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Knock Shrine is the site of of an apparition of Mary, the Mother of God; St. Joseph, her spouse; and St. John the Evangelist in 1879. / Geyo John|Wikimedia|CC BY-SA 3.0Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).During President Joe Bidens four-day trip to Ireland, he plans to visit Our Lady of Knock in Knock, County Mayo, which witnesses claim was the site of an apparition of Mary, the Mother of God; St. Joseph, her spouse; and St. John the Evangelist in 1879.Biden, who is the nations second...

At the age of 27, Ben Ferencz was assigned to prosecute the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) trial, in which 22 former commanders were charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. / Adam Jones, Ph.D.|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 3.0St. Louis, Mo., Apr 13, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA).The last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, Benjamin Ferencz, died last week on Good Friday at the age of 103. Ferencz secured the convictions of 22 Nazis for the murder of 1 million Jews during World War II....

Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022. / Heartbeat of Miami.Denver, Colo., Apr 13, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).Two alleged perpetrators of "Janes Revenge" threats and vandalism against pro-life pregnancy centers in Florida could face legal penalties of up to $170,000 each if lawsuits against them are successful.The lawsuits could help expose the nature of the purported anarchist movement whose radical pro-abortion vandalism and threats of more v...

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023 / Vatican MediaRome, Italy, Apr 13, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA).The Vatican announced Thursday the date and theme for the third annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.The event will take place this year on July 23, the Sunday before the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim, the grandparents of Jesus, and the theme for the day, selected by the pope, will be "His mercy is from age to age" (Lk 1:50).According to...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez. / Credit: Middle Diocese - TV MercedACI Prensa Staff, Apr 11, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Félix Maradiaga, a former political prisoner and presidential candidate who now lives in exile in the United States, explained why he believes that Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was sentenced to 26 years and four months in prison, decided to stay in Nicaragua and not be deported to the United States when he had the chance to leave.In a recent interview with EWTN and ACI Prensa, CNAs Spani...

Null / Credit: Dzelat/ShutterstockWashington D.C., Apr 11, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).A new document revealed that the Richmond Federal Bureau of Investigation used at least one undercover agent to obtain information about traditionalist Catholics, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.In response to its inquiry, the committee announced it received from the FBI a heavily redacted 18-page document that uncovered limited informati...

Carabineros at the funeral Mass for 1st Cpl. Daniel Rodrigo Palma Yáñez, who was killed in the line of duty April 5, 2023. / Credit: Twitter Carabineros de ChileACI Prensa Staff, Apr 11, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA).At a heavily attended Mass in the Rancagua, Chile, cathedral, police officers, officials, family members, and the faithful bid their last farewell to 1st Cpl. Daniel Rodrigo Palma Yáñez, who was killed in the line of duty.Palma was murdered the night of April 5 when he responded to an e...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California. / Karl_Sonnenberg/ShutterstockWashington D.C., Apr 11, 2023 / 15:20 pm (CNA).Since a federal judges Friday ruling called the legality of the abortion drug mifepristone into question, the governors of New York, Washington, Massachusetts, and California revealed they have begun stockpiling years worth of chemical abortion supplies for use in their states.In the case that last weeks ruling suspending the FDAs abortion pill approval is upheld by higher courts, these ...

Historic Tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. / ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 11, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA).One of the top military hospitals in the U.S. says it is reviewing a Catholic pastoral care contract it awarded last month to a Virginia-based firm that specializes in providing government clients with industrial machinery, tactical gear, and janitorial supplies, in addition to chaplains and other religious staff.Franciscan friars at Holy Na...

Pope Francis at his Wednesday general audience on April 12, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, Apr 12, 2023 / 04:10 am (CNA).Pope Francis has told "keyboard warriors" to put aside online polemics and get out from behind their desks to proclaim the Gospel. Speaking in St. Peters Square on April 12, the pope urged Christians to go out and "get moving" to share the good news of the Gospel with the world. "One does not proclaim the Gospel standing still, locked in an off...