Archive for April 24, 2015

Children in the diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon, which faces threats from Boko Haram. ?w=200&h=150

Bishop: Boko Haram is spreading to Cameroon – while the world looks the other way

A bishop in Cameroon has sent out an urgent message that the militant Islamist group Boko Haram is increasingly spreading... Read more

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meets in Chicago / Cardinal Francis George. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Leader, son, friend: Cardinal George remembered through the eyes of his superior

A strong leader, yet humble. Approachable, yet not preoccupied with a desire to be liked. A high-ranking prelate and intellectual... Read more

Bishop-elect Fr. Edward C. Malesic. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

New Greensburg bishop seeks to emulate Francis' focus on mercy

The Vatican announced Friday that Fr. Edward C. Malesic of Harrisburg, Penn. has been nominated to lead the Greensburg diocese,... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis meets with gay French ambassador nominee

Pope Francis met April 17 with Laurent Stefanini, the openly gay foreign service officer named by France to be ambassador... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Armenian genocide beckons for a new start in Turkey, historian says

On the day marking 100 years since the systematic killing of over a million Armenians at the hands of Ottoman... Read more

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Three Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles are all smiles at Colwich Abbey in Staffordshire, England.

Sister Wilhelmina’s order expands to English abbey founded by St. Thomas More’s family

Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin (left) and Bishop William Crean of Cloyne (Ireland)

Irish bishops call for voters to prioritize human dignity and common good

Holy Hour celebration in southern Mexico's San Cristobal de las Casas diocese.

Mexican bishops clarify: there is no ‘Mayan rite’

The Iraqi flag.

Proposed amendments to Iraqi law undermines women’s dignity, says human rights expert

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archdiocese of Westminster.

On eve of UK assisted suicide vote, archbishop defends role of religion in public square

For committed Catholics, statistics like this come as no surprise. It’s the Gospel message in a bar-graph, the Cross in a pie-chart.

What makes the religious so happy?

Chiara Porro, Australia's ambassador to the Holy See, presents her credentials to Pope Francis Aug. 27, 2020.

Outgoing Australian ambassador notes growing momentum of women leadership in the Vatican

Women holding hands in prayer. Stock image via Shutterstock.

‘Intergenerational healing’ has no basis in Catholic doctrine, Spanish bishops affirm

Pope Francis speaks to members of the International Theological Commission at the Vatican on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.

Pope Francis confirms plans to visit Turkey for historic Nicaea council anniversary

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