Archive for March 23, 2013

Former Marlins manager, Jack McKeon. Courtesy of the Miami Marlins.?w=200&h=150

World Series winner is all about setting an example

If you met Jack McKeon and didn’t know who he was, you would think "practicing Catholic" first. Probably with enough... Read more

Students participate in the 2012 Cross pilgrimage in UK. Courtesy of Angela Joyce.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

UK pilgrims will carry life-sized cross to historic shrine

About 250 pilgrims of all ages and backgrounds will spend Holy Week helping to carry a life-sized wooden cross to... Read more

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Pediatricians group accused of ignoring data in endorsing 'gay marriage'

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent support of “gay marriage” is drawing criticism from those who argue that it disregards... Read more

Dr. Kevin D. Roberts, president of Wyoming Catholic College. Courtesy of Wyoming Catholic College.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Wyoming Catholic College's next president sees bright future

Dr. Kevin Roberts, incoming president of Wyoming Catholic College, says he is “thrilled and humbled” to head a school with... Read more

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By Alan Holdren

Pope Francis and Benedict XVI meet as 'brothers'

Pope Francis met with Benedict XVI on Saturday for the first time since his selection, an historic visit that took... 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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