Archive for August 22, 2010

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Mother Teresa's relics make stop in Arkansas

For Margarita Butler, it was 30 years ago since she was in the presence of a saint. Butler, a member... Read more

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Catholic dissenters create homosexual political group, solicit reports of ‘anti-equality activity’

Prominent Catholic dissenters have created an organization to promote homosexual political causes and to change Catholic opinion through coordination with... Read more

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European Day of Remembrance honors Catholic martyrs among victims of Stalin and Hitler

On Monday, August 23, the European Union will mark its second annual “Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and... Read more

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After ACLU complaint about Catholic workers refusing to perform abortions, legal fund offers help

Responding to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) request for a government investigation into and action against Catholic hospitals which... Read more

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Pope prays for Mary's intercession against 'absurd logic' of violence

Benedict XVI made a special plea to Mary for her intercession for peace in the world on Sunday, the Feast... Read more

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Nigerian Christian mother of five Rhoda Jatau was acquitted of blasphemy charges after a two-and-a-half-year legal battle.

Major religious freedom win for Nigeria: Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges 

Pope Francis meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, June 14, 2024, after a session at the G7 summit, which is being held June 13–15 in the southern Italian region of Puglia.

Biden to meet with Pope Francis in January to discuss ‘peace’ 

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.

Republicans consider FACE Act repeal amid testimony on pro-life targeting

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Ohio school district pays $450,000 for forcing teacher to resign over transgender dispute

Pope Francis blesses small mobile medical unit being donated to Ukraine.

Pope Francis sends special Christmas gift to the people of war-torn Ukraine

The faithful adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament at Adoration Sodality Day at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacrament Shrine marks 25th anniversary

The U.S. bishops designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year on Dec. 17, 2024. 

U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site

A mom and her baby whom the St. Raymond’s Society helped.

State tax credit for donations to maternity homes is a money saver, study shows

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

Louisiana priest sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape of teenage boy

“Roadmap to Reality: Carlo Acutis and Our Digital Age” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis and the lessons he offers young people regarding the challenges of the digital world that will be coming to theaters in the spring of 2025.

‘Online to get people offline’: Experts show how Carlo Acutis modeled faithful use of tech

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