Archive for February 16, 2015

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

By Ann Schneible

Pope condemns beheading of Egyptian Christians, says blood 'cries out to be heard'

Pope Francis mourned the 21 Egyptian Christians beheaded by the Islamic State, calling them martyrs that “belong to all Christians.”  Read more

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In sight of the nation's capitol, a massive Bible museum underway

A vast Bible museum is currently under construction in Washington, D.C. and has had strong support since its beginning phases... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Federalism, same-sex marriage, and what a bishop has to say about it

The head of the U.S. bishops’ marriage committee is backing new legislation that thwarts the federal government from bypassing state... Read more

Participants at the Indian Catechetical Association's general meeting, Shillong, India, Feb. 11-13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

What are the challenges facing family catechesis in India?

The Indian Catechetical Association held its ninth annual convention last week to evaluate the central challenges to both the evangelization... Read more

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A Presidents Day reminder: rights are a gift from God

Past presidents have seen God and religion as an inherent part of Americans’ rights and freedoms, according to a Presidents... 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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