. PST.Prior to the arrest, there was a standoff between the subject and law enforcement in the city of Torrance, Sergeant Cueva, who declined to give his first name, told CNA Monday. Cueva is the watch commander at t...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Tradition is a source of inspiration for seeking out new paths to take with Jesus and for avoiding the traps of stagnation or impromptu experimentation, Pope Francis said."Jesus is himself the way, and therefore, both in the liturgical journey (of Lent) and in the journey of the synod, the church does nothing other than enter ever more deeply and fully into the mystery of Christ the savior," the pope said in his message for Lent, which begins Feb. 22 for Latin-rit...