Archive for August 27, 2010

President and CEO of World Vision U.S. Richard Stearns?w=200&h=150

Catholic bishops defend hiring rights of religious organizations

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops added its support on Wednesday to an initiative that seeks to protect religious... Read more

Archbishop Roger Schwietz and Jim Minnery?w=200&h=150

Alaska parental notification initiative passes with ‘crucial’ Catholic support

Catholic support was critical to the passage of an Alaska ballot initiative requiring parents to be notified before their minor... Read more

NOM president Brian Brown?w=200&h=150

National Organization for Marriage reflects on summer tour, announces organizing initiative

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has produced a video recapping its eventful Summer for Marriage tour and has announced... Read more

Missionaries of Charity sisters and brothers in the courtyard outside San Lorenzo in Damaso Church in Rome?w=200&h=150

Mother Teresa never celebrated birthday, but 100 years were marked for God's glory

The day of her baptism was actually more important to Mother Teresa than her birthday. Although she may not have... Read more

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Chilean miner promises to marry in the Church after rescue

One of the 33 miners trapped in the San Jose Mine in Atacama, Chile has promised his family that once... Read more

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Chilean bishop urges 'educated laity' to remain present in secular sphere

The president of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Alejandro Goic, called on the laity this week to remain engaged in... Read more

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Trapped miners to set up make-shift chapel to pray for rescue

The 33 miners trapped in the San Jose Mine in Atacama, Chile have requested that statues and religious pictures be... Read more

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Religious leaders speak out for freedom of expression in Mexico

This week numerous religious denominations in Mexico banded together to publish the “Interdenominational Manifesto of Mexico,” reaffirming that no religious... Read more

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Holy Father's summer school sessions begin

Former students of Pope Benedict have gathered in Castel Gandolfo for their annual summer seminar sometimes called the "Ratzinger Schulerkreis."... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran?w=200&h=150

Religious teachings can be 'decisive' in solving inter-religious conflict, stresses Cardinal Tauran

If religious leaders teach their adherents about other religions in an "objective way," they can have "a decisive impact" on... Read more

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Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on Dec. 7, 2024.

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a contusion after hitting his chin on a bedside table the previous morning.

Pope Francis: Notre Dame reopening shows ‘sadness and mourning give way to joy’

Pope Francis places the red biretta on Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

New film on Padre Pio provides intimate look into saint’s life from those who knew him

A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by laying a wreath of fresh flowers at her statue atop a column near the Spanish Steps at dawn on Dec. 8, 2023.

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Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day

Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024.

What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?

Left to right: Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Fernando Chomali, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, and Bishop Mykola Bychok, CSsR, will be made cardinals in a consistory on Dec. 7, 2024.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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