Archive for April 12, 2014

2013 March for Marriage participants carry a banner in Washington D.C. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Bishops invited to support 2014 March for Marriage

Two U.S. bishops leading efforts to defend and promote marriage offered their support for this year’s national March for Marriage... Read more

Kathleen McCormack, Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. ?w=200&h=150

Australian woman given Papal honors for social service

At a Mass said last week, Bishop Peter Ingham of Wollongong bestowed Papal honors on Kathleen McCormack for her meritorious... Read more

Pope Francis meets with bishops of Italy May 23, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Medical care must consider whole person, Pope urges surgeons

In his audience with surgeons who treat cancer patients, Pope Francis encouraged the physicians to view the person as an... Read more

Archbishop Samuel Aquila concelebrating Mass at the Basilica of St John Lateran March 8, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Archbishop urges prayer, action against Colo. abortion bill

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila is asking the people of Colorado to spend 10 minutes in prayer and take concrete action... Read more

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British woman appointed by Pope to head Pontifical Academy

Pope Francis has appointed Lady Margaret Scotford Archer as president of a group of scholars dedicated to studying issues in... Read more

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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

Attendees including workers of reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral gather during a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron (center) in the nave of the cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024.

U.S. churches to ring bells for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

The Holy Father's Dec. 2, 2024, letter to Catholics in Nicaragua comes at a critical time for the country.

Pope Francis to Nicaraguan Catholics: Faith and hope work miracles

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Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance

Children welcome the custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, upon his entrance into Bethlehem on Nov. 30, 2024, for the beginning of Advent. The custos’ entry was festive, but at the same time, it was impossible to ignore the echoes of war. The children were holding signs with messages of peace and solidarity for those suffering due to the war.

PHOTOS: Holy Land Christians begin another Advent in the midst of war

Christmas tree and Nativity scene in Faraya's Public Square, a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, in November 2024.

Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon

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Republicans introduce bill to define ‘male’ and ‘female’ based on biological differences

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