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Godfather ban: Sicilian Catholic diocese suspends naming of godparents at baptism for 3 years

October 21, 2021

Rome Newsroom, Oct 20, 2021 / 06:10 am There will be no godfathers named in the Sicilian archdiocese of Catania for the next three years due to a decree issued by the archbishop that came into full effect this month. Archbishop Salvatore Gristina of Catania has said that he decided to temporarily suspend the naming

Contemporary Catholic art doesn’t have to be ugly. Just look at this new cathedral

January 29, 2018

The newly rebuilt Noto Cathedral is a place everyone needs to see

Pope to pray for war dead at American cemetery near Rome

October 08, 2017

Holy Father will also visit the site of a mass execution of Italian civilians

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/03/17

March 20, 2017

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Pope Francis donates Castro crucifix to Lampedusa

November 13, 2015

The Pope received the cross from President Raul Castro during his trip to Cuba

Christian migrants thrown overboard during Mediterranean voyage, say police

April 17, 2015

Police in Sicily say 12 Christians are feared dead after altercation occurred during crossing from Libya

Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals from ‘every continent’

January 04, 2015

Pontiff names 15 cardinal-electors and five cardinals over the age of 80

Agnès Sorel: A dazzling woman trapped in a maze

December 18, 2014

A new biography captures the sense of suppressed panic that lay behind the intricate court etiquette of the 15th century

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