Archive for December 16, 2013

Paul Marshall speaks during a panel discussion at the Hudson Institute on March 27, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Experts warn of 'ominous trends' in Western secularism

Experts on religious liberty cautioned participants at a weekend conference in Rome that discrimination and persecution against Christians is growing... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on October 2, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Pope prays for Church to be 'free of clericalism'

In his daily homily preached in the Santa Marta chapel, Pope Francis emphasized the need for prophets in the Church... Read more

Pope Francis gives an exclusive interview to Italian newspaper La Stampa on Dec. 15, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

New Pope interview touches on Church political reform

Pope Francis' recent interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa Dec. 15 addressed some of the more political issues in the... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 2, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis: Christians worldwide are 'united in blood'

In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa Dec. 15, Pope Francis called ecumenical dialogue a priority of his pontificate,... Read more

Naghmeh Abedini, wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini testified in a joint hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Dec. 12, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Wife of imprisoned pastor says faith helps her persevere

The wife of a Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran is relying on her faith as she speaks out to ask... 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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