Archive for January 25, 2015

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By Mary Farrow

100 babies: A women's center that helps every step of the way

Lynn Grandon kept a tally on her desk of how many babies she knew the Denver Lighthouse women’s center had... Read more

2015 March for Life in Washington D.C. on Jan. 22, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Why the pro-life movement needs Democrats

Pro-life Democrat politicians are fast becoming an endangered political species, but their pro-life presence is necessary for the movement to... Read more

Pope Francis bows his head in prayer during a Wednesday general audience Oct. 2, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

As Ukraine violence continues, Pope renews call for dialogue

During his weekly Angelus address, Pope Francis decried the recent escalation of violence in Ukraine, and later called on Christians... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to religious communities at the Training Center 'School of Love' in Kkottongnaeon, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Christian unity demands encounter – not theory, says Pope

More than “theoretical discussions,” what unites Christians is encounter, and a willingness to “challenge one another,” said Pope Francis as... Read more

Pope Francis addresses interreligious faith leaders in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Pope: Dialogue between religions key in countering violence

Pope Francis on Jan. 24 stressed the need for dialogue between different faiths, saying that it is essential in preventing... Read more

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Andrea de Walderstein (left) and Antonio Boemo are spearheading the recreation of a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square. Walderstein is the Nativity’s architect, designer, and construction manager, and Boemo is the coordinator and leader of the project.

A lagoon in St. Peter’s Square? Vatican Nativity scene set to make a splash

Church of Panagia tou Arakos, triumphal arch, wall paintings, Lagoudera, Cyprus — north side, St. John of Damascus.

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The traditional ceremony to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year, is intact, sealed, and ready to be reopened at the beginning of the new Jubilee 2025 was led by the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on Dec. 2, 2024.

Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline

Nicaraguan academic and political activist Felix Maradiaga speaks during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021.

Pope Francis’ letter to Nicaraguan Catholics is ‘balm for our spirit,’ exiles say

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December

On Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported but panic has reportedly spread among the people.

Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

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U.S. bishops launch Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Church’s global mission 

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