Archive for May 6, 2015

Director Alejandro Monteverde speaks with Jakob Salvati on the set of the movie Little Boy. Courtesy Metanoia Films.?w=200&h=150

By Hillary Mast

'Little Boy' filmmaker to audiences: don't let critics tell you what to think

Following a string of negative reviews for his latest film, “Little Boy,” award-winning director and screenwriter Alejandro Monteverde said audiences... Read more

Drinking with the Saints. Edited photo. Courtesy of Michael Foley.?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

'Drinking with the Saints' – new book encourages Catholic fellowship, good spirits

“I should like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings. I should like the angels of Heaven... Read more

Pope Francis blesses the baby in the womb of a newly married couple at the Wednesday general audience in Paul VI Hall, Feb. 4, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope Francis on marriage: It's not about the dress or photos. It's about the mission.

Marriage is more than the wedding ceremony, the flowers, the dress, the photos, Pope Francis said in his weekly general... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Sept. 25, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis to meet with Raul Castro May 10

Pope Francis will receive Cuban president Raul Castro Sunday morning May 10, in a “strictly private” audience, Vatican spokesman Father... Read more

Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican on May 6, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

New Swiss Guards swear oath to defend, protect Pope Francis

On Wednesday 32 new Swiss Guards swore an oath of allegiance to Pope Francis, who told them their role is... Read more

Guerilla fighters of the Pathet Lao, the group which martyred Fr. Mario Borzaga and Paul Thoj Xyooj in Laos in April 1960, seen in Sam Nuea, 1953. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican recognizes martyrdoms of missionary, lay catechist in communist Laos

During a private audience on Tuesday, Pope Francis advanced the causes of canonization of 12 potential saints, two of whom... Read more

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The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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