Archive for January 28, 2016

A ditch filled with sewage and garbage in a street of South Sudan. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

It's time to put the heat on South Sudan's leaders, bishop says

Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale joined his brother prelates from South Sudan and Sudan for a time of rest and... Read more

Pope Francis meets with actor Leonardo DiCaprio at the Vatican on Jan. 28, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis meets Leonardo DiCaprio at the Vatican

On Thursday Pope Francis met briefly with actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, who recently won an award for his... Read more

Pope Francis embraces the sick at a General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Nov. 18, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Ask Mary's help if illness makes it hard to trust God's mercy, Pope Francis advises

While the experience of illness can certainly test our faith, for Pope Francis it is an opportunity to entrust ourselves... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Yes, ISIS is guilty of genocide, says European human rights group

Europe’s leading human rights body passed a resolution on Wednesday calling ISIS atrocities a “genocide,” a week before the European... 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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