Archive for January 2, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Nov. 14, 2012 general audience address in Paul VI Hall. ?w=200&h=150

Jesus' birth should deepen trust in God, Pope teaches

The birth of Jesus causes joy because it gives us the certainty that God “works wonders in weakness,” Pope Benedict... Read more

Bishop James D. Conley in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2012, CNA (file photo). ?w=200&h=150

Bishop highlights value of Latino Catholics in US Church

The newly appointed bishop of Lincoln, Neb., James D. Conley, said Americans nationwide can learn much from the Latino community... Read more

A Hobby Lobby location. Photo courtesy of the Becket Fund.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Hobby Lobby braces for millions in mandate fines

Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby says it is willing to pay fines of $1.3 million per day to follow... Read more

Father Robert W. Oliver. Photo courtesy of Archdiocese of Boston.?w=200&h=150

Pope appoints Boston priest as Vatican's abuse investigator

Pope Benedict XVI has named Boston priest Father Robert W. Oliver as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s... Read more

Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani in prison during his first incarceration. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Iranian pastor's Christmas arrest worries religious liberty advocates

A Christian pastor who spent nearly three years in an Iranian prison for his religious conversion was reportedly arrested again... Read more

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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?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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