Archive for November 14, 2015

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876, (L); Romano Guardini, c. 1920, (R). ?w=200&h=150

What Pope Francis has to say about Dostoyevsky and Guardini

Pope Francis on Friday referred to the enduring relevance of two thinkers who have had a profound impact on his... Read more

White House, Washington, D.C. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

US bishops met with Obama yesterday. Here's what they talked about.

Leading Catholic bishops met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday and had a discussed a number... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight en route to South Korea on Aug. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

UPDATED: Pope calls Paris terrorist attacks part of 'piecemeal WWIII'

The acts of terrorism which took place in Paris Friday night are the latest part in what Pope Francis has... Read more

Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia in Rome Sept. 15, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Archbishop Chaput named as one of new members on synod council

On Saturday the names of the 15 cardinals and bishops chosen to prepare for the next synod were announced by... Read more

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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?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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