Archive for July 23, 2013

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Care for the stranger a 'sacred duty,' archbishop teaches

Drawing on Sunday's reading about Abraham's hospitality to his three visitors, Archbishop José Gomez taught during a Mass in recognition... Read more

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Indian cardinal lauds encyclical as bold call to proclaim faith

Pope Francis' encyclical “Lumen Fidei” is notable for exploring the “valuable richness” of faith and for being an “answer to... Read more

Fr. Federico Lombardi at the July 22, 2013 press conference at the WYD media center in Rio de Janeiro. ?w=200&h=150

Pope very happy with enthusiastic Rio reception

Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to a jubilant welcome that at times involved crowds swarming the... Read more

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Brazilian soccer team gives Pope personalized jersey

After arriving last night by helicopter at Laranjeiras Stadium, the home of the Fluminense Soccer Club, Pope Francis received a... Read more

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Holy Land Franciscans lament ban on co-ed schools in Gaza

A law in the Gaza Strip segregating classrooms by sex threatens the existence of Christian schools in the territory, according... Read more

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Catholic bishops offer prayers for royal baby

Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom offered their congratulations and prayers for Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge,... Read more

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Worldwide Marriage Encounter mourns passing of founder

The priest who sparked the international expansion of faith-based marriage enrichment retreats, Fr. Chuck Gallagher, passed away July 21 at... Read more

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Young boy speechless after giving flowers to Pope

The boy who greeted the Holy Father upon his arrival in Brazil said he could not find the words to... Read more

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By Michelle La Rosa

Cardinal Dolan: WYD catechesis will cover 'beautiful themes'

Held at each World Youth Day as an opportunity to provide formation for participants, the three catechesis sessions in Rio... Read more

Paraguayan pilgrims Fabricio, Jose and Diego at World Youth Day, July 23, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

'I hope the Pope sets our hearts on fire,' says Paraguayan WYD pilgrim

Fabricio, Jose and Diego, three World Youth Day pilgrims from Paraguay, say their deep desire that Pope Francis will set... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Cristian Contreras Villarroel of Santiago, Chile at the 28th World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 23, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Bishop says young people in Rio are pilgrims, not tourists

Auxiliary Bishop Cristian Contreras Villarroel of Santiago, Chile, says the hundreds of thousands of young people in Rio de Janeiro... Read more

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Exhausting trip to Rio was 'worth it,' Mozambique youths say

A group of young people who traveled 18 hours on a plane to make it to Brazil for World Youth... Read more

Archbishop Orani Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro leads the opening Mass of the 28th World Youth Day. ?w=200&h=150

'Infect everyone' with joy of Christ, says Rio archbishop

Archbishop Orani Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro greeted pilgrims at World Youth Day's opening Mass, urging them to spread the... Read more

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St. Benedict Church in Baltimore, Maryland (left) and St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia.

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The interior of the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. In the background, the most well-known depiction of Our Lady of the Milk. According to a Christian tradition dating back to the sixth century, the Virgin Mary was nursing the baby Jesus here, and when, in haste to flee to Egypt, she took him off her breast, a drop of milk fell to the ground, turning the stone completely white.

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Lee Edwares received the VOC Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom, at the opening of the Victims of Communism Museum, June 2022. This medal is the highest honor from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which he co-founded in 1994.

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Pope Francis greets artists and participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert in the Clementine Hall on Dec. 14, 2024.

Pope Francis calls on Vatican Christmas Concert artists to promote peace, reconciliation

Jack Traynor (next to child on first row) as a pilgrim to Lourdes in 1925, two years after his healing.

The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes

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Detail of a 1964 West German postage stamp showing Father Alfred Delp.

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A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during a pro-life rally on March 25, 2023, in New York City.

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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

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