Archive for July 23, 2015

Children amid devastated buildings in Gaza. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Hope for Gaza? Despite a tough year, Catholic aid group says yes

One year after an outbreak of violence between the Israeli military and Hamas militants in Gaza, Catholic Relief Services is... Read more

An impromptu memorial honoring Kate Steinle at Pier 14 in San Francisco. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop after death of Calif. woman: Immigrants are not all 'guilty by association'

The random killing of a 32 year-old California woman has reignited an intense debate about immigration reform, after the suspect... Read more

Mother Loraine Maguire of the Little Sisters of the Poor. ?w=200&h=150

Last hope: Little Sisters of the Poor appeal to Supreme Court

After a federal appeals court ruled that the Little Sisters of the Poor must obey the federal contraception mandate, the... Read more

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In Wisconsin, fetal pain concerns drive new abortion regulations

The state of Wisconsin has now banned abortions 20 weeks into pregnancy, on the grounds that unborn children feel pain,... Read more

Pope Francis walking up to St. Peter's Basilica on June 3, 2015 before the Wednesday general audience. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Want to walk with Pope Francis? Then take this pledge

Catholics in Washington, D.C. are hoping a new charity pledge will go viral like last year’s “Ice Bucket Challenge,” but... Read more

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“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather discusses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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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?

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