Archive for June 7, 2014

Bishop Alvaro del Portillo. ?w=200&h=150

Opus Dei prelate beatification expected to draw 100,000 attendees

The first successor of St. Josemaria Escriva as leader of Opus Dei, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, will be beatified Sept.... Read more

Pope Francis' encounter with the Carabinieri in St. Peter's Square, June 6, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Salvo D'Acquisto: the Pope's example of virtue in policemen

During his Friday meeting with the Carabinieri, Italy's national police-military corps, Pope Francis referred to Salvo D'Acquisto, a fellow Carabiniere... Read more

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Pope encourages crime experts to humanize justice

Pope Francis has sent a letter to the participants of an international conference on criminal law, encouraging them to consider... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on June 4, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis accepts invitation to visit Mexico

President Enrique Peña Nieto on Saturday announced that Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Mexico.  Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square for the Italian Sporting Center's June 7 events. ?w=200&h=150

Pope encourages athletes to play for the Church

Youth from around Italy turned St. Peter’s Square into a giant playing field on Saturday as they ran relays, played... Read more

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Pope Francis blesses small mobile medical unit being donated to Ukraine.

Pope Francis sends special Christmas gift to the people of war-torn Ukraine

The faithful adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament at Adoration Sodality Day at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacrament Shrine marks 25th anniversary

The U.S. bishops designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year on Dec. 17, 2024. 

U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site

A mom and her baby whom the St. Raymond’s Society helped.

State tax credit for donations to maternity homes is a money saver, study shows

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

Louisiana priest sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape of teenage boy

“Roadmap to Reality: Carlo Acutis and Our Digital Age” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis and the lessons he offers young people regarding the challenges of the digital world that will be coming to theaters in the spring of 2025.

‘Online to get people offline’: Experts show how Carlo Acutis modeled faithful use of tech

The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated host in Honduras.

Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

A confirmation Mass is held at St. Mary Parish on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Franklin, Massachusetts.

Lower confirmation ages, stronger catechesis: Dioceses seek to strengthen faith of youth

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Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for meetings at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reassures pro-life senators with policy plans

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