Archive for September 13, 2013

Pope Francis greets children as they arrive in Vatican City aboard a train during the Journey of Beauty event June 23, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Dialogue essential to Christianity, Pope tells non-believing journalist

In a letter to a prominent non-believing Italian journalist, Pope Francis called dialogue a “profound and indispensable expression” of the... Read more

Cardinal Donald Wuerl speaks with moderator Bret Baier of Fox News at the John Carroll Society Lecture Sept. 10, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Cardinal Wuerl: renewal is at heart of New Evangelization

Catholics today are being called to renew their own faith in order to share the Gospel with the modern world,... Read more

Motorists attempt to drive through downtown Boulder after three days of heavy rainfall Sept. 12, 2013 in Boulder, CO. ?w=200&h=150

Denver archbishop offers prayers, support to flood victims

As deadly flash flooding devastates the Colorado Front Range, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver has asked for prayers for... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope's first six months reveal a 'rich, complex' personality

Six months into his pontificate, Pope Francis' distinct style is beginning to take a more defined shape and is viewed... Read more

Pope Francis holds an audience with students from Jesuit-run schools in Italy and Albania in Paul VI Hall June 7, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Francis' teacher says Pope never supported Marxist theology

One of Pope Francis' former teachers says in a new book that the Holy Father has never supported a Marxist-based... Read more

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The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024 and are asking all citizens to “go on with life without becoming discouraged” and to be witnesses of hope.

5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of the Diocese of Benguela in Angola speaks on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Radio Ecclesia, Angola’s Catholic Radio on Dec. 8, 2024.

African bishop cautions Catholic journalists against compromising standards

Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Russian Orthodox patriarch writes to pregnant women to encourage them to keep their babies

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico.

Fact or fiction? 9 popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Church of the Gesù, where a Mass and prayer vigil for LGBT Christians are scheduled in September 2025 in Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.

Organizers and supporters reluctant to discuss planned LGBT jubilee day in Rome

The most recent murder of a priest in Mexico occurred Oct. 20, 2024.

Report: 80 priests murdered in Mexico over last three decades

Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy (third from the left, with president of ABC Entertainment Karey Burke, Caitlin Jenner, and producer Jane Cha Cutler at at fundraiser event for the Center for Transyouth Health and Development-Children's Hospital on Feb. 1, 2020) is being sued by a woman who says she was rushed into a gender transition.

Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit

The interior of St. Boniface is seen in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin parishioners launch GoFundMe to appeal to Vatican to save 150-year-old church

Philippe Villeneuve, the architect of the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, speaks with EWTN News’ Colm Flynn about his devotion to Our Lady on “EWTN News In Depth.”

Notre Dame chief architect reveals ‘particular devotion’ to Our Lady

Trois-Rivières Bishop Martin Laliberté (right), the president of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec, said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s public space” after Quebec Premier François Legault (left) said last week that praying in public parks and streets “is not something we want in Quebec.”

Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public

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