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Costumes of demons, witches, and the dead open the door to the devil, priest says
Posted on 10/30/2024 20:45 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Madrid, Spain, Oct 30, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA).
Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares in Spain, said costumes of demons, witches, and the dead are not recommended.
Church in Spain mobilizes as severe flooding leaves more than 60 dead
Posted on 10/30/2024 20:15 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Madrid, Spain, Oct 30, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
The flash flooding is considered the third largest natural disaster in Spain’s contemporary history.
Church in Ukraine has lost half of its parishes in areas occupied by Russia, bishop says
Posted on 10/29/2024 21:20 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
Maksym Ryabukha, the new Greek Catholic bishop of the Donetsk exarchate, said “the situation is increasingly worrying” since the war began in February 2022.
Archbishop praises Welsh Parliament’s rejection of motion to legalize assisted suicide
Posted on 10/28/2024 15:15 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
London, England, Oct 28, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA).
The motion in the Welsh Parliament, known as the Senedd, proposed a new law to legalize assisted dying in Wales and England, but it was defeated on Oct. 23.
St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory
Posted on 10/23/2024 08:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
CNA Staff, Oct 23, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary number of achievements.
An atheist for 35 years, she reencountered God at the tomb of St. John Paul II
Posted on 10/22/2024 20:15 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 22, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
Belén Perales was an atheist for 35 years. But her life changed dramatically on a visit to the tomb of St. John Paul II in the Vatican.
French archbishop consecrates city to Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead of ‘Gate of Darkness’ event
Posted on 10/21/2024 19:00 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Guy de Kerimel’s decision to consecrate the city and archdiocese comes ahead of the operatic city-funded production “The Gate of Darkness.”
‘The Dark Charm of Halloween’ is title of new book by International Association of Exorcists
Posted on 10/21/2024 10:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Lima Newsroom, Oct 21, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
“The Dark Charm of Halloween” is the title of a new book launched by the International Association of Exorcists.
UK bishop responds to report saying Catholics reduced Mass attendance due to abuse crisis
Posted on 10/19/2024 10:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
London, England, Oct 19, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
A recent study in the U.K. showed that a third of Catholics who previously went to Mass have reduced their attendance or stopped going altogether.
Paris archbishop condemns firing of Catholic school principal accused of violating secular laws
Posted on 10/17/2024 21:40 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 17:40 pm (CNA).
Catholic schools in France, which are state-funded, are allowed to maintain their religious identity and offer catechism classes so long as they are not mandatory.