Archive for July 29, 2015

Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, where the May 25 secretive gathering was held. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

'Shadow council' speaker pushes Church acceptance of contraception, gay sex

Yes to contraception, homosexual acts, and Communion for the divorced and remarried – all considering the circumstances. No to understanding... Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 3, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis to handpick new doctor ahead of Cuba, US trip

As the five-year term for Pope Francis' personal doctor comes to an end, the Pope is expected to choose a... Read more

APJ Abdul Kalam, the former Indian president who died July 27, speaks at Tulane University Oct. 26, 2009. ?w=200&h=150

Catholics in India mourn Abdul Kalam, the much-loved 'people's president'

Catholics in India have joined their confreres in paying tribute to and praying for APJ Abdul Kalam, who served as... Read more

Student-organized 'Women Betrayed' rally against Planned Parenthood at US Capitol in Washington D.C. on July 28, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

'Women Betrayed' by Planned Parenthood speak out against abortion giant

Hundreds of women – along with scores of men – gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Dolan slams Trump's 'virulent' immigration remarks

For Cardinal Dolan, the “virulent strain” of American nativism is not a thing of the past – it's alive, well... Read more

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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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.

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Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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