Archive for March 14, 2016

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By Ann Schneible

Pope mourns 'tragic loss of life' after attack in Turkey

Pope Francis sent his condolences to the president of Turkey where a terrorist attack Sunday left dozens dead.  Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Feb. 24, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope announces Palestinian as winner of international teaching prize

A Palestinian school teacher on Sunday became the recipient of a US$1m international award for her work with children –... Read more

Pope Francis says Mass at the chapel of Santa Marta house in the Vatican, March 14, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

In the face of suffering, let's entrust ourselves to God – Pope Francis

Speaking days after the death of a homeless man on the streets of Rome, Pope Francis during Mass on Monday... Read more

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Priest admits to relaying confidential documents in 'Vatileaks' trial

During a Vatican City trial on Monday over a case in which five individuals are accused of leaking and disseminating... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

House backs genocide label for Christians under ISIS

The U.S. House of Representative voted Monday to declare that what is happening to Christians and other ethnic and religious... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“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 assesses 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

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