Archive for June 30, 2014
Pope selects Michigan priest to become bishop
Pope Francis has named Monsignor Steven J. Raica of the Diocese of Lansing to become the next bishop of Gaylord,... Read more
Pope Francis: Church grows from the blood of the martyrs
Pope Francis focused his homily for the feast of the First Roman Martyrs on the witness of martyrdom, and prayed... Read more
Supreme Court upholds religious freedom for Hobby Lobby
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby and similar employers cannot be forced to comply with... Read more
Hartford archbishop: receiving pallium a 'moving' experience
After receiving the pallium from Pope Francis on Sunday’s feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Archbishop Leonard Blair expressed that... Read more
EWTN granted emergency relief from contraception mandate
The EWTN Global Catholic Network has secured temporary emergency relief against the federal contraception mandate one day before it would... Read more
Pope says communists stole Christianity's concern for poor
In a new interview about moral and material poverty, Pope Francis has stressed that care for the poor is ultimately... Read more
Former Legionaries of Christ leader dies from cancer
Father Álvaro Corcuera Martínez del Río, L.C., former general director of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi, died in... Read more
Hobby Lobby ruling lauded as 'big win for freedom'
Religious liberty advocates are applauding a Supreme Court ruling striking down the federal contraception mandate for some for-profit companies, while... Read more
Vatican grieves deaths of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi released a statement voicing Pope Francis' condolences over three kidnapped Israeli teenagers found dead on... Read more
