Archive for February 15, 2015

Pope Benedict XVI, May 11, 2010. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

How Benedict XVI and his 'scandalous' hero speak to the modern crisis

Theological giants Benedict XVI and one of his heroes – the controversial Cardinal Jean Danielou – have been hailed for... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a website

It is hard to ignore the fact that religious intolerance has reached a boiling point the world over in the... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass with new cardinals Feb. 15, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Take the red hat, but leave your 'spiritual box' behind, Pope tells cardinals

After elevating 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded them that true honor is found in service, and urged them to... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday General Audience, May 21, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Jesus has no 'proxy'– he touches our wounds with his hands, Pope says

In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis focused on mercy, noting how Jesus heals not by giving lectures, but by... Read more

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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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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