Archive for October 12, 2015

Cardinal Timonth Dolan speaks with bishops outside the Vatican's Synod Hall on Oct. 13, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Updated: Cardinal Dolan reportedly among concerned bishops who wrote Pope about synod

New York's archbishop is listed among the signatories in a letter last week to Pope Francis over whether this year's... Read more

View of St. Peter's Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci,Ann Schneible

Vatican aims for child protection norms to be custom-fitted per culture

When it comes to protection against abuse, guidelines need to be implemented according to the customs of each country if... Read more

Cardinal George Pell celebrates Mass at the St. Lorenzo Youth Centre in Rome, Jan. 30, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Pell responds to reports of synod letter

The text of a letter allegedly written by 13 cardinals to Pope Francis is inaccurate, said Cardinal George Pell, prefect... Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising (L) speaks at a press conference held by German bishops at the Teutonic College, Oct. 5, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

How the 'shadow council' is trying to influence the Synod on the Family

When the first week's reports of the 13 small groups at the Synod on the Family were released on Friday,... Read more

Man and woman. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Diverse synod groups united in concern over 'gender ideology'

Despite the significant differences among the 13 small groups that are discussing the working document at the Synod on the... 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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