Archive for January 16, 2016

Children in Los Angeles wrote to Pope Francis seeking prayers for their deported parents. Courtesy of Victor Alemán/vida-nueva.com.?w=200&h=150

US bishops: Deporting children and families won't solve migration crisis

The recent deportation raids targeting Central American immigrants will not discourage immigrants who are fleeing their countries as a last... Read more

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Indiana bill seeks to clarify religious freedom protection

A proposed law in Indiana would replace the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act with language that its advocates say is... Read more

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Nebraska's bishops call for reversal of transgender policy for schools sports

Nebraska’s Catholic bishops have called for the reversal of a new school athletics participation policy that would recognize gender identity,... Read more

Riccardo Di Segni, Chief Rabbi of Rome, speaks at a conference at the Pontifical Lateran University, Jan. 14, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Religious differences are a 'seed of peace', Rome's chief rabbi says

Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, said Pope Francis’ visit to Rome’s major synagogue this weekend is a... 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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Texas sues New York abortionist for mailing abortion pills

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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