Archive for February 23, 2015

Fr. Alexis Prem Kumar, SJ. Photo courtesy of Jesuit Refugee Service.?w=200&h=150

Relief and gratitude after release of priest abducted in Afghanistan

Friends and colleagues have pledged their support for a Jesuit priest released after eight months of captivity in Afghanistan, where... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones,Ann Schneible

Mystic, monk and poet – meet the newest Doctor of the Church

St. Gregory of Narek – a tenth century priest, monk, mystic, and poet beloved among Armenian Christians – has become... Read more

Rabbi David Saperstein in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

New religious freedom official: the time for action is now

The new U.S. religious freedom ambassador wasted no time emphasizing the urgency of his mission as he was sworn in... Read more

Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij of Bangkok speaks with CNA Feb. 20, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

For Thailand's new cardinal, secularism is the face of the devil

The main challenge facing the Church today is secularism, according to Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij of Bangkok, who boldly... Read more

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Bi-national gathering aims to build bridges, promote pro-life values

Wading into the deep-seated topics of family, marriage, and religious freedom, the Catholic dioceses of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez... Read more

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Main lobby of Orr Elementary in Tyler, Texas.

New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny

Bishop Carlos Herrera is president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua.

Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua

Andrea de Walderstein (left) and Antonio Boemo are spearheading the recreation of a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square. Walderstein is the Nativity’s architect, designer, and construction manager, and Boemo is the coordinator and leader of the project.

A lagoon in St. Peter’s Square? Vatican Nativity scene set to make a splash

Church of Panagia tou Arakos, triumphal arch, wall paintings, Lagoudera, Cyprus — north side, St. John of Damascus.

7 things to know about the last Church Father

The traditional ceremony to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year, is intact, sealed, and ready to be reopened at the beginning of the new Jubilee 2025 was led by the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on Dec. 2, 2024.

Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline

Nicaraguan academic and political activist Felix Maradiaga speaks during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021.

Pope Francis’ letter to Nicaraguan Catholics is ‘balm for our spirit,’ exiles say

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December

On Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported but panic has reportedly spread among the people.

Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

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