“The Dark Charm of Halloween” is the title of a new book launched by the International Association of Exorcists (AIE, by its Italian acronym) and written by its vice president, Father Francesco Bamonte, along with Alberto Castaldini, spokesman for the institution. / Credit: Courtesy of the International Association of Exorcists

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.

The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas in Nottingham, England, U.K. / Credit: Kevin George/Shutterstock

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 Laurent Ulrich, seen taking part in the International Meeting for Peace in Paris,on Sept. 22, 2024, condemned the firing of a Catholic school administrator accused of violating French laws prohibiting religious expression in educational settings.  / Credit: THIBAULT CAMUS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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. 

Pope Francis and King Philippe listen to a speech by Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during the pope’s trip to Belgium in late September 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Brussels, Belgium, Oct 17, 2024 / 14:05 pm (CNA).

After the pope’s visit to Luxembourg and Belgium in late September, 524 people have signed a declaration published Oct. 16 in Brussels.

Palazzo Madama, the seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic in Rome. / Credit: FrDr via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 09:10 am (CNA).

With the Oct. 16 vote, Italy will amend its law to extend its jurisdiction to criminalize even surrogacy “committed abroad.”

St. Ignatius of Antioch with the child Jesus. / Credit: Lorenzo Lotto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).

On Oct. 17, the Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch.

Adam Smith-Connor on Oct. 16, 2024, was found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with the pro-life advocate facing a near-$12,000 fine over the verdict.  / Credit: ADF UK

CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 17:10 pm (CNA).

A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, facing an almost $12,000 fine over the verdict.

English Catholic anti-euthanasia campaigner Matthew Schellhorn talks with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Oct. 14, 2024. / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly"/Screenshot

London, England, Oct 16, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA).

Catholic leaders in the U.K. have hit back at plans to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales in a key debate.

Apparition of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. / Credit: Alacoque, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA).

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church.

An image of St. Hedwig in Wroclaw, Poland. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).

St. Hedwig of Silesia was a princess, wife, mother, and builder of bridges between the German and Polish people.

Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland where 15 Benedictine monks pray and welcome visitors. / Credit: Giles Conacher OSB/Pluscarden Abbey

Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world.

Ana Finat said writing her conversion story “was very scary,” especially because of the implications for her husband and daughters. / Credit: Courtesy of Ana Finat

Madrid, Spain, Oct 12, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).

The Spanish influencer and aristocrat Ana Finat, a descendant of St. Francis Borgia, has just published the story of her conversion.