Archive for September 14, 2013

Jill McElya, a human rights lawyer with the Invisible Girl Project, answers a question as Dr. Sabu M. George (R) listens on Sept 9, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Panel explores link between sex-selection, abuse of women

A recent hearing before members of the U.S. House of Representatives examined the gender imbalance in India and its connection... Read more

Pope Francis greets the crowds outside the Basilica of St. John Lateran on April 7, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Gossip is a form of murder, Pope Francis reflects

During his morning Mass homily in Santa Marta, Pope Francis focused on the topic of gossip – saying that when... Read more

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Haiti children's home to open in honor of Argentine priest

A rehabilitation clinic for the handicapped in Port-au-Prince will soon be opened in honor of Father Jose Gabriel del Rosario... Read more

Pope Francis begins his popemobile tour of the May 15, 2013 general audience in St. Peter's Square. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis: mystery of the Cross is bittersweet

On the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, Pope Francis devoted his daily homily to considering both the bitterness... Read more

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Pope praises newly beatified Argentine 'cowboy priest'

On the occasion the beatification of Fr. José Gabriel Brochero of Cordoba, Argentina, known to locals as the “cowboy priest,”... Read more

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“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather discusses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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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?

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