Archive for March 26, 2013

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Pope app tops iTunes charts

A Vatican-sponsored news application for smart phones known as “The Pope App” has risen to the top of the charts... Read more

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By Carl Bunderson

Conference to help therapists integrate faith into practice

An upcoming Catholic psychotherapy conference aims to foster an understanding of human dignity and goodness among therapists, according to a... Read more

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Pope sends Passover greeting, asks for prayers

In keeping with tradition, Pope Francis sent a message to the Jewish community in Rome, wishing them a good Passover... Read more

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Archbishop Cordileone leads DC marriage march in prayer

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco lead those participating in the March for Marriage in prayer today, as the Supreme... Read more

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Pope plans to live in Vatican workers' residence

Pope Francis said this morning he will stay at Saint Martha’s residence instead of moving to the Apostolic Palace, according... Read more

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Good Friday stations pray for Christian unity in Middle East

A Syrian Christian who fled the fighting in his country believes that the Good Friday Stations of the Cross at... Read more

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EWTN vows no compromise after HHS lawsuit dismissal

The EWTN Global Catholic Network is “extremely disappointed” by a Monday court ruling that dismissed as “unripe” its lawsuit against... Read more

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Argentine press claims Pope Francis will visit country in December

Two of Argentina's leading newspapers reported today that Pope Francis will visit the country this year during the first half... Read more

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By Carl Bunderson

Supreme Court warned of harm over marriage redefinition

Redefining marriage to include same-sex couples could adversely affect families and society at large, the lawyer defending California's gay marriage... Read more

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The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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