Archive for July 15, 2015

Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, emeritus Archbishop of Bologna, who died July 11, 2015. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Bologna.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Catholics in Bologna mourn Cardinal Biffi, a humorous, plain-spoken preacher

Humour, realism and culture characterized the life of Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, who died July 11 at the age of 87.... Read more

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Franciscan priest abducted in Syria set free by captors

The organization of Franciscan missionaries serving in the Holy Land announced that Father Dhiya Aziz, who had been kidnapped early... Read more

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By Ann Schneible

Slavery and climate – there's more in common than you think, Vatican says

The link between climate change and human slavery is the topic of an international conference to be hosted by the... Read more

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'It's hard to think there was no complicity' – Mexican bishop on 'El Chapo' escape

Three Mexican bishops have spoken out in recent days about public sector corruption in their nation, highlighting the escape of... Read more

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Pope Francis blessing a baby during a general audience.

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Statue of St. Lucy at the New Chapel of St. Lucy in Pampanga province, Philippines.

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Michael P. Warsaw, chairman and CEO of EWTN Global Catholic Network, presents the 2024 Mother Angelica Award to Curtis and Michaelann Martin, co-founders of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, on Dec. 12, 2024.

FOCUS co-founders receive 2024 Mother Angelica Award

Father Augustus Taylor.

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Pope Francis stops for a brief prayer in front of the Bethlehem Nativity in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall during its presentation and a meeting with some of the people involved in its creation on Dec. 7, 2024.

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