Archive for January 5, 2012

Archbishop John Olurunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja. ?w=200&h=150

Nigerian archbishop denounces Christmas terrorist attacks

A leading Catholic bishop in Nigeria denounced the terrorist attacks over Christmas and criticized media reports that depict the ongoing... Read more

Rabbi Abba Cohen and Leith Anderson?w=200&h=150

Jews and Evangelicals stand with Church against contraception mandate

Evangelical and Jewish leaders are supporting the Catholic Church's opposition to proposed federal rules requiring contraception and sterilization coverage in... Read more

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Pro-life group urges Spain to overturn abortion law

Right to Life in Spain recently gave the country’s health official 300 pacifiers representing the number of abortions that take... Read more

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Chilean Church launches campaign for forest fire victims

The bishops of Chile urged local Catholics to participate in a Church campaign to help those affected by forest fires... Read more

Pope Benedict celebrates Sunday morning Mass at Cuatro Vientos Airfield during World Youth Day in Madrid. ?w=200&h=150

Guidelines for celebrating Year of Faith revealed

The Vatican issued guidelines Jan. 5 for how the Church at all levels should celebrate the Year of Faith, which... Read more

Cardinals and bishops mingle in St. Peter's Basilica during the November 2010 consistory?w=200&h=150

Vatican will not discount consistory reports

The Vatican is refusing to deny media speculation that Pope Benedict XVI will announce a list of new cardinals as... Read more

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“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 discusses 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

The Supreme Court of India.

Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

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