Archive for June 12, 2012

The logo for the Nuns on the Bus tour.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Network bus tour illustrates Vatican’s objections, author says

An expert on women religious in the U.S. said that a bus tour announced by religious sisters who belonging to... Read more

Archbishop William Lori speaks at the 2012 National Religious Freedom award dinner on May 24.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Archbishop Lori highlights role of laity in Fortnight for Freedom

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore stressed the importance of laity involvement in efforts to defend religious freedom from the... Read more

Sister Pat Farrell, President of the LCWR, and Executive Director Sister Janet Mock leave the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome on June 12, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Vatican describes talks with US sisters as 'open and cordial'

The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has described talks with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious as... Read more

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Late Miami bishop leaves $60,000 to Cuban diocese

The Archdiocese of Miami announced that Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Roman, who passed away April 11, left behind a donation of... Read more

Monsignor Ettore Balestrero. ?w=200&h=150

Holy See-Israel talks make 'significant' progress

An agreement securing the rights of the Catholic Church in Israel is one step closer to being finalized after a... Read more

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Faith leaders decry mandate's creation of religious classes

Nearly 150 leaders and supporters of faith-based service organizations have spoken out against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate because it... 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.

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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.

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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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