Archive for October 5, 2013

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Diocesan ministries providing much-needed lifelines

The poverty rate is deepening in Rhode Island and in response the Diocese of Providence is opening its arms even... Read more

St. Therese of Lisieux's writing desk sits on display in front of a drawn image of the saint holding it in her lap. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

'Little Flower' artifacts draw faithful closer to St. Thérèse

As a weathered wooden writing desk tours the U.S., its drawers stained black with century-old ink, its presence helps bring... Read more

Mrs. Graziella Viterbi, on the door of the house where she lodged with her family in Borgo Aretino, within the walls of Assisi. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Holocaust survivor thanks Pope for Church's aid in WWII

The last living person whom the Bishop of Assisi saved from being killed during the Holocaust met with Pope Francis... Read more

Deacon Jonathan Ficara of the Diocese of Norwich, ordained Oct. 3, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Deacons ordained in Rome to preach the Gospel in US

On Thursday, 41 seminarians studying at the North American College in Rome were ordained deacons for their respective dioceses in... Read more

Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, Papal delegate to the Legion of Christ. Courtesy: Legionaries of Christ.?w=200&h=150

Legion of Christ general chapter announced for January

The Papal delegate overseeing the Legion of Christ has announced that the order's general chapter will commence Jan. 8, 2014,... Read more

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Image of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, beside sealed boxes of documents compiled during the diocesan phase of his canonization cause.

Diocesan phase completed for canonization of Father Pedro Arrupe

Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Catholic Education, speaks to CNA during the USCCB’s fall plenary assembly on Nov. 13, 2024.

U.S. bishops embrace Dignitas Infinita to combat ‘widespread violation of human dignity’

Bishop Carlos Herrera is president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua.

Dictatorship in Nicaragua expels president of country’s bishops’ conference

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Florida church bookkeeper sentenced to federal prison after stealing $875,000 from parish

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Angelus address on Nov. 10, 2024.

Pope Francis asks Rome’s Catholics to help combat ‘housing emergency’ during 2025 jubilee

Left: Protesters burn a bishops’ circular in front of St. Mary’s Basilica, the cathedral of Ernakulam Archdicoese in India. Right: An elderly woman puts a burning circular into a bin in front of Vazhakkala, India, church.

Liturgical conflict resurfaces in troubled Indian Syro-Malabar archdiocese

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New Senate majority leader John Thune an ‘unwavering defender of life’

Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Vatican ahead of a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life titled “Common Good: Theory and Practice” in which Mottley was a panelist. The academy’s meeting discussed the global financial system in light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and crises that have impacted the world.

Vatican meeting highlights ‘common good’ as key objective to reform global financial order

Ernest Board (1877-1934), “Albertus Magnus Teaches in the Streets of Paris.”

St. Albert the Great: The Church and science are in harmony

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’

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