Archive for August 1, 2010

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Lawyer realized he could help people in a spiritual role

Not that long ago Father Carlos Vargas was on track to becoming a successful lawyer. While working on a case... Read more

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Roman and Byzantine Catholics to celebrate feast of the Transfiguration

Both Roman and Eastern rite Catholics will soon celebrate the Church's feast of the Transfiguration on its traditional date for... Read more

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Theology of the Body Institute presents awards during first annual congress

During its first annual congress in Pennsylvania, the Theology of the Body Institute presented five awards to organizations and individuals... Read more

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Illinois baseball team hosts pre-game Catholic Mass

Thanks to discussions between a priest and a minor league baseball team official, the Kane County Cougars of the Class... Read more

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The saint's 'wise heart' rejects dependence on transient things, Pope teaches

The person who trusts in the Lord and does not give in to a fear of adversity or death shares... Read more

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Pope welcomes cluster munitions ban, urges more countries to sign

It was with "great contentment" that Benedict XVI observed the first day of the worldwide ban on cluster munitions, which... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

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