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Pope Francis appoints new archbishop of historic French archdiocese following resignations

A statue of Charles de Foucauld in front of the Church of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune in Strasbourg, France. / Maykova Galina via Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Feb 28, 2024 / 12:46 pm (CNA).

The Holy See Press Office announced on Wednesday the appointment of 66-year-old Pascal Delannoy as the bishopric’s new archbishop.

Bishop who participated in Freemasonry event affirms its incompatibility with Catholicism

The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, Bishop Antonio Staglianò, affirms that Freemasonry is incompatible with Catholicism. / Credit: Public Domain

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 27, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).

Bishop Antonio Staglianò told Vatican News that “Freemasonry is a heresy that is fundamentally aligned with the Arian heresy.”

Mafia in Italy suspected of poisoning priest’s chalice

Father Felice Palamara. / Credit: Father Felice Palamara / Facebook

ACI Stampa, Feb 27, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).

During evening Mass on Feb. 24, Father Felice Palamara noticed a strange smell coming from the chalice.

Ukraine war: ‘We’re praying for the conversion of Vladimir Putin,’ priest says

Father Oleksandr Zelinskyi, the director general of EWTN Ukraine. / Credit: Screenshot of Facebook post

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 26, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).

Feb. 24 marked the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish archbishop accused of ignoring abuse

Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga of Szczecin-Kamien, Poland. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2024 / 00:01 am (CNA).

Church authorities did not provide a reason for the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga, which was announced Feb. 24.

Large families association launches ‘Save the planet, have more children’ campaign

A father and son observe pro-natalist billboard campaign in Madrid, Spain. / Credit: Large Families Association of Madrid

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 23, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The Large Families Association of Madrid has launched an advertising campaign featuring the message “Save the planet, have more children.” 

New Opus Dei program ‘Youth’ hopes to answer young people’s questions

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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 22, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).

The “Youth” initiative is the result of the combined efforts of people from around the world.

‘We are not going anywhere’: Knights of Columbus vow to keep up aid to Ukraine

Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly, center, and Ukraine State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy give out Easter care packages to Ukrainian refugees in Rava-Ruska, Poland, in April 2022. / Photo credit: Photo by Andrii Gorb, courtesy of the Knights of Columbus

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 21, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).

“The founding mission of the Knights of Columbus was to care for the vulnerable,” said Szymon Czyszek, organizer of relief efforts in Eastern Europe.

St. Peter Damian, the driving force behind the reform of the Church 1,000 years ago

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for the Angelus on the Solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 21, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).

This doctor of the Church was simple, firm, and honest in the face of error.

What would Thomas Aquinas make of AI?

An illustration of the topic of Thomas Aquinas and AI created by DALL-E, a text-to-image model native to ChatGPT. / Credit: DALL-E/OpenAI

CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).

According to one German theologian, the Catholic saint and doctor of the Church can contribute to contemporary discussions about AI’s risks and role in society.