Archive for October 3, 2015

Opening Session of the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican on Oct. 6, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Gay Catholics tell synod to promote chastity – for everyone

Same-sex attracted Catholics who have turned away from a homosexual lifestyle are urging participants at the upcoming Synod on the... Read more

A wax figure of St. Therese of Lisieux. ?w=200&h=150

The relics of St Therese, and her parents, will be displayed throughout the synod

Glass cases with the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux and her parents, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, will be... Read more

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Vatican responds to CDF official’s 'coming out'

The director of the Holy See press office has issued a statement in response to Vatican official Msgr. Krzysztof Charamsa's... Read more

Prayer vigil before the 2015 Synod on the Family October 3, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope tells Synod Fathers to learn from the Holy Family

Pope Francis on Saturday presided over a candlelight vigil for the Synod on the Family, calling on the Synod Fathers... Read more

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Pope Francis greets artists and participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert in the Clementine Hall on Dec. 14, 2024.

Pope Francis calls on Vatican Christmas Concert artists to promote peace, reconciliation

Jack Traynor (next to child on first row) as a pilgrim to Lourdes in 1925, two years after his healing.

The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes

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Christmas 2024: Catholic gifts for anyone on your shopping list

Detail of a 1964 West German postage stamp showing Father Alfred Delp.

The Nazi resister who had one of the most profound Advents ever

A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during a pro-life rally on March 25, 2023, in New York City.

Trump commits to keeping abortion pill available

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities case on whether serving the poor is religious act

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Cardinal Cupich asks Catholics ‘to receive holy Communion standing’ in Chicago Archdiocese

Pilgrims attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12, 2022, to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn.

Archbishop Cordileone wants to encourage a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe in U.S.

Pope Francis meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2021.

Overturning Nancy Pelosi’s Communion ban: It’s too late for an appeal, expert says

Pope Francis blessing a baby during a general audience.

Vatican opens first day care for employees’ children

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