Archive for August 25, 2015

Msgr. Vissanu leads an interreligious prayer service in Bangkok for the victims of the Erawan shrine bombing, Aug. 21, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Thai Catholics join in interreligious prayer service after Bangkok bomb

Catholics in Bangkok gathered together with their fellow countrymen last Friday to pray for peace in the wake of the... Read more

Cardinal William Levada, emeritus prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Levada voices regrets after DUI arrest in Hawaii

Cardinal William Levada, a retired Vatican official, was arrested last week for allegedly driving under the influence while vacationing in... Read more

Men work on rebuilding homes in Visayas, Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. ?w=200&h=150

By Hillary Mast

What does servant leadership look like on a global scale?

For Catholic Relief Services' president Dr. Carolyn Woo, the way to lead others is to humbly admit when you don’t... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Amid threat of violence, CRS works to ease food shortage in Mali

Despite a hazardous situation in the African country of Mali, Catholic Relief Services is working to support displaced people and... Read more

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Are Vatican officials involved in the Ashley Madison leak? Nope.

Early this week, a leak of personal data from millions of users of Ashley Madison, a website designed to arrange... Read more

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Archbishop José H. Gomez held a press conference on Dec. 16, 2024, to present Father Juan Gutierrez, who experienced a miracle through the intercession of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Los Angeles priest experienced miracle that paved way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, lights the first candle of the Advent wreath at the site of the manger inside the Nativity Grotto on Nov. 30, 2024, during the first vespers of the first Sunday of Advent.

Heads of Christian churches in Holy Land call for end of war in Gaza in Christmas message

A police officer stands guard in front of Abundant Life Christian School on Dec. 16, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin. According to reports, a student and teacher were shot and killed at the school earlier today, and the suspected shooter was found dead at the scene.

UPDATE: At least 3 killed in Wisconsin in shooting at Christian school

A sister kneels before the tabernacle after inviting a group of women donating Christmas gifts to pray in the Missionaries of Charity house in Rome.

Living Advent with hope and charity: lessons from Mother Teresa’s sisters

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Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Corsica on Dec. 15, 2024.

In meeting with France’s Macron, Pope Francis shares prayer for having a sense of humor

Pope Francis meets with members of the Filipino community at the Vatican's Consistory Hall on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

Pope Francis to Filipino community in Spain: The Church ‘is a warm and welcoming home’

The cover image for the podcast “A Christmas Carol: An Audio Advent Calendar,” produced by The Merry Beggars.

‘A Christmas Carol’ audio drama for Advent climbs the podcast charts

Advent wreath St. Catherine's Church in Bethlehem

The beauty and power of the O Antiphons

Pope Francis presides over Mass on Gaudete Sunday on the island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.

Pope Francis praises faith of Catholics in French Corsica

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